milestones: Beau**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it’s probably good that i don’t put too much stock in these things b/c beau might be a little behind in some stuff. his physical requirements, i’m sure are fine (he manipulates toys well etc.) but he doesn’t really talk much. he has a couple words like beau and hi and he can wave bye bye but he’s not much about communicating. it’s rough. luckily he understands what i’m saying to him or i’d never know what he wants. if i ask him if he’s hungry and wants milk/baba/cup, he’ll whine and walk to the fridge. sawyer was talking at an early age so it was much easier to figure him out!

Milestone chart: 13 to 18 months

What to expect from your toddler at this stage.

 

Child’s Age
Mastered Skills (most children can do)
Emerging Skills (half of children can do)
Advanced Skills (a few children can do)

13 months
• Uses two words skillfully (e.g. "hello" and "bye") *
• Enjoys gazing at his reflection
• Combines words and gestures to make needs known

 
• Bends over and picks up an object
• Drinks from a cup
• Tries to lift heavy things

 
• Stands alone
• Plays "peekaboo"
• Rolls a ball back and forth**

14 months
• Finger feeds
• Toddles well
• Uses spoon or fork***

 
• Empties containers of contents
• Initiates games
• Matches lids with appropriate containers (e.g. pots and pans)

 
• Imitates others
• Points to one body part when asked
• Pushes and pulls toys while walking

15 months
• Plays with ball
• Can draw a line
• Walks up stairs

 
• Vocabulary increases up to five words
• Runs well
• "Helps" around the house

 
• Walks backward
• Adopts "no" as his favourite word
• Puts his fingers to his mouth and says "shhh"

16 months
• Turns the pages of a book
• Discovers joy of climbing
• Takes off one piece of clothing by himself

 
• Has temper tantrums when frustrated
• Stacks three bricks
• Gets fussy about food

 
• Becomes attached to a soft toy or other object
• Learns the correct way to use common objects (e.g. the telephone)
• Switches from two daytime sleeps to one

17 months
• Uses a handful of words regularly
• Responds to directions (e.g. "Sit down")
• Dances to music

 
• Enjoys pretend games
• Feeds doll
• Sorts toys by colour, shape, or size

 
• Likes riding toys
• Talks more clearly
• Kicks ball forward

18 months
• Will "read" board books on his own
• Strings words together in phrases
• Throws ball overhand

 
• Can pedal when put on trike
• Brushes teeth with help
• Takes toys apart and puts them back together ****

 
• Scribbles well
• Builds a tower of four cubes
• Shows signs of toilet training readiness

 

*he use

s "hi" and "bye" and strangers can understand him if he says "hi" to them. and dennis’s sister swears he said "seh go!" when they were playing a game (ready set go!) i dunno. we’ll see how it goes. so far, he seems totally uninterested in communication. maybe when he’s all better (we’ve been to the doc twice so he can check him out and sent stool samples away and he’s improving steadily), he’ll start advancing. and maybe he won’t. i just hope he’s not behind.

** haven’t really tried

***haven’t really tried

****some things, like putting the trailer on sawyer’s mack and putting cars in the trailer

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