• Destiny Ruiz

    Helping mama's navigate through this crazy beautiful journey in parenthood. Providing tools about breastfeeding, baby care and intentional motherhood.

    BABY, Child Development, Infant, PARENTING

    6 Month Baby Milestones | 6 Months Of August

    baby playing with montessori toys

    What happens when your baby turns 6 months old? Should he be crawling? Should he be saying his first words? Did I see the 5 month baby milestones checklist? Do I have to follow the 6 months baby milestones checklist? Wait… ugh!…

    Mama… breathe, let me answer all of those questions for you.

    NO

    These developments are better to understand for your baby when you let them learn at their pace. It is easier to swallow and work through when we master things by how we cope!

    My bear is 6 months old, I am overwhelmed by the number of developmental surprises Auggie has shown to me. They swept in since he turned 4 months but now he’s showing off jaw-dropping improvements.

    These 6 month baby milestones have been exciting, to say the least, my favorite age on him thus far.

    He looks at me and he instantly grows the largest smile I have ever laid my eyes on. In addition to his soft eyes, he also has the longest lashes.

    A beautiful unique name, that had taken forever for his dad and I to settle on. UGH I am sorry to brag this much, but what mom doesn’t boast about their little, scrumptious, bundle of cuteness!

    The links on this webpage may contain affiliate links. This means that I may receive a small commission if you decide to make any purchases using my links. This affiliate relationship does not alter the integrity of my content. Thank you for your support!
    6 month baby in a basket outside
    The 6-month baby milestones are expectations no one should feel in a race with.
    But this checklist is good because you get to be the witness of this little human’s first discoveries.
    The apps I used when I was pregnant were also good post-baby resources. These developments touch, language in communication, movement, helping self, problem-solving, and social-emotional competencies.

    These are some 5 + 6 Month Baby Milestones, my son has accomplished so far

    • hold himself up while in a seat with some support
    • pass objects from one hand to another
    • babble at MANY volumes
    • annunciating a’s and o’s
    • grab my bowl of cereal and flip it upside down
    • attempt to wave hello and goodbye
    • take his spoon from my hand and feed himself his purees (a sign that he can incorporate Baby-LED weaning practices)
    • hold his bottle of milk on his own
    • practicing 6-12 month baby activities
    • slowly recognizing his everyday people/social awareness
    • transitioned from co-sleeping to his sleeper in our room (I share our experience on co-sleeping, and the different ways we put our baby to bed)

    baby milestones

    THE 6 MONTH BABY MILESTONES CHECKLIST

    (people globally look out for at this age)

    • string vowel sounds, babble, expressing emotions in these sounds
    • sit with no support
    • rolls back to front, front to back
    • responds to reflection in mirror
    • sleeps 11 to 15 hours every 24 hours
    • introduced to solids
    • propping himself on forearms
    • holding head high on tummy time (lasting in total 30-60 minutes a day)
    • bouncing when standing (with support)
    • grabbing at objects in sight
    • holding a grip on objects/toys

    Auggie wasn’t able to roll over at this age, but he was sure able to bring himself up to stand and hold some distance crawling. Did he do things backwards? No, it’s just my baby’s pace.

    He will overall learn a lot of what he needs to with the tools I give him. Independence and patience are the two things that are most important to me when I’m teaching.

    There are probably more things but off-hand, these are very impressive actions for a 6 months old, and I am just so proud of him.

    WE ARE ALSO INCORPORATING BABY-LED WEANING PRACTICES

    baby eating banana
    I just started taking a BABY LED WEANING course called Happy Healthy Eaters. I need to grow trust in this process, choking and allergies terrify me. But with this course, I am a lot more comfortable. It’s extremely informative and the girls give GREAT recipes to cook up! Love it.

    How We Feel About Occupying August’s Time Without Toys

    It is very important for me to be intentional with how I talk to him.
    Speaking to him in words of encouragement and reading his actions as a way of communicating; not that he is being manipulative. I will never tell him, “You’re faking it” when I know he is just trying to communicate something to the best of his ability.
    He is 6 months old he has no idea what it is to trick someone, he only knows how to express himself genuinely.
    I am trying to steer clear of handing him toys that have batteries in them, if I do there is a time limit. All battery-operated toys were gifted, I purchased or diy’d Montessori based activities.
    It seems like some family members find a go-to with electric toys because they get a response from the baby. But in reality… the baby is not learning anything.
    They are entertained by the lights and music but they can’t connect that what they are pressing is creating a cause and effect response. He is distracted by the music going off in the background or the lights flickering at massive speed.
    Their brains can not handle the insane amount of overstimulation so early. Babie will easily become frustrated, irritated then bored.
    baby in a cart

    The Natural Route Is The One For Us

    Lets say later on I am in mom-cleaning mode and I need to do something very urgent and I need to find something that will distract him for 5-10 minutes……
    Now I can sit him in front of the TV or put an electric toy to keep him entertained for a little….. but your family has had him interacting with these overstimulating toys… and now these go-to’s have become a lost cause. What do you do….
    It’s a very unique dynamic but I really want my baby to open his creative brain and love the simple things. TV/Screen time isn’t always healthy for my habits, why will I try to adapt that to my child.
    I am not judging other moms I am just saying what works for me because I am a stay-at-home mom that has and will make my own decisions.
    Being a kid, I used to love to work for things, create different worlds in my imagination and invite my friends/cousins to join, the best parts of my childhood that’s for sure…..
    Anyways this is the part of my life that I have the most control over August’s life and if I can do it with healthy and loving intentions, then I will try to help adapt him to these useful habits.
    I don’t want to create a child’s personality I want to emphasize his big and small moments with his own personality HE creates.

    Milestone Expectations Are For The High Expectation

    Watching him grow is such a beautiful thing, and I can’t stand when people are like “You’re gonna do this” or “You’re going to do that right?”
    Like excuse me I will do what I can to the best of my ability without altering my child’s lead. Every week is a week that he is learning, and I am learning something new about him.
    The list of 6 month baby milestones should not be an expectation I set on my baby.ย 
    August is smart, hilarious, adorable, kind, and just a whole mood. I look at him with heart eyes while people are talking and playing with him, just to see those moments where his eyes light up and his energy grows.
    6 month old being kissed my mom
    Through all this hardship with breastfeeding, lack of sleep, attending to your every need as much of every moment of every day, you are worth it all in this life ten fold.
    I love you August David, 6 months of us. I am so smitten to be your mom!

    RELATED POSTS

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    MAMA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

    est 2022