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Social and Emotional - Images & Video Clips

  • Begins to smile at people image
  • Can briefly calm herself (may bring hands to mouth and suck on hand) image
  • Tries to look at parent image

Language / Communication - Images & Video Clips

Cognitive - Images & Video Clips

  • Pays attention to faces image
  • Begins to follow things with eyes and recognize people at a distance image 1 image 2 image 3
  • Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) if activity doesn’t change
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Movement & Physical Development - Images & Video Clips

  • Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy image
  • Makes smoother movements with arms and legs
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2 Month Checklist (English)

2 Month Checklist - PDF / Fillable

  • You can take printed Checklist with you and talk with your baby's doctor at every well-baby visit about the milestones your baby has reached and what to expect next. 
  • You can also fill out same checklist on CDC Milestone Tracker App.

  • Your Baby at 2 Months

    Milestones matter! How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about his or her development. Check the milestones your child has reached by 2 months.
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  • MM - WW (month, full weeks)

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