The lumbrical muscles do not attach to the proximal phalanx directly, but rather connect the tendons of flexor digitorum profundus (below, ie volar) to the extensor tendons (above, ie dorsal) and produce flexion by pulling on the extensor tendons as they pass over the proximal phalanx.
By the time they are 12 months old, most babies can weigh three times what they weighed at birth and gain about an inch per month in length. The average infant at one year may be between 2630 inches long. Social and Emotional Development-Infants respond when you say their name. They begin to fear strangers.
It is important to know when babies hold their head up to gauge the growth of little one so that you can monitor the childâs development and take action if necessary. At the age of 1 month, the babies usually start making the gesture of lifting head (though most attempts are unsuccessful until the baby is 2 month old).