On this date, January 6, 1939, former Chicago mob boss Al Capone left the Alcatraz federal prison in San Francisco Bay. By the time of his discharge, he was a broken man.
Our panel of health writers. Most babies first pull themselves up to a standing position between about eight months and 10 months. At this stage your baby will need to hang on to you or a solid piece of furniture. By 11 months she may be able to stand on her own. Standing usually comes after crawling. As your baby becomes more confident about standing she will start to move herself around. She'll still want the safety of holding on to a piece of furniture though.
Some perfectly normal children don't walk until they're 16 or 17 months old. During her first year, your baby is busy developing coordination and muscle strength in every part of her body. She'll learn to sit, roll over, and crawl before moving on to pulling up and standing at about 9 months.