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Eight Months Old Peekaboo

Playing peekaboo and starting to scoot across the floor at eight months
Picture-book illustration of an eight-month-old baby playing peekaboo from behind a soft blanket with their mother

The recording

Eight Months Old Peekaboo

2:27

Music style

Playful

Instruments

  • ukulele
  • pizzicato strings
  • glockenspiel
  • finger snaps
  • hand claps
  • kazoo

Yours to keep

Eight Months Old Peekaboo

Eight months old and scoot scoot scootWiggling in your jammie suitReach for the ball it rolls awayScoot scoot scoot to catch it todayPeekaboo I see you thereHiding under the teddy bearPeekaboo you see me tooGiggle giggle peekabooRock rock rock on hands and kneesAlmost crawling if you pleaseTummy up and rocking soReady steady here you goPeekaboo I see you thereHiding under the teddy bearPeekaboo you see me tooGiggle giggle peekabooEight months eight months watch you goFaster faster to and froUnder the table past the chairLook at you you're everywherePeekaboo I see you thereHiding under the teddy bearPeekaboo you see me tooGiggle giggle peekaboo

About this milestone

Peekaboo is a favourite around eight months, and many babies scoot or rock on hands and knees before they crawl. Every baby moves at their own pace, and some skip crawling altogether.

Milestones by age, from the CDC

Sing it together

Hide behind your hands on "peekaboo I see you there" and pop out on "giggle giggle".

Born under a star sign? Find your baby's zodiac song

Make it “8 months old, your baby's name!”

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