Baby's First Year-Ailany Morin

By AM046325

  • First Month

    First Month
    Brings hands within range of eyes and mouth.
    Moves head from side to side while lying on stomach.
    Head flops backward if unsupported.

  • Second Month

    Second Month
    Baby’s becoming more aware and playful with his hands.
    Legs are straightening out, and his kicks are stronger.
    Baby’s getting stronger, perhaps lifting their shoulders during tummy time and his head while in a seated position.

  • Third Month

    Third Month
    Mimicking some sounds, movements and expressions and starting to babble.
    Opens and closes her hands.
    Can grasp and shake a toy

  • Fourth Month

    Fourth Month
    Baby may be able to roll from their stomach to their back and push up to their elbows.
    May begin to start teething.
    Start reaching for objects, like toys.

  • Fifth Month

    Fifth Month
    Reaching with both hands, grasping things and holding them using all their fingers.
    Ready to start learning about object permanence.
    Baby is fascinated by their hands and may have started bringing both of them together

  • Sixth Month

    Sixth Month
    Baby sits up—but probably with some help.
    They soon may start to pass objects from one hand to the other.
    Baby may have already started babbling vowel sounds, but they may be working some consonants in there too.

  • Seventh Month

    Seventh Month
    Baby might be able to sit up by them self without any help!
    Baby probably picks things up with their whole hand, but they’ll soon start working on the “pincer grasp,” where they’ll pick things up with their pointer finger and thumb.
    Babbles and imitates sounds.

  • Eighth Month

    Eighth Month
    Moving and grooving.
    Getting ready to crawl.
    Can probably sit up by them self.

  • Ninth Month

    Ninth Month
    Baby's start crawling, standing, sitting, pincer grasp, and babbling.

  • Tenth Month

    Tenth Month
    A 10-month-old baby can often pick things up using their thumb and pointer finger and have learned how to point (and anything and everything exciting) too.
    About half of 10-month-olds say “mama” or “dada” to refer to their parents.
    Baby now can probably sit up without any support—maybe for as long as they like.

  • Eleventh Month

    Eleventh Month
    Can recognize objects and point to them when you ask them where they are.
    Baby may stand without support or while holding your hands.
    Baby is probably getting better and better at crawling

  • Twelfth Month/One Year

    Twelfth Month/One Year
    Baby probably sits for long periods of time and can twist and turn to reach different toys.
    About half of babies can stand for a few moments without support during month 12.
    About one out of four babies this age are starting to walk.