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Congratulations! You have welcomed the newest member of the family into the world
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Your baby is now thirteen months old! Her large and small motor skills have been developing greatly. She can now stand up straight with little support. She can also crawl forward and backward with varying speeds. Your beautiful baby girl now has improved grasping skills and tries to turn doorknobs.
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Your toddler now begins to form concepts and notices the actions of other children and adults. They like to look at picture books and pats recognized pictures. She also babbles with expression and slowly increases her vocabulary from four to six words.
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Your toddler is now 16 months old. She walks fast and runs stiffly. She can also squat down smoothly from standing position. She is starting to show a hand preference in all activities, adds hand gestures to spoken language and may begin to babble.
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Your toddler can now identify simple pictures in books, such as "ball", "doggie", and so on. She also uses words instead of gestures to express some wants, such as "up" and "cookie", and can point to her own body parts on request.
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Your toddler can now walk sideways and backwards and can run without falling often. She can build towers that are five to six blocks high and uses one hand more than the other.
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Your toddler now likes to make marks on paper with big crayons. She can complete simple jigsaw puzzles of two or three pieces and enjoys hearing nursery rhymes.
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Your toddler can now throw a ball overhead, instead of tossing. She can also jump with both feet off the floor.
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Your baby has become increasingly interested in children's television shows. They also have a vocabulary that starts at 200 words and increases to 500 or more in the next few months.
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Your toddler now plays on swings, ladders, and other playground equipment. They also open doors by turning knobs.
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Your child now likes to imitate drawings of older children and can remember the sequence of stories and may be able to retell them. Your child may also refer to themselves by name.
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Your child likes to be in constant motion, running or walking sideways or backward. Your child can now also string large beads, build towers of six or more blocks, make mudpies and sandcastles and eat with a fork.
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Your toddler now begins to classify objects into general categories. They can also stack rings in the correct order and understand the relative size (big and small) of different things.
