BABY MILESTONES CHART
Follow your baby’s development stages each and every month! Here are some milestones your little one may be hitting as they reach each new month of their life.
Note: This are just guidelines and not hard-and-fast rules to go by—each baby is unique and will develop in their own time!
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1 MONTH
In their first month, babies seem to only eat, sleep and need diaper changes. But in this time, they’ll also be learning so many new things, including:
- Noticing faces and objects close by
- Recognizing familiar voices and sounds
- Bringing their hands to their mouths
- Turning their head from side to side
2 MONTHS
As baby’s vision and coordination continue to develop, you may notice your little one doing the following:
- Noticing and following faces and objects at a distance
- Smiling and reacting to familiar people
- Getting fussy when activities don't change
- Holding their head up on their own
3 MONTHS
At this point, your baby’s personality is starting to show as they development emotional skills. That means they’ll start to express how they’re feeling by:
- Crying for different needs and situations (discomfort, hunger, diaper changes and more)
- Turning their heads to show boredom
- Opening and close their hands
- Engaging with dangling objects
- Interacting and playing with other people
4 MONTHS
As your little one grows, they’ll become more alert and curious about their surroundings. Some new skills at this age includes:
- Giggling and laughing
- Reaching for items or toys
- Holding their head steadily upright while unsupported
- Pushing up with their elbows while lying on their tummy
5 MONTHS
By the fifth month, your little one is forming an important foundation, which will lead to essential skills later on. This includes:
- Rolling over from their tummy to back
- "Conversing" with babbling sounds
- Looking at themselves in the mirror
- Putting toys and objects in their mouth
6 MONTHS
Reaching the half-year mark means major developments for your baby. Be sure to look out for the following:
- Responding to their name
- Passing items from one hand to the other
- Sitting up without help
- Moving about on the floor
7 MONTHS
At 7 months, curiosity is taking over and your little one may start doing these things:
- Thriving on interactions
- Playing peekaboo games
- Grasping at unfamiliar objects and revealing partially hidden items
- Dropping things on the floor
8 MONTHS
By this time, your baby will be mobile and love exploring their surroundings. Major milestones to look out for include:
- Crawling or scooting around eagerly
- Holding onto things to pull themselves up to standing
- Grabbing items with a pincer grasp (using their thumb and index finger)
9 MONTHS
Exciting progressions happen in this month, as your little one starts to communicate in more ways, such as:
- Saying their first words or babbling phrases with words
- Pointing or gesturing at things they want
- Listening to and copying sounds or gestures
- Acknowledging familiar people
10 MONTHS
As they get to 10 months, babies are actively exploring and getting the hang of doing things on their own, including:
- Feeding themselves small finger foods
- Pulling themselves into standing positions
- Crawling around and even cruising (walking while holding onto furniture)
- Some might be ready to take their first steps
11 MONTHS
At almost a year old, your little one is on their way towards lots of social and verbal developments, as well as physical progressions, too, such as:
- Varying the tone in their sounds to sound like speech
- Forming separation anxiety from caregivers and wariness of strangers
- Grabbing and discover objects and understanding object permanence
12 MONTHS
Your baby is now officially a toddler! At 12 months old, your little one is raring to go and express themselves. Some of the things they should be doing at this age are:
- Calling for people and making exclamations
- Responding to basic phrases
- Understanding and using simple gestures
- Standing and taking a few steps on their own, or almost walking
- Knowing how to use simple objects correctly
