Infographic of Baby Milestones

Babies grow quickly in their first year of life, and tracking their developmental milestones can help you monitor their growth and learning.

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Newborn Milestones: 0-2 Months
In these first months, your baby’s eyesight, movements, and noises move from reflexive to intentional. Coos and smiles appear, too!

Coos and cries to communicate
Focuses on faces
Movements transition from jerky to smooth
Looks toward noises and your voice
Recognizes and focuses you
Holds head up
Starts pushing up on hands during tummy time
First smiles

Infant Milestones: 3-6 Months
Look forward to more socializing, more communication, and the beginnings of Baby becoming mobile! These months are filled with play and learning about the world around them.

First laughs
Smiles at your voice and socially
Babbles and attempts to copy sounds
Enjoys playing and cries when play stops
Holds head and chest up during tummy time
Pushes up on elbows during tummy time
Stretches and kids legs when lying down
Rolls over
Sits and stands with support
Coordinates eyes and hands
Grabs, shakes, and swipes at toys
Starts to transfer things between hands
Pulls things toward them with a raking grasp

Baby Milestones: 7-9 Months
Baby is really showing off their personality now! They’re also endlessly curious and making moves to explore. Get ready for lots of babbling and new skills.

Rolls over both ways
Changes positions (tummy to sitting, sitting to pulling up)
Moves toward items of interest
Sits without support
Plays peek-a-boo
Babbles with strings of consonants and vowels
Vocally expresses happiness or frustration
Understands the word “no”
New teeth allow biting softer finger foods and feeding themselves
Uses the pincer grasp
Claps, waves, points
Bangs toys together
Mimics sounds and gestures

Older Baby Milestones: 10-12 Months
Approaching their first birthday, Baby is constantly active, keeping you on your toes as they cruise around on theirs! Just baby proof and encourage that curiosity.

Pulls up, stands, and possibly takes first steps!
Uses two hands, and alternating hand movements to play and explore
Points to familiar objects
Enjoys experiential cause-and-effect play
Sits and balances while throwing something
Meaningfully refers to Mama or Dada
Understands basic instructions (come here; put it down)
Enjoys music and songs
Stacks and sorts toys
Finds hidden objects
Holds books, cups, and eating utensils
Helps during diaper changes and dressing