Your Child's First Year of Development

It can be exhausting, it can even be frustrating, but your baby’s first year

of development is delightfully exciting too..

No matter how hectic and how unfair your day had been, imagine your baby smiling

back at you after two months of inconsolable weeping and wailing. There is

nothing more exuberating than this

The sweetest sound on earth for a Mom is the

sound of her baby laughing. After 4 months

your baby responds to your

silly faces and tickles with a

giggling laughter.

Post the fourth month, those exhausting sleepless nights of wails and cries bid a

relieving goodbye. By 4-6 months, most start sleeping through

the night.

Around 5 or 6 months, most babies can sit

up with support – either by resting on

their hands in front of them or by leaning on pillows or

furniture. Babies can usually sit

alone steadily by 7-9 months.

Get ready for a tiring run-around after your baby

when it reaches its

eighth month. You meet your suddenly

mobile baby now.

Waving "bye-bye" is not just a cute trick -- it is an actual expression of language. By 9

months most babies begin to make the link between sounds, gestures, and meaning.

They understand that waving is connected to the phrase "bye-bye."

Between 9-12 months, babies develop better

control over their hands and fingers, making it easier to grab small objects --

like finger foods!

Unfortunately, food is not the

only thing they’ll try to pop into their

mouths.

By 12 months, most babies

begin to stand briefly without support. They

also take small steps

while holding onto furniture

or other objects, an

activity called "cruising.“

Get your camera’s ready, and keep your eyes glued, as your baby can

any time present you a return gift on his b’day- his

first steps. Staggering tip-toes you have longed to see.

Baby’s walk at an age ranging from 9 to 17 months.

There’s nothing like hearing your baby call you ‘Mama’,

and it usually happens right

around the one-year mark. By this time, most babies can say at least

one real word and actively try to imitate others.