Your baby, 12 months 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 and older

Your baby is a year old! Looking back over the past year, it is amazing how fast she has grown and developed! It probably has been an exciting and eventful year. She may be walking, but if she is not she will be soon! She can climb up and down the stairs and may be able to climb out of her crib or playpen. She likes to take the lids off of containers. Give her a tupperware container that she can put toys in and watch her get it open! She is also becoming more independent and insists upon doing things on her own. Although she is not very good at it, she tries to dress herself. Allow her to help button, snap, tie and velcro her outfits and shoes.

You may have noticed that your baby's babbling has quieted. Now that he is mobile, he will be less interested in talking and more interested in moving. He still likes to hear new words and will try to repeat what he hears.

Your child is very adament about her likes and dislikes. She is still afraid of strangers and new places. Make sure you give her the time she needs to adjust to new situations. When she develops a relationship with someone new, she will gain trust in them as well. Your baby still does not like to be away from you and is relieved when you come back for her. She will be able to show affection now by hugs and kisses.

Because your baby's memory is getting better, he remembers where things are and will go find them. He will continue to try to solve problems, but may become frustrated if he does not succeed after several attempts. If you tell him to do something, chances are he will. Remember to give him clear, simple and precise commands so that he will be able to easily understand what you are asking of him.

Mealtimes might become a challenge because your baby wants to move and explore. Encourage her to eat when the rest of the family eats. If she is not interested in eating, it is best not to force her. She will eat when she is hungry. When she is one year old, she will be ready for whole milk.

Teach your child about shapes, colors, sizes and differences. Provide a variety of toys, games and activities to promote learning. She still will like to read and sing. Now that she can move better, she might even like to dance to music.

Developmental Milestones 12 Months Old

Physical

• Stands alone
• Many babies start walking
• Some babies walk well
• She may try to climb
• Tries to throw a ball
• Can roll a ball
• Fine motor skills developing rapidly

Intellectual

• Has a delightful sense of humor
• Can stack blocks to build a tower
• Waves bye bye
• Initiates games
• Responds to commands
• Continued vocabulary expansion
• Enjoys reading
• Ready to be weaned ffom infant milk and switch to whole milk
• Eats a variety of foods
• Enjoys being outside to explore

Emotional

• Takes pleasure in teasing
• Likes to express affection
• Can hug and kiss
• Develops bonds with others
• Your baby may still be shy
• Enjoys other children and begins to create friendships

Age Appropriate Toys

• Outdoor toys
• Push toys
• Ride on toys
• Pretend play toys
• Musical instruments
• Learning toys
• Singing toys and lighted toys
• Books
• Balls
• Dolls and stuffed animals
• Blocks and stacking toys

Comments:

Comments 76-100 of about 19074 for month 12
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next

tnm1985 - Saturday, 14 Nov
britty- for a yeast infection on boys try athlets foot cream (can't spell). I use the one that also says good for use on jock itch cuz that's what it is for boys. Hayden's doc told me to do that...you just apply it to the area and put the diaper back on. You'll see it clear up with in 48 hours.

tnm1985 - Saturday, 14 Nov
I'm changing Hayden's crib to a toddler bed (we got a 3-in-1 crib) soon...He keeps trying to climb out of his crib and he's getting VERY close to being able to do so...The mattress is as low as it can get as well. We're debating on waiting til Christmas (make it a gift) or do it now...guess we'll probably wait til christmas unless he finally falls out.

GabrielsMom7 - Saturday, 14 Nov
Yay its back up!! Gabriel is 13 months today!!!

nycmommy - Saturday, 14 Nov
Britty what have you been giving him??? When Kaley had one years ago the doc just told me to put clotrimazole basically athlete foots cream and cortisone for the itching and that did the trick...

yorkc39 - Saturday, 14 Nov
so cool daisy, we were trying to get sydney to do that before her bday party, but that didn't happen. hopefully she'll learn soon!

sarandoc - Saturday, 14 Nov
Hows armymom doing?

britty113 - Saturday, 14 Nov
Jacksons yeast infection seems to be getting worse. Ugh. He's been super fussy today and only napped for 15 minutes! I'm exhausted. Just got him to sleep. I'm going to bed myself. Tomorrow I'm going to start on Christmas cards! Yay! Goodnight ladies!

sammy28 - Saturday, 14 Nov
awesome Daisy!!! People are so impressed when he does it :)

daisymae - Saturday, 14 Nov
Sammy, Brayden now will hold up 1 finger when we ask how old he is. It's so sweet.

daisymae - Saturday, 14 Nov
Amy- Brayden is also doing the yeah's and no's but sometimes he gets them mixed up like I'll say, do you want some milk and he'll say no but he means yes...lol. I love it!

sammy28 - Saturday, 14 Nov
Alex says...Mom, mama, daddy, cat, kitty, hi, yes, dune (one) and holds up his finger when you ask him how old he is....he shakes his head no, yes, claps, waves bye bye, gives hi five, holds his hands up for Touchdown.... and now says shhhhhhh with his finger over his lips..(taught him that at dinner tonight..LOL) thats all I can think of right now

tnm1985 - Saturday, 14 Nov
Holy cow! Is this really working now?!

amycakes - Saturday, 14 Nov
Julian's new words are yeah yeah yeah and no no no, he can only say them in 3s for some reason. He says a lot of stuff, he even has a little sentence now, me go byebye, lol.

Bangel - Saturday, 14 Nov
hope the teething and morning sickness are over very soon amber!

Bangel - Saturday, 14 Nov
his belly just keeps on growing, lol. Logan just says a few words regularly. He just randomly blurts out words from time to time. like he yelled dog clear as day at the tv last week, but haven't heard him say it again.

sammy28 - Saturday, 14 Nov
Horray for Logan!!!!!! I especially love his belly...so stinkin cute!!

sammy28 - Saturday, 14 Nov
Amber- Sorry to hear your having a rough time with the morning sickness and also with Liv's teething...hope things get easier for the both of you. I still really have no symptoms yet. Wierd

Bangel - Saturday, 14 Nov
logan finally started clapping tonight...just out of the blue in his bath! He waves and high fives and stuff, but couldn't get his to clap till now!

nycmommy - Saturday, 14 Nov
Hooray iap is back!!! I haven't even tried all day since I've been out... Jeremysmom we are also teaching Alex both English and spanish my parents speak to him only in Spanish and dh and I in both... His vocabulary consists of the basics mama papa ly(short for Kaley) eche (milk) Pam (pamper) aña (bañar/bath) ippy (skippy the dog) hi bye hola no bar(bajar/down) I think the bilingual teaching has nothing to do with it some kids are just chatty others aren't and yes enjoy the quiet kid now because later they are like parrots or a yapping chihuahua lol I can't Kaley to stay quiet for the life of me haha... She just keeps going and going... Well for the ladies getting ready to test I'm hoping you get your bfp's gonna see what else I missed since I breifly skimmed through... Missed you all!!!

yorkc39 - Saturday, 14 Nov
omg i hope syd's not such as bad a clutz as her daddy. he fractured his foot before we got married luckily he could take off his cast so he could walk down the aisle w/o it! But he couldnt carry me through the threshold. Hmm, maybe thats why we fell apart, lol

pregow1st - Saturday, 14 Nov
OMG I haven't been on since Tuesday and usually I can catch up on the posts when I miss a few days but I think it might be IMPOSSIBLE! I would have to go back 100 pages :) Maybe I will try to go back 20 pages...LOL

britteybaby - Saturday, 14 Nov
im gunna go lay down... im so tired from being stressed ill talk to yas in the morning.. night all

kelly-roo - Saturday, 14 Nov
jeremysmom, now is a awesome time to buy as a first time owner. best of luck. as a second time owner we are going NO WHERE for years. ...glad I like my house cause we are stuck. might have paided way to much.

britteybaby - Saturday, 14 Nov
york miley falls all the time.. hell trinity falls still to this day and shes 4... shes a clutz.. dun worry bout it it all comes in time

britteybaby - Saturday, 14 Nov
im back now

More comments: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next Latest comments from all months More months: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 and older