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Common Milestones in Baby's First Year
When a baby starts growing there are some things or steps to be discovered by the baby particularly in the first year. All baby goes through milestones in their young lives, which show that the baby is growing at a appropriate level, and in the way a baby should grow.
As a baby grows there are many milestones to watch out for - from the babys first attempts at speech communicating to the baby's first step. This and many more are milestones to lookout for in a baby's first year.
1. Babys growth
The moment a baby is born there is fast and active growth of a baby for about 8 months to before the very end of the first year. It might seem the baby is no longer growing as anticipated and this might lead to undue anxiousness on the part of the parent. In fact, a parent might even think his or her child weight is small compared to that of another baby.
Nevertheless, it is advised that parents are always be patient and wait to see that the baby will sooner or later grow like all the other children. Of course, all baby's experience growth spurts, and parents will find that in the first three months of life the baby grow faster than they ever will. A baby can go from appearing to be able to fit in the palm of your hand to growing out of clothes on a weekly basis.
2. Baby's understanding
A baby's ability to understand would shown in his first year as he develops his ability to learn and understand things going on around start to manifest. Babies will also learn their own names and become aware of the voices around them. They may also respond to the voice of their mother or father, by turning their heads or smiling at the sound of parent's voice.
Another milestone in the baby's understanding is their sense of object permanence. Parents can test the baby's sense of object permanence by taking an object from the baby's the baby's hand and moving it from view. If the baby follows the object and looks for it, then they have developed their since of object permanence.
3. Baby's communication
The baby might not be able to talk during his/her first year but the baby will be able to communicate. Babies begin communication at the beginning of their lives. Although it is common knowledge that a baby communicates by crying, there are also many other ways in which the baby communicates. Infants and newborns begin communicating by crying, grabbing fingers, and smiling to express their happiness. Eventually the child will begin to make sounds such as "ma" "da" and "ba". Commonly the first sound the baby makes is "da".
Although, it is unknown whether or not the sounds are a child's attempt at communication, it is known that is their first attempts at language. Around the age of ten months, the baby will begin to wave and may even say the words "bye bye." Babies also eventually learn to say their mother and father's name, most commonly saying "da da" and "ma ma." Although the baby will not be able to talk properly, they will learn simple communication.
4. Baby's mobility
A child's mobility is the most significant aspects of there infant life. The baby should be able to move and lift their heads by the age of four months. A baby may not have proper control of the movement of their heads, but they may often lift their heads to look around. By the age of seven months the baby should be able to reach for their bottles, and should be able to hold the bottle by ten months. Babies generally begin to crawl at seven or eight months.
The most visible and the most important milestone in any baby's life is learning to walk. Typically, parents are proud to see the baby taking his first steps, and many parents take measures to document the moment by video typing their child walking for the first time.