✨ Physical Development:
• Can slightly lift their head during tummy time
• Closes their eyes when exposed to bright light
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Starts recognizing mama and papa’s voices — so keep
talking to your baby often!
💞 Emotional Development:
• Might smile back at you when you smile — and that’s
the most heart-melting moment ever 💖
✨ Physical Development:
• Can follow a toy slowly moving from side to side with their eyes
• Lifts their head a bit higher now during tummy time
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Even if they don’t cry when you leave the room, your baby now
knows your face, your voice — even your smell!
💞 Emotional Development:
• Smiles back when you smile
• Starts making little sounds — this is the beginning of cooing, so
keep talking to your baby often!
✨ Physical Development:
• Lifts their head even higher now during tummy time
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Begins to discover their hands and feet — might
stare at them or try to grab them
💞 Emotional Development:
• Starts to laugh out loud — and it’s the sweetest
sound ever!
✨ Physical Development:
• Starts grabbing and holding small toys
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Begins to understand simple games like peek-a-
boo!
💞 Emotional Development:
• Laughs out loud and looks at you when they hear
your voice 💕
✨ Physical Development:
• Holds their head up better during tummy time
• Can roll over in one direction
• Reaches out intentionally to grab a toy
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Starts to understand cause and effect — like shaking a toy
and waiting for the sound
• Recognizes familiar faces and shows more curiosity about
new ones
💞 Emotional Development:
• Gets upset if you take away a toy they really want
✨ Physical Development:
• Starts sitting up with support
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Explores things by putting them in their mouth —
it’s how they get to know the world!
💞 Emotional Development:
• Begins to say sounds like “da-da” or maybe even
“ba-ba” — their little voice will melt your heart
✨ Physical Development:
• Might start sitting without support
• Could begin crawling — some babies crawl this month, some wait until 8
months, and some skip crawling altogether and go straight to walking… and
that’s totally okay!
• If your baby is crawling, make sure the space around them is safe
• Starts picking up toys using fingers, not just the whole hand
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Makes more sounds and tries to copy you — if you say “ha,” they might say
it back!
• You may start hearing sounds like “da-da” or “ma-ma” more clearly
💞 Emotional Development:
• Loves to laugh and play with you — so take the chance and enjoy some
silly playtime together
✨ Physical Development:
• Starts passing toys from one hand to the other
• Gets better at using both fingers to pick things up — perfect time to introduce
finger foods!
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Might say “da-da” or “mama” — but not really for you yet 😄
They don’t fully connect the words with meaning until around 9 to 14 months
• Laughing is everything right now — and there’s nothing sweeter than that giggle!
• Try a simple game: drop a toy and act surprised every time. It helps build
memory and teaches cause and effect
💞 Emotional Development:
• Separation anxiety might start — baby gets clingier and wants mama close all the
time (totally normal!)
• Even if they used to be super social, they might suddenly seem shy — and that’s
okay too. Don’t worry 💛
✨ Physical Development:
• Most likely crawling by now — and heading straight toward
whatever toy they want!
• May start pulling up to stand while holding onto the couch or
table
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Still exploring cause and effect — like spilling water and
watching it pour… so don’t be upset, it’s all part of learning!
💞 Emotional Development:
• Separation anxiety is still hanging around — so yes, the
clinginess continues a bit longer… and that’s totally okay 💛
✨ Physical Development:
• Keeps pulling up to stand and cruising along furniture —
reaching for anything and everything, so keep an eye out!
• Loves toys with buttons and sounds
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Enjoys looking at picture books
• Might help you turn the pages… or just try to eat them —
both are normal 😄
💞 Emotional Development:
• Starts waving bye-bye — so begin teaching it now by
doing it often
• You can even teach them to give kisses — it’s the cutest
thing ever!
✨ Physical Development:
• Crawls even faster now — if they see you with something they
want, they’ll rush to get it!
• Can sit up from lying on their back — which means diaper
changes just got trickier! Keep a toy nearby to distract them 😉
🧠 Cognitive Development:
• Understands the word “no” — but might still do the thing
anyway 😅
• Recognizes more object names — if you say “Where’s the cat?”
or “Get the duck,” they start to understand, so keep practicing!
💞 Emotional Development:
• Gets more expressive — might show pride when they do
something or get upset if you take something away
• Starts showing affection — like cuddling into you, or even giving
a little kiss when you ask 🥹
🎉 Your Baby Is ONE!
Can you believe it’s been a whole year?
I know it feels like time flew by — the moments you thought would never pass… did.
And it was a beautiful year. You watched your baby grow right before your eyes. 💛
So what should your one-year-old be doing now? And how can you support them?
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✨ Physical Development:
• Standing with support and moving around
• Some babies may even take their first steps — but don’t worry if yours hasn’t yet, many don’t walk right at 12
months
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🧠 Cognitive Development:
At this age, your baby is like a little sponge — soaking up everything!
So start teaching them gently:
• Say things like: “Get the ball,” “That’s a tree,” “Let’s close the door”
• Teach animal names and fruits: carrot, cucumber, lion, camel
• Use small toys or objects — point and name: hand, hair, nose… your baby will learn faster than you think!
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💞 Emotional + Social Development:
• They’ll want to be more independent — trying to pull off their socks, or feed themselves with a spoon
• Encourage these little steps — they’re learning how to do things “all by myself!”
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🎂 And now… it’s time to start planning that first birthday party!
You made it, mama. And your baby did too. 💕✨