The first year of your baby's life will seem like the fastest year of your own life. The saying, "the days are long, but the years are short" may be the perfect way to describe this phenomenon. There are many milestones your baby will hit during their first year but watching your baby grow, change, and develop right before your eyes is an exciting, heartwarming, and sometimes stressful experience. Here are some fun milestones for baby's first year that you'll want to look for: Month 1

• Produces tears now when crying
• Moves head side-to-side while lying down
• Loves black and white or high-contrast images

Month 2

• Will play with his/her hands when sitting up, but will still flap his/her arms and legs when lying down
• Smiles intentionally

Month 3

• Giggling!
• Shows preference for you and/or your partner

Month 4

• Can taste salt now
• Beginning to play independently
• Rolls over (back to front)

Month 5

• Can identify your specific voice from a group of voices
• Reaches out for you
• Shows stranger anxiety

Month 6

• Sits up with support
• Rolls over and back

Month 7

• Imitates sounds
• Plays peek-a-boo

Month 8

• Crawling
• Responds to name
• Sits unsupported
• Transfers objects between hands

Month 9

• Waves “bye-bye”
• Drops toys then looks for them
• Identifies self in mirror

Month 10

• Can finger-feed self
• Understands object permanence
• Pulls self to standing

Month 11

• Stands unsupported
• Prefers and responds more to repetitive sounds than non-repetitive sounds

Month 12

• Says “mama” or “dada”
• Brain has doubled in size
• Foot is half of its adult size