My First Year
Birth
Weight: 3880gms (8lbs 9oz)
Length: 53cms
(21")
What I Can Do: Eat & Sleep!
Special Events: My first Christmas spent in the
hospital
One Month
Weight:
5240gms (11bs 9oz)
Length: 59cms (23")
What I Can Do: Smile, Follow objects and people
with my eyes, Kick to the end of the cot, Take a bath in the big
bath with Mum or Dad
Special Events: My first trip to visit dad's
family
Two Months
Weight:
6700gms (14lbs 13oz)
Length: 65cms (25.5")
What I Can Do: Hold my head up, Move my head to
follow people and objects, 'Speak' to mum and dad, Hold toys,
Play with my toy gym
Special Events: Slept through the night from 8pm
to 5am!
Three Months
Weight:
7100 gms (15lbs 11oz)
Length: 67cm (26")
What I Can Do: Laugh, Hold rattle with two hands, Reach
for toys, Roll over (front to back)
Special Events: Easter at 'Pretty Gully'
Four Months
Weight:
7440gms (17lbs 1oz)
Length: 69cm (27")
What I Can Do: Roll over both ways, Sit with
some support, Pass toys from one hand to the other, 'Type' on the
computer - vvfc g g gfd ssccxzvxz
Special Events: Started eating solid food.
Five Months
Weight:
7880gms (17lbs 6 oz)
Length: 70cm (27.5")
What I Can Do: Grab my toes and put them in my
mouth (yum), Stand up holding on to Mum or Dad, Reach out to be
picked up, Pat Balky and Henry
Special Events: First swim, Holiday in
Mooloolaba
Six Months
Weight:
8520gms (18lbs 13oz)
Height: 71cm (28")
What I Can Do: Sit unsupported, Get onto my
hands and knees, shuffle around on my belly, drink from a cup
Special Events: Trip to Melbourne
Seven Months
Weight:
8980 gms (19lbs 13oz)
Length: 72.5cm (28.5")
What I Can Do: Crawl (mainly backwards), Get into a
sitting position from lying down, Pull up to a standing position,
Feed myself finger food
Special Events: My first tooth!
Eight Months
Weight:
9540 gms (21lbs 1oz)
Length: 73.5 cm (29")
What I Can Do: Speed Crawl, Walk holding onto
the furniture, play chase
Special Events: Snow holiday at Thredbo, NSW.
Nine Months
Weight:
9960 gms (21lbs 15oz)
Length: 75 cm (29.5")
What I Can Do: Stand unsupported (for up to 5
minutes), climb stairs, open cupboards and draws
Special Events: My first swimming lesson
Ten Months
Weight: 10.5
kgs (23lbs 5oz)
Length: 75 cm (29.5")
What I Can Do: Take 3-4 steps alone, say
ma-ma, dad-dad, bub-bub, clap hands, wave bye-bye.
Special Events: My top two teeth arrived!
Eleven Months
Weight: 10.9
kgs (24lbs)
Length: 77.5 cm (30.5")
What I Can Do: Walk well, say nanna, woof-woof, and
hello, climb onto the dining table and into my changetable.
Special Events: I'm Walking and Talking!!!
Twelve Months
Weight: 11.9
kgs (26lbs 5oz)
Length: 80cm (31.5")
What I Can Do: Walk well, run (with lots of
crashes), draw with crayons
Special Events: My first Birthday party (of
course!), my first 'real' Christmas.