For babies 0–36 months

Your baby by age

Milestones and play, month by month

What most babies do at each age, from CDC's 2022 checklists. Four simple ways to play with things already in your home. And what to check on the labels of the food and skincare your baby starts using at that age. Free, with nothing to sign up for. Signed in, you can tick what your child does.

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2 monthsFirst smiles, and watching your face
4 monthsCooing, grabbing, and pushing up on the elbows
6 monthsLaughing, reaching, and sitting up for a moment
9 monthsSitting up, peekaboo, and clang-clang-clang
1 yearCruising along the sofa, finding what you hid
15 monthsFirst steps, and a tower of two
18 monthsHelping with the sweeping, and first scribbles
2 yearsRunning, kicking, and two words together
30 monthsJumping, pretending, and “look at me!”
3 yearsDrawing circles, threading beads, asking why

Talk to your pediatrician about anything concerning.