Growth & Development

Doppler

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Gender Prediction

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Baby Pool

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Pregnancy Comparison Chart

0-2 Months

Growth

• Birth: 8 lbs., 3 0z., 21 in.
• Going home: 7 lbs., 13 0z., 21 in.
• 1 Week: 8 lbs., 3 0z., 21 in.
• 2 Months: 13 lbs., 8 0z. (80th percentile), 23 in. (60th percentile)

Milestones

• Smiling: 3.5 weeks
• Laughing: 9 weeks
• Sleeping "through the night" (12:00 AM - 6:00 AM): 8 weeks
• Sleeping "through the night" (9:00 PM - 6:00 AM): 11 weeks

3-6 Months

Growth

• 4 Months: 16 lbs., 4 0z. (68th percentile), 26 in. (80th percentile)
• 6 Months: 18 lbs. (50th percentile), 27.5 in. (79th percentile)

Milestones

• Rolling over (back-to-belly): 3 months, 1 week
• Rolling over (belly-to-back): 3 months, 2 weeks
• Reaching for and picking up toys: 4 months, 2 weeks
• "Army crawling": 5 months
• Sitting up unassisted: 5 months, 1 week
• Reaching out to be picked up: 5 months, 1 week
• Crawling: 5 months, 2 weeks

7-10 Months

Growth

• 9 Months: 19 lbs., 9 oz., 28 in.

Milestones

• Feeds Self (Cheerios etc.) - 7 months
• Says "Mama" and "Dada": 7 months
• Walks when both hands are held, stands while holding onto things: 7 months, 2 weeks
• First tooth: 7 months, 3 weeks
• Feeds self (bottle): 7 months, 3 weeks
• Clapping: 8 months
• Stands up unassisted, cruises: 9 months

11-14 Months

Growth

• 1 Year: 21 lbs., 3 oz., 29 in.

Milestones

• Done with baby food, feeds self (solids): 10 months
• Climbs stairs: 11 months
• New words/phrases at 12 months: What's that?, yes, hi, hey, no, bus
• First steps: 12 months
• Walking: 13 months

15-18 Months

Growth

• 18 Months: 25 lbs., 12 oz. (48th percentile), 32 in. (41st percentile)

Milestones

• Chasing friends: 15 months
• New words/phrases at 16 months: Daddy, baby, car, go, good, cat
• Coloring with crayons: 17 months
• New words/phrases at 17 months: choo-choo, wow, quack-quack, shh, thank you, ok

19-24 Months

Milestones

• High five, low five: 19 months
• Playing hide and seek: 19 months
• New words/phrases at 19 months: Christmas tree, Santa, moo, meow, kitty, chicken
• New words/phrases at 20 months: cheese, yes, yeah, sit, cow, me, boo-boo, please, tickle, teeth, eat, shh, cookie, Steve, Mimi, snow, cool, here you go, yum, socks, take it
• New words/phrases at 21 months: yes, one, two, three, hello, shoes, uh-oh, down
• New words/phrases at 22 months: bye, set, thirsty, love you, bath, potty, see you, pizza, Mia, Molly, puppy, welcome, please, I'm not, I am, bath