Baby Milestones
This is the age when most babies begin to smile socially.
What is 6-8 weeks?
A baby cat is called this.
What is a kitten?
'Humpty Dumpty' sat on this.
This is the average length of a full‑term pregnancy.
What is 40 weeks?
This is the average number of diapers a newborn uses per day.
What is 8 to 12?
This is the age range when the first tooth often appears.
What is 6-12 months?
A baby goose is called this.
What is a gosling?
In ‘Rock‑a‑bye Baby,’ the cradle falls when this breaks.
What is the bough?
This is the average weight of a newborn baby in the United States.
What is about 7.5 pounds?
This reflex causes babies to turn their head when their cheek is stroked.
What is the rooting reflex?
Most babies can sit without support by this age.
What is 6-8 months?
A baby kangaroo is known by this name.
What is a joey?
This was the color of Mary's little lamb's fleece.
What is white as snow?
This sense is the least developed at birth.
What is vision?
This is the recommended age when solid foods are typically introduced.
What is around 6 months?
Most babies say their first word around this age.
What is 12 months?
A baby horse is called this.
What is a foal?
In 'Jack and Jill', Jack broke this when he fell down.
What is his crown?
Babies are born without these body parts, which develop later in childhood.
What are kneecaps (patellae)?
These are the soft spots on a baby’s head.
What are fontanelles?
Babies usually double their birth weight by this age.
What is 5 months?
A baby swan is called this.
What is a cygnet?
In the rhyme ‘Little Miss Muffet,’ she was frightened away by this creature.
What is a spider?
This is the first color most babies can see clearly.
What is red?
Babies should not eat this food before age 1 due to botulism risk.
What is honey?