Developmental milestones are those actions your babies make that mark significant baby development stages. Often infant milestones are listed in conjunction with the average or median age babies master the skill. In some cases, this means that half of the baby population will reach the milestone early and half later. And what this really means is that there is a wide window of what is considered normal for babies. For instance, a baby that starts walking at 9 months is normal, and so is a baby that walks at 15 months- that’s a 6 month difference! Furthermore, in the case of motor milestones, if your baby runs a little late meeting them, this doesn’t effect IQ.

Each baby will develop at their own pace. So, relax! The point is there is no need to focus on the numbers if they are progressing within the normal range. Make sure you are enjoying each developmental milestone stage of your baby because even though there’s a wide range of what is considered normal in many of these newborn milestones, it all seems to move too fast for parents!