45 First Year Milestones to Capture & Share
As a mom of 5 boys, I realize now how incredibly fast that first year with your baby flies by. With my youngest, who is just about to his first birthday, I’m trying to cherish, and capture, all of these special moments we’ve shared during the year they change more than ever. Here are some wonderful moments you’ll be running for your camera to make sure you keep just a piece of that moment preserved forever.
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45 Milestones to Capture During Their 1st Year
1. Last belly shot
2. Birth
3. First outfit
4. Meeting the family
5. First car ride home
Snoozin’ through church #lds #baby A photo posted by Janel (@amomstake) on
6. In their nursery
7. Swaddled
8. In just a diaper
9. On a walk
10. Cooing
11. Monthly milestones
12. In their bouncer/swing
13. Bath time
14. Blessing/Christening day
15. Smile
16. Naptime
17. Bedtime
He was awake until about 2 minutes before the new year. Good thing I wasn’t trying to sleep! #HappyNewYear A photo posted by Janel (@amomstake) on
18. Eating their toes
19. Scooting
20. In their Halloween costume
21. In pajamas
22. Rolling
23. Laugh
24. First teeth
25. Sitting
26. Baby food
27. With Santa Clause
28. Crawling
29. Park swing
30. Cruising along furniture
31. Standing unsupported
32. Kisses
33. Baby signs
34. Clapping
35. Shoulder ride
36. Easter egg hunt
37. Making big messes
38. First haircut
39. Steps
8 months old and walking! My youngest walker man yet! #growinguptoofast #growingup #toddler A video posted by Janel (@amomstake) on
40. First shoes
41. Trip to the park
42. Transitioning to Solids
43. Hand sizes
44. Vacation
45. 1st Birthday
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How adorable is your child! I wish I documented more of my kid’s milestones when they were babies.
My scrapbook is overflowing with milestone photos and it’s very huge. I think I may need to redo it and make a few more.
Love all of these! There are so many different milestones to catch during the first year.
Wow I’ve never seen such as a comprehensive list as yours. You made me smile when I got to “shoulder rides” as that’s one of the things we photographed often with our own kids when they were little riding on mom or dad’s shoulders.
This is a really great list! Some photos I wish I would have snapped too!
When our first child was born, my mother had his photos made every three months. it is so awesome to be able to catch those first milestones along the way!
We went crazy with photos when both of our girls were babies. I don’t think there was a single ‘first’ that we missed!