Infant development: What happens from 10 to 12 months?

Your baby's budding curiosity will keep you on your toes in the next few months. Between ages 10 months and 12 months, look for these infant development milestones.
Your baby continually scrambles out of sight.

Nothing makes him or her happier than dropping a spoon from the highchair over and over again. And if you aren't stifling the urge to say "No!" chances are you've already said it many times in the last few hours. Welcome to life with a 10- to 12-month-old! At this age, infant development may seem to take on a life of its own.

What to expect
Keeping your baby's strengths and personality in mind, look for these infant development milestones for 10- to 12-month-olds.

Motor skills gain speed. Most babies this age can sit without help and pull themselves to a standing position. Your baby may use various forward movements to explore new territory. Creeping and crawling will give way to cruising along the furniture and eventually walking. By 12 months, your baby may take his or her first steps.


Hand-eye coordination improves. Most babies this age can feed themselves finger foods, grasping items between the thumb and forefinger. Your baby may delight in banging blocks together and stacking objects or nesting them inside one another.