How Babies Grow in the First Year
Watching your new baby grow is a miraculous time in any parent's life, and be prepared for strangers, friends, relatives and your pediatrician to ask for updates on your baby's progress.

10 Reasons to Cherish the First Year
Not that you need any more reasons to love your bundle of joy, but just in case, here are 10 things to cherish about your baby's first year: 1.

Baby Bloopers
Depending on what types of baby books you read before you bring your little bundle of joy home, you may or not be prepared for one of the most important ways your life will change as a parent.

The First Months
You're a pro at changing dirty diapers now – both varieties. You can bathe a slippery baby solo – and you've even started using soap.

Baby Girl
According to the old rhyme, little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice – and little boys not so much. That may be a big generalization, but baby girls are different than baby boys in a multitude of ways.

Baby Development: First Emotions
After nine months of reading baby books, first-time mom Kelli Cedars of Kokomo, Ind., knew at what stage her baby should be able to roll over, push up and crawl.

Feeding Your Baby's Developmental Cravings
"Babies don't come with a handbook," goes the old adage. Yet as more is learned about baby development, the more knowledge there is to help guide you through the first few months.

How Your Emotions Affect Your Baby's Attitude
Have you ever noticed that when you are having a difficult day, your baby seems to be sharing a similarly unhappy mood? The same is true when you are enjoying a calm or emotionally level day.

Your Baby's Emotions
Shawna Runt fondly remembers her daughter Hayley's first smile. "I walked over to pick her up and she smiled so big for me, I almost cried!

Learning Curves in Baby's First Year of Life
The first year of a baby's life is an exciting and overwhelming time for most parents. Going into it, they may think they have prepared for the ups and downs of having a new member of the family, but that isn't always the case.