See! A Son.

1 - 31 days

first breath, first meal, first poo, first everything
first holiday
first hand-knitted garment

main activity: getting to grips with reality, and waiting impatiently for a smile

1 month

first smile
first grandparental visits
first meeting of aunts
first meeting of great-grandparent
first full night's sleep
first time in his own room

main activity: showing him off, listening to him cry constantly between 5pm and 10pm

2 months

first trip to the beach

main activity: giving in and using a dummy, cursing ourselves for using a dummy, trying to make him smile.

3 months

first wedding

main activity: going abroad

4 months

first food that wasn't milk (cereals)
first time sitting up unaided
first time standing assisted (rather than just propped on his feet)
first foot in mouth

main activity: marvelling at how easily he took to food, putting him to bed in travel cots in odd places

5 months

first puréed fruit and veg
first finger food
first tooth

main activity: marvelling at the fact he'd eat anything you put near his mouth

6 months

first time he held the bottle himself, I think

main activity: ?

7 months

first wave

main activity: waving

8 months

first time in shoes, probably
first self-propelled motion

main activity: abandonment of all lying down

9 months

first Christmas
first Christmas dinner
first time standing unassisted (but holding on to something)
first time walking (assisted)
first time on a rocking horse
first time looking like he was interacting with other children
first churros
first clap

main activity: building towers for him to knock down

10 months

first time an animal didn't run away from his outstretched hand
first squid tentacles
first correct response to "please can I have that?"
first mouthful of sand

main activity: making him walk everywhere, playing peekaboo variants 1-3, feeding him novelty foods to see if there was anything he wouldn't eat - there wasn't... he even likes sand.

11 months

first time pulling himself up to standing unaided
first time standing unaided (for 2 seconds)
first "proper" crawl, rather than assault course drag
first haircut, courtesy of Joaquin Peluquero, Calle Castilla

main activity: chasing after him to stop him getting to the cat biscuits and/or stairs, looking for new shoes.

1 year

first birthday, first birthday cake
first step (but it was only one, and it was more of a caught fall)
first time using a straw
first walk using a walker
first thai meal, in Liverpool

main activity: watching him drink through a straw. Wondering where the year went.

1 year 1 month

first month without major firsts, though perhaps he said the word "ball" around now.
first pointing?

main activity: putting shapes in Shapey Turtle, crawling, pointing at things

1 year 2 months

first standing up alone
first walk

main activity: walking, football, definitely saying "agua" and "ball", probably saying "hiya" or maybe "hola" or perhaps "oye", blowing kisses, kissing, biting

1 year 3 months

first definite signs of conversation

main activity: walking / running, asking for water, responding to things said to him with definite signs of understanding, being naughty, going off his food - achieving toddler status

Reuben