https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 16:13:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1787775 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:31:04 +0000 .twist. 1787775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: Yes, it's definitely still fun! Like @rahlyrah: said, there are a new set of challenges, but it is SO COOL to see them actually sit down and play with toys. </p> <p>L has a "little people" pirate ship and he takes the characters and puts them on parts of the ship (standing upright, like they're supposed to be!) and he will take out and put in the little cannon ball. It's just so cute. He actually thinks about where to put them and makes sure they're standing up. I mean, I know that doesn't sound terribly exciting, but it is so incredible to watch him learn and think to do that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1787768 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:28:41 +0000 Purpledaisy 1787768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 5 months. That's when she moved to her crib, was down to one night wake up and wasn't mobile yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1787453 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:01:34 +0000 Alivoo01 1787453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanna say 6-9 months when he was able to sit up on his own, but wasn't fully mobile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1787008 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:34:02 +0000 JessKas 1787008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9-12. Naps got predictable, she's way more interactive and fun. I love it the more expressive and mobile she gets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1787007 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:33:09 +0000 Ra 1787007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: Still lots of fun but definitely more challenging. B has recently entered a super fun (sarcasm) "I can do it myself stage." The problem is, most of the time he needs a little helps and freaks the eff out if we try to help him. He also gets really frustrated if he fails at something or if we don't understand what he wants/is asking for. So, we have lots and lots of tantrums. However, 99% of the time we have a blast. He's walking, he actually explores and plays at the playground, he can play pretend and I love watching him use his imagination. It is a new set of challenges but I'm loving (almost) every minute of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786986 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:24:02 +0000 illumina 1786986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: me either, though I admit that was totally me when she was 5 months.</p> <p>@grizz: @.twist.: @rahlyrah: I know this poll relates to the first year...and I'm loving 9-12 months, but please tell me having a toddler is fun and still kind of easy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786979 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:21:50 +0000 Maysprout 1786979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: haha probably! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786977 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:19:54 +0000 artsyfartsy 1786977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's only 5 months but I would call this our best month so far! We made it through the sleep regression and even though he doesn't sleep until 6:30am anymore, we're down to just one MOTN wake up and on a good routine. We're really hitting our stride. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786968 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:16:06 +0000 lamariniere 1786968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DS, closer to a year. He was a difficult baby. For DD, she has been a very easy baby in comparison, but 0-3 months all she did was sleep and eat and she rarely cried! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786887 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:41:29 +0000 hilsy85 1786887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think 9 months. He was eating a ton of different finger foods, he was crawling and SO happy about it, and was just really fun! Sleep sucked, but that was true the whole 1st year :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786869 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:35:44 +0000 littlek 1786869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: I think it's my payback for him being such an easy baby. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786858 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:32:11 +0000 Maysprout 1786858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: @grizz: My LO just turned 9 months and I love watching her personality come out, she's a hilarious little thing. But she's stressing me out with her climbing, pulls herself up and tries to scale everything and just is such a wiggler when we're out and about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786850 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:29:12 +0000 QueensBee 1786850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's all a blur but I voted ten months. He was crawling, interactive, and in a pretty good routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786843 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:24:51 +0000 Maysprout 1786843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: I have a 3 year old too. But right now my 9 month old requires lots more of everything, the whole experience is an adventure </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786796 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:07:03 +0000 Anagram 1786796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11-12, definitely. Her sleep FINALLY started to improve a little and the better sleep (for me) made me better able to handle everything else going on in our lives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786788 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:05:07 +0000 .twist. 1786788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: @NovBaby1112: Yes! and at this point there is little to no discipline! He's only just learning what he can and cannot do and now he's starting to test boundaries! But between 9 - 12, he was just in awe of everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786782 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:03:53 +0000 Ra 1786782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9-12 for sure. I hated the newborn stage. I loved when he became mobile and his personality really started shine. He is fun and funny and we have a blast together. The solid sleep habits didn't hurt, either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786765 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:58:34 +0000 littlek 1786765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was very easy baby. I think everything under a year was easy. The real adventure starts at 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786761 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:56:33 +0000 Boheme 1786761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: @NovBaby1112: Loved 9-12! He was sleeping, interacting, and so much fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786621 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:11:51 +0000 NovBaby1112 1786621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say 9-12 months. On 2 naps consistently, sleep was very good, starting to be more independent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786620 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:11:50 +0000 swurlygurl 1786620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely say 5 months. Not mobile yet, not eating solids yet, happy to be with whoever is holding her, still SSTN for another month, able to set her down and have her still be there when I return... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786617 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:10:26 +0000 Smurfette 1786617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both think 9 months is when things got easier with R. She finally went on a 2 nap schedule. She was all over the place crawling/crusing but she just got so fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786615 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:10:04 +0000 Maysprout 1786615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far 6 months is in the lead for the poll. Both of mine got big stranger danger around 6 months and even fussed for grandparents holding them. They backed off severe stranger danger after a month but by that point they were dangerous babies with mobility. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786604 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:07:09 +0000 .twist. 1786604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 - 12 Months has been some of the most awesome times of our lives!!! Love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786595 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:02:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 1786595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5-6, she always slept good but that was before she really got into her major stomach issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786562 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:51:36 +0000 Foodnerd81 1786562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: hahaha twins again. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786559 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:51:09 +0000 Foodnerd81 1786559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easiest was around six months- she was sitting up and could entertain herself with her toys, but not crawling so I could put her down and know she would stay in roughly the same spot. That's also when she got on a more predictable two nap schedule. Really it was 6-9 months, until she started crawling which is so fun but a lot harder. </p> <p>However I think she gets more fun and I enjoy her more and more with every stage, even if she isn't as easy. </p> <p>I'm shocked at people who say any time less than four months was easy. That just was not easy in this house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786555 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:50:13 +0000 lawbee11 1786555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 months. Could sit up on her own but wasn't mobile yet. Still EBF so didn't have to mess with solids (I seriously have no idea why some people are in a rush to start solids...they are a pain!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786553 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:49:50 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely around 9-10 months when she started STTN but wasn't overly mobile yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easiest-age-during-first-year#post-1786549 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:48:06 +0000 Pirouette 1786549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: yes! she was way less fun back then, but sleeping and eating SO WELL and way less mobile, so momma had way more free time (and no work!) :) </p>