The early weeks
- First smile
- First time they lock eyes with you
- First real belly laugh
- First bath
Milestone tracker
The baby milestone tracker where every first becomes a memory.
Check off first smile, first roll, first steps, first words, and many more. Every one you catch becomes a dated memory on your child’s timeline, labeled with exactly how old they were when it happened. No spreadsheet, no math, just the moment, kept.
Not a spreadsheet
Every first becomes a memory you can see.
Most milestone trackers hand you a checklist and a set of boxes. You tick first steps, and you get a tick. Our Pear Tree does the opposite. When you mark a first, it turns into a real entry on your family timeline, sitting exactly where it belongs in the story, next to the photos and notes from the same season of your child’s life.
That means the milestone you catch today is still here in ten years, with the photo you took, the age your baby was, and the day it happened, all held together. A tick in a box fades. A dated memory on the timeline is something you will actually come back to.
How it works
Catch a first in three gentle steps.
Start from the catalog
Our Pear Tree comes with a warm list of firsts that families love to remember, from the first gummy smile to the first wobbly steps. Tap one to mark it, or add your own if the moment is not on the list.
Attach the moment
Add the photo or video you took, or a few words about how it felt. A milestone with a picture is worth far more later than a milestone with only a date.
Let it land at the right age
The moment drops onto the timeline and labels itself with your child’s exact age at that point, ten weeks old, fourteen months, worked out from their birth date so you never do the math. It reads the same for everyone in your family who is following along. See how every memory knows your child’s exact age.
A few firsts to catch
Examples, not a schedule.
Here are some of the firsts families love to keep. Think of them as ideas for memories to catch, not a timetable your baby has to meet. Every child grows in their own time, and questions about development belong with your pediatrician, not an app.
Finding their body
- First roll
- First time sitting up
- First crawl
- First pull up to stand
On the move
- First steps
- First climb up the stairs
- First run across the yard
- First jump
Finding words
- First babble
- First word
- First time they say your name
- First little sentence
Add your own just as easily: the first word in your family’s language, the first time she met the dog, the first snow. Anything that matters to you belongs on the timeline, right beside the firsts everyone knows.
Nothing slips by
Gentle nudges, and a family that gets to watch.
Newborn days blur together, and it is easy to look up and realize a first went by unmarked. Our Pear Tree sends gentle reminders about firsts that often come around a given age, so you have the moment in mind before it passes. They are soft prompts, never alarms, and never a verdict on whether your baby is on track.
When you catch a first, the people you have invited see it too. Grandparents, aunts, and godparents watch the firsts arrive on the shared timeline, and they do not need to install anything, a private link opens in any browser. It is the next best thing to being in the room. See how grandparents follow along without an app.
Milestones sit right alongside your growth tracking and the rest of your child’s story, so the first steps and the height at eighteen months live in the same place. And it all starts free, with the whole timeline and every core feature included from day one.
Questions
What parents ask about milestones.
Is this a development screening tool?
No, and we are careful about this. Our Pear Tree is a memory keeper, not a medical tool. The milestone list is a set of lovely firsts to catch and keep, not a checklist that says your baby should do something by a certain age. Every child grows at their own pace, and the people to ask about whether development is on track are your pediatrician and your family doctor. We are here to hold the memory, not to assess it.
Can I add my own milestones?
Yes. Alongside the built-in catalog of firsts, you can add any moment that matters to your family, like the first time she laughed at the dog, the first word in your grandmother's language, or the first snow. Custom milestones land on the timeline exactly like the built-in ones, dated and labeled with your child's age.
What if I missed recording a first when it happened?
Just backdate it. Add the milestone, set the day it really happened, and the timeline files it in the right place and labels it with the age your child actually was that day. You do not have to catch a first in the moment for it to land correctly in the story.
Does it work if I have more than one child?
Yes. Each child has their own timeline and their own milestones, and every memory is labeled with that child's own age, so a photo from the same afternoon can read three years old for your oldest and six weeks old for the baby. It stays consistent for everyone in the family who is following along.
How much does the milestone tracker cost?
It is free. Milestones, gentle reminders, growth tracking, and the whole timeline are on the free plan, along with 15 GB of photos, about 30,000, and unlimited free viewers. If you want to attach HD video to a milestone, the Family plan is $6.99 a month or $69 a year. No ads, and no credit card to start. See the full pricing.
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