Wooden Baby Growth & Milestone Chart

Once Agatha was standing I wanted to start marking her height but I couldn't quite bring myself to mark up the walls nor did I really love any of the growth charts I've seen for sale.  The solution: a wood board and a sharpie.  An aged board would have been way better but I didn't have one of those handy.

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Since I had lots of room, I included boxes to mark other interesting milestones and firsts for her.  The type of things that I might forget if I didn't write down and she might find interesting: countries + cities visited, halloween costumes, first words, schools, books read, etc.  I tried not to make them too baby centric so the board stays relevant for more than just the first few years.

I added a coat of Danish oil thinking it would darken up the wood but I don't love how it highlighted the grain. I probably should have just left it bare or stained it prior to writing on it but live and learn.


37 comments:

  1. This is such an awesome idea-- I have one of these in my house too but it's not near as cool as this!

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  2. What a beautiful and simple way to capture your daughter's growth! And your handwriting is amazing. Great job!

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  3. That is so perfect. Love it!

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  4. I've seen growth charts done before, but THIS is amazing! From the fonts to the milestone boxes. I am in love with this project.

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    1. Thanks so much Mindy. I almost wasn't going to share it because it didn't turn out quite like I wanted but reading that makes me feel good.

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  5. Anonymous1:08 PM

    This is AWESOME!

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  6. This looks SO great! I love the addition of all of the milestone boxes. What a treasure it will be when she grows up!

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  7. What a truly unique and wonderful way to track Agatha's growth....and she's such a happy girl!

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  8. Wish you would sell these on Etsy! Love the fonts. This seems so much more personable than the things I've being seeing.

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    1. You should try one yourself. Its all by hand so lots of squiggly lines and imperfect shapes but I knew that going in. If you wanted something more perfect you could painters tape to keep your lettering and boxes straight.

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  9. Anonymous9:40 PM

    Love this growth chart! It is absolutely fabulous!

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  10. This is such an innovative take on a growth chart! I love it.

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  11. This is SUCh a fantastic idea, Stefanie! I've been looking forever for a growth chart I actually like. LOVE, love, love this.

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  12. That looks so nice..I'm interested what stuff you all write down? What does the big numbers 0 to 5 mean? Or could you tell all sections?

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    1. The numbers are for photos of her at each age. (you can see i haven't gotten around to putting those on). The rest of the sections are:

      Milestones: First crawls, steps, walks, first day home, first words, etc.

      Adventures: Countries and cities visited, first plane/train/boat ride, amusement parks, etc

      Education: School name, date, etc, first book read, first scribbles, etc

      Celebrations: Santa sightings, halloween costumes, birthday parties

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    2. What are the small rectangles just under the word milestones? :)

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    3. "First day home" and "christened on"

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  13. That is gorgeous! Both the growth chart and Agatha. I wish I'd seen this earlier and now our kids are 5-3 and all we have are measurements from the doctor's visits.

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  14. Did you stain this before or after you added your sharpie?
    I love this.

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    1. I applied the Danish oil afterward but if I had to do it over, I would have stained it a gray color and then added the sharpie. The Danish oil didn't really do what I had hoped.

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  15. Would you, could you pkease post close up pics of each section?? Id love to replicate this!!

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  16. Love this idea!!! I am looking to replicate it this weekend! Can you please post pics that your cutie pie is blocking? What are the sections on the bottom?
    Thanks!!

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  17. Beautiful! I am going to try and replicate this for my granddaughter. Close up pics would be great.

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  18. What size board did you use? type of wood? I love this it is so perfect! I have two little boys I would like to make these for.
    littlekmiles@aol.com

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    1. I believe its about 10 inches wide but I'll measure and get back to you. I don't recall the type of wood but I picked the cheapest option that looked about the right size to me in the store - maybe its pine? I would have preferred less grain so if I were to do it again, I'd go with something that has less movement on the board.

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  19. I LOVE this idea! It's so unique and special!
    Would you please post pictures of each section??

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  20. I would love to try and replicate this, is there any way to see pictures of the entire chart close up?

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  21. Hi Stefanie! Just wanted you to know you that a post you weren't sure about sharing inspired a very special corner on our house! In doubt, just keep sharing! :D If you want to see, I shared my project here: http://www.pingodetinta.com/2015/08/23/a-special-gift/ All the best for you and your beautiful family!

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  22. This is the most beautiful growth chart ever! SO glad you shared this!!!

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  23. Could you send me pictures of the lower sections? valerieck79@att.net

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  24. I would love to know what all you put on here. Also, what kind of marker did you use? Just a regular sharpie? It looks awesome.

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  25. What are the categories at the very bottom under celebrations? This is so beautiful!

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  26. Do you have close up pictures of sections? This is so amazing!

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  27. Anonymous9:49 PM

    This is the best growth chart that I have seen! What are the categories you used? Can only see the top 2 in the photos

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  28. Any idea on the width of the board? Thanks!

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