Baby Week21
Your Baby Development: 21 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 15 pounds and measuring 25 1/4 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. Baby's world is becoming more 3 dimensional. Both baby's eyes are working together, and his/her depth perception is improving with each passing day. He/she may study his/her hands and feet with fascination, as he/she will see them differently now. Your baby can now also distinguish between several shades of the same color, although he/she will still prefer primary colors. You can evaluate your baby's vision by…
Month 6
Baby Development: 6 Months Old Month 6 sees a great deal happening both physically and emotional as your baby continues to show a range of different emotions and physical growth milestones. Baby Development: 6 Month Old Month 5 development sees a great deal of progress in the senses and reflexes as wellas the social and mental departments, with baby's strength increasing as each day passes by. Baby Development Milestones Month 5 At a Glance Week 21 Read Full Article Alert at least half of his/her waking hours Can grasp large ring Looks around in new situations Holds one block, looks…
Baby Week20
Your Baby Development: 20 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 14 3/4 pounds and measuring 25 1/4 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. Your baby will be beginning to express him/herself more and more now, and he/she will begin to show more and more of his/her personality. He/She may be quiet and contemplative, active and babbling or physical and constantly moving. His/her body language will tell allot about ho he/she is feeling. He/She may express anger by lowering his/her elbows, staring or pressing his/her lips together. When he/she…
Baby Week19
our Baby Development: 19 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 14 1/4 pounds and measuring 25 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. Your baby will be a lot more active now, and he/she will reach out to grab anything. Because baby is now so active it may be a good time to put away the infant carrier away, as he/she is just to mobile to be left in the carrier on his/her own. The seat can still be used for feedings. Just about everything baby gets hold of…
Baby Week18
Your Baby Development: 18 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 13 1/2 pounds and measuring 24 1/2 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. Your baby may begin teething now, and signs that this may be beginning are baby pulling at his/her jaw or ear, drools or acts fussy for no apparent reason. Because symptoms are often the same it may be difficult to decide whether he/she has earache or is teething. If you are unsure then you can rub baby's gums, he/she will let you know if it…
Baby Week17
Your Baby Development: 17 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 13 1/2 pounds and measuring 24 1/2 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. Your baby may begin teething now, and signs that this may be beginning are baby pulling at his/her jaw or ear, drools or acts fussy for no apparent reason. Because symptoms are often the same it may be difficult to decide whether he/she has earache or is teething. If you are unsure then you can rub baby's gums, he/she will let you know if it…
Month 5
Baby Development: 5 Month Old Month 5 development sees a great deal of progress in the senses and reflexes as wellas the social and mental departments, with baby's strength increasing as each day passes by. Baby Development Milestones Month 5 At a Glance Week 17 Read Full Article May make swimming motions, resulting in movement around his crib May be ready to start solid foods Can distinguish between smells May hold object between index and second fingers Has responsive periods of 1 hour or more Is interested in making new sounds Laughs when playing May cry if playing is disrupted…
Baby Week16
Your Baby Development: 16 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 13 1/4 pounds and measuring 24 1/4 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. As baby's hand eye coordination improves, he/she will move his/her hand towards and object which he/she sounds. His/Her fingers may to it's approximate size. Both his/her hands may grasp the object to manipulate it, and whatever he/she gets his/her hands on eventually ends up in the mouth. Your baby also enjoys the stimulation interactivity he shares with you and other family members. He/She is beginning…
Baby Week15
Your Baby Development: 15 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 13 pounds and measuring 24 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. Your baby is constantly learning something new. When he/she is excited about something, he/she may jerk her arms and legs crazily to demonstrate his/her joy. He/She is not in total, so the actions will seem jerky and spastic. You may notice baby hold his/her legs, flex his/her feet and make bicycling, and splashing about in the bath tub. All these practices help him/her to develop the strength…
Baby Week14
Your Baby Development: 14 Weeks Old How big is your baby? This week your baby will be weighing around 12 3/4 pounds and measuring 23 3/4 inches if he/she was of average size at birth. By this stage your baby is now tracking objects with his/her eyes easily now. Earlier in infancy, your baby had trouble fixing both eyes on an image. Now he can lock his gaze onto an object moving several feet away from him. He/She may what people moving around him/her. Arm and leg movements are becoming more and more controlled now. Baby can now hold his/her…