Colton This Week -
You've got to hand it to your baby — his hand control is definitely improving. You may see him rake objects toward himself and try to pick them up. Most 5-month-olds grasp an object for just a short while and then drop it. Yours will spend a long time doing this over and over if you play along by picking up the objects and handing them back. Your indulging him in this game is also teaching a basic lesson in cause-and-effect — one he'll learn well, to uproarious giggles, before long.
Your baby's getting better at spotting very small objects and tracking things that are moving. At this point, he may be able to recognize an object after seeing only part of it — like his favorite toy peeking out from under a blanket. This will be the basis of little hide-and-seek games you'll be playing in the coming months. He can also follow an object out of his view. You may also notice that he'll reach for a block (or another object) on a table if you hold him close to it, and once he's got one, he may just go after a second.
You've got to hand it to your baby — his hand control is definitely improving. You may see him rake objects toward himself and try to pick them up. Most 5-month-olds grasp an object for just a short while and then drop it. Yours will spend a long time doing this over and over if you play along by picking up the objects and handing them back. Your indulging him in this game is also teaching a basic lesson in cause-and-effect — one he'll learn well, to uproarious giggles, before long.
Your baby's getting better at spotting very small objects and tracking things that are moving. At this point, he may be able to recognize an object after seeing only part of it — like his favorite toy peeking out from under a blanket. This will be the basis of little hide-and-seek games you'll be playing in the coming months. He can also follow an object out of his view. You may also notice that he'll reach for a block (or another object) on a table if you hold him close to it, and once he's got one, he may just go after a second.
Colton is definitely in to this dropping thing. I've come to the conclusion that it is a game for him. He will sit in his bumbo on the kitchen counter and he will throw whatever is in his arm's reach on the floor or in the sink. So I had to relocate the knives and paper towels.
No comments:
Post a Comment