Colton's Growth and Development:
Your baby's now exploring objects by shaking them, banging them, dropping them, and throwing them before falling back on the tried-and-true method of gumming them. The idea that you do something with an object is beginning to emerge (using a comb to tidy hair), so an activity center with lots of things your baby can bang, poke, twist, squeeze, shake, drop, and open will fascinate. Your baby will also be mesmerized by toys that have specific functions, such as phones. If she can't hold it up to her ear herself, do it for her and pretend to have a conversation. Over the next few months, she'll start to use objects for their intended purposes — brushing her hair, drinking from a cup, and babbling on her play phone.
Watch for her to start pointing or looking at the correct picture when you name an object — especially if it's something familiar (such as eyes, nose, or mouth) or beloved (like a dog or a rubber ducky). Also, at this stage, your baby likes to see things fall down, get picked up (by you, of course), and then get thrown down again. She's not trying to drive you mad. She just finds the spectacle interesting and naturally wants to see it again and again.
Don't Forget to Laugh!
Now that your baby's really crawling You may want to put her in a fleece sleeper and lure her around the house with a favorite toy — your floors will get a much-needed polish!
Colton is definitely meeting all these milestones, along with being turbo crawler! He gets faster and faster everyday. He is still pulling up and walking sideways while holding on to the object. He is also becoming very attached to me - Separation Anxiety! Honestly, we both are suffering from this disease.
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