Big News!
Matthew is 28 weeks old! And there has been a (wonderful) new development with him over the past few days. But I'll get to that after the newsletter:
Your baby boy, Matthew, is 28 weeks (Approximately 6.5 months) old now.
Your baby is gaining strength and mobility and is able to sit unassisted for longer periods. Her or his horizons are expanding and he or she wants to experience everything within reach, so just about everything that he or she picks up will go straight into his or her mouth. Just be sure that the items your baby puts in his or her mouth are clean and don't pose a choking hazard.
Your baby now has enough coordination to be able to pass a toy from one hand to the other. This also means he or she may be ready to start feeding themselves, so try giving him or her soft finger foods such as ripe fruit or Cheerios to practice (be sure the pieces are small and always stay close in case he or she starts choking).
Your baby will continue to babble as he or she learns how to use his or her tongue, as well as how to shape his or her mouth to create and change sounds. Some of his or her loud outbursts are nothing more than an experiment to see how far he or she can project his or her voice.
Help your baby develop the gross motor skills he or she'll need for walking, climbing, riding a bike, and playing ball by providing a safe place to play. Change his or her position regularly (from tummy to back to sitting, etc.) and take him or her to new locations to encourage his or her curiosity and desire to explore. Provide interactive toys such as a soft foam ball and encourage him or her to try to roll it back and forth.
Just to comment on the newsletter: Matthew has been able to pass objects between hands for quite a while now, and he does it often. At his doctor's appointment a few weeks ago, we were advised to give him Cheerios to help develop his fine motor skills. Matthew can't get them in his mouth on his own, which is good for Mommy's nerves because she is always worried that he's going to choke on one! He is also very vocal these days. Yesteray he was just making constant noise for a while when I got home from work - on every exhale he would make a sound that would sound like humming if he'd had his mouth closed! But since his mouth was open, it just sounded like noise :o) He can't roll a ball yet - he has a small beachball that he gets VERY angry with, because it won't fit in his mouth!
OK, now for the BIG news. Are you ready for this? For the past 3 nights in a row, Matthew has SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! Oh my gosh, can life get any better? To be completely honest, last night he woke up about an hour after he was put to bed. I fed him a little because he hadn't eaten very well earlier, but I think he would have fallen back asleep even without me feeding him. And then around 11pm he woke up screaming, but all I had to do was go in and put his pacifier in his mouth and that was the end of it. Then he slept until 5:30am :o) The difference has been his teddy bear. He's finally old enough that I can feel relatively comfortable leaving it in bed with him without worrying about him suffocating. When he wakes up he just holds his bear tight and goes back to sleep on his own, no Mommy required! I felt a little twinge of regret that he no longer needs me to comfort him to get back to sleep, but then it went away. He's SUPPOSED to be able to fall back asleep on his own. Just one of the many steps to independence that he will be taking as he grows up. I'm so proud already :o)
Your baby boy, Matthew, is 28 weeks (Approximately 6.5 months) old now.
Your baby is gaining strength and mobility and is able to sit unassisted for longer periods. Her or his horizons are expanding and he or she wants to experience everything within reach, so just about everything that he or she picks up will go straight into his or her mouth. Just be sure that the items your baby puts in his or her mouth are clean and don't pose a choking hazard.
Your baby now has enough coordination to be able to pass a toy from one hand to the other. This also means he or she may be ready to start feeding themselves, so try giving him or her soft finger foods such as ripe fruit or Cheerios to practice (be sure the pieces are small and always stay close in case he or she starts choking).
Your baby will continue to babble as he or she learns how to use his or her tongue, as well as how to shape his or her mouth to create and change sounds. Some of his or her loud outbursts are nothing more than an experiment to see how far he or she can project his or her voice.
Help your baby develop the gross motor skills he or she'll need for walking, climbing, riding a bike, and playing ball by providing a safe place to play. Change his or her position regularly (from tummy to back to sitting, etc.) and take him or her to new locations to encourage his or her curiosity and desire to explore. Provide interactive toys such as a soft foam ball and encourage him or her to try to roll it back and forth.
Just to comment on the newsletter: Matthew has been able to pass objects between hands for quite a while now, and he does it often. At his doctor's appointment a few weeks ago, we were advised to give him Cheerios to help develop his fine motor skills. Matthew can't get them in his mouth on his own, which is good for Mommy's nerves because she is always worried that he's going to choke on one! He is also very vocal these days. Yesteray he was just making constant noise for a while when I got home from work - on every exhale he would make a sound that would sound like humming if he'd had his mouth closed! But since his mouth was open, it just sounded like noise :o) He can't roll a ball yet - he has a small beachball that he gets VERY angry with, because it won't fit in his mouth!
OK, now for the BIG news. Are you ready for this? For the past 3 nights in a row, Matthew has SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! Oh my gosh, can life get any better? To be completely honest, last night he woke up about an hour after he was put to bed. I fed him a little because he hadn't eaten very well earlier, but I think he would have fallen back asleep even without me feeding him. And then around 11pm he woke up screaming, but all I had to do was go in and put his pacifier in his mouth and that was the end of it. Then he slept until 5:30am :o) The difference has been his teddy bear. He's finally old enough that I can feel relatively comfortable leaving it in bed with him without worrying about him suffocating. When he wakes up he just holds his bear tight and goes back to sleep on his own, no Mommy required! I felt a little twinge of regret that he no longer needs me to comfort him to get back to sleep, but then it went away. He's SUPPOSED to be able to fall back asleep on his own. Just one of the many steps to independence that he will be taking as he grows up. I'm so proud already :o)
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