Feisty Little Guy...
Your baby boy, Matthew, is 32 weeks (Approximately 7.5 months) old now.
You may notice that your baby increasingly tries to repeat the sounds he or she hears - including those made by people, animals, and inanimate objects. If there are two languages spoken in your home, he or she will try to make sounds from both languages. If you think you know what your baby is trying to say, repeat it back to him or her. Listening to you pronounce words will help your baby understand words and talk earlier.
Your baby's vocabulary will grow steadily as he or she adds gestures to the mix. For example, he or she may have learned to hold his or her arms above his or her head when he or she wants to be picked up. He or she will also probably point to indicate the majority of his or her wishes. Help limit frustrations by interpreting the more cryptic gestures for other caregivers who may not spend the same amount of time with your baby.
Your baby also is gaining a new understanding of how to grasp and hold objects. He or she can probably hold two objects at once (one in each hand) and use both hands cooperatively to accomplish one task. He or she is also learning to use his or her hands in more complex ways. The way he or she shapes his or her hand to grasp a round object will be different than the way he or she grasps a flat object, such as a piece of paper. He or she will also start to understand cause and effect and will learn to pull a string or cord to move an object closer. A fun game right now may be tug-of-war. Let your baby grasp the end of a towel and gently pull towards you. He or she may pull back in response. This will also strengthen his or her muscles and coordination.
Matthew does NOT lift his arms when he wants to be picked up. But he WILL scream :o) And he doesn't point yet, but he does realize that when you're pointing at something you mean for him to look beyond your finger to what you you're pointing at - not your finger. Which the cats never seemed to get the hang of :oP He's developing his pincer grip more and more, and also still repeating sounds and, now, motions. He has this little plastic baseball bat that I sometimes will (very gently) tap him on top of the head with when I'm playing with him. So then if I give it to him to play with, he'll smack himself in the head and face with it. Thank goodness it doesn't hurt unless you really give yourself a good whack! He still isn't crawling yet, but he can push himself across the bed if he's on his stomach. He just lays his head down and then brings his legs up and pushes off with his feet and/or knees. It's a start!
I called this post "feisty little guy" because probably the most obvious thing that he is doing these days is hurting people! Not on purpose, I'm sure, but he really is fascinated with touching faces and hair. He doesn't know the difference between rough and gentle, so he touches by smacking, pinching, pulling, etc. He's always got a strand or two of my hair in his hand from where he yanked it out, and I've had scratches on my face from him grabbing me. That will teach me to let his nails get too long! He really is a sweet boy, though. Most of the time :o)
You may notice that your baby increasingly tries to repeat the sounds he or she hears - including those made by people, animals, and inanimate objects. If there are two languages spoken in your home, he or she will try to make sounds from both languages. If you think you know what your baby is trying to say, repeat it back to him or her. Listening to you pronounce words will help your baby understand words and talk earlier.
Your baby's vocabulary will grow steadily as he or she adds gestures to the mix. For example, he or she may have learned to hold his or her arms above his or her head when he or she wants to be picked up. He or she will also probably point to indicate the majority of his or her wishes. Help limit frustrations by interpreting the more cryptic gestures for other caregivers who may not spend the same amount of time with your baby.
Your baby also is gaining a new understanding of how to grasp and hold objects. He or she can probably hold two objects at once (one in each hand) and use both hands cooperatively to accomplish one task. He or she is also learning to use his or her hands in more complex ways. The way he or she shapes his or her hand to grasp a round object will be different than the way he or she grasps a flat object, such as a piece of paper. He or she will also start to understand cause and effect and will learn to pull a string or cord to move an object closer. A fun game right now may be tug-of-war. Let your baby grasp the end of a towel and gently pull towards you. He or she may pull back in response. This will also strengthen his or her muscles and coordination.
Matthew does NOT lift his arms when he wants to be picked up. But he WILL scream :o) And he doesn't point yet, but he does realize that when you're pointing at something you mean for him to look beyond your finger to what you you're pointing at - not your finger. Which the cats never seemed to get the hang of :oP He's developing his pincer grip more and more, and also still repeating sounds and, now, motions. He has this little plastic baseball bat that I sometimes will (very gently) tap him on top of the head with when I'm playing with him. So then if I give it to him to play with, he'll smack himself in the head and face with it. Thank goodness it doesn't hurt unless you really give yourself a good whack! He still isn't crawling yet, but he can push himself across the bed if he's on his stomach. He just lays his head down and then brings his legs up and pushes off with his feet and/or knees. It's a start!
I called this post "feisty little guy" because probably the most obvious thing that he is doing these days is hurting people! Not on purpose, I'm sure, but he really is fascinated with touching faces and hair. He doesn't know the difference between rough and gentle, so he touches by smacking, pinching, pulling, etc. He's always got a strand or two of my hair in his hand from where he yanked it out, and I've had scratches on my face from him grabbing me. That will teach me to let his nails get too long! He really is a sweet boy, though. Most of the time :o)
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