Month in Photos: September 2012

Olivia: 5 months!

THIS MONTH YOUR BABY MAY:

• reach accurately for an object as eye-hand coordination improves Olivia has really excelled at this. She is able to reach for her toys on her play mat and on the mobiles on her swings.
• hold her head steady when sitting upright as neck muscles strengthen It seems silly that this is a 5 month milestone. She has been doing this for seriously at least 2 months.
• sit supported for up to 30 minutes and sit alone for a few moments as back muscles strengthen Olivia does not exactly like sitting up unless she is leaning against me. She hates sitting in the Boppy. She is always arches her back to lay down.
• roll from stomach to back Oh yes. This has been going on for months. She actually doesn't like being on her stomach at all so this was the first trick she learned.
• raise her chest with arm support while lying on her stomach as arm muscles get stronger Yep! It looks like she is doing stretches.
• mimic sounds and gestures. Olivia is a huge fan of blowing raspberries and she loves to do them back to you if you do them to her.
• repeat strings of syllables in a rhythmic way. Yes! It almost sounds like she is singing.
• babble to get attention Olivia loves to babble especially when she has been sitting in the car for a while.
• show positive reaction to different sounds Happy sounds make smiles and deeper sounds get super-sad-face.
• make different sounds for different needs They aren't *too* different, but it's definitely interesting how I know what she needs by what she sounds like.

5 Months!

I think I will say this every time I do a month photo, but I can't believe another month has passed. She has grown so much. She has so many new and fun 'tricks'. I just love watching her learn all there is know about life.

THIS MONTH YOUR BABY MAY:

• reach accurately for an object as eye-hand coordination improves She is getting better at this. I can see her focusing on something and reaching her hand out for it. Her hand gets shaky as she tries to focus if the item is small.
• hold her head steady when sitting upright as neck muscles strengthen Oh definitely.
• sit supported for up to 30 minutes and sit alone for a few moments as back muscles strengthen. She's actually hates sitting up, but loves to lap-stand. If I try to let her sit supported by the Boppy or other pillow she will not just fall back, but thrust herself back.
• roll from stomach to back She will do this almost as soon as I put her on her stomach because she hates tummy time.
• raise her chest with arm support while lying on her stomach as arm muscles get stronger She will raise her chest up for a few minutes -- until she rolls over. Ha!
• mimic sounds and gestures We love to play Simon-Does where I will stick out my tongue and she does it back. She does the same thing with blowing raspberries.
• repeat strings of syllables in a rhythmic way Bababababa is what we hear all the time.
• babble to get attention I'm not sure if she knows that babbling will get her attention, but it definitely does. It's one of my favorite parts of the day.
• show positive reaction to different sounds She definitely doesn't care for loud noises when it's quiet but other than that nothing really seems to bother her.
• make different sounds for different needs She has very distinct noises/cries for different things. We know exactly what they are, but if you asked me to explain them to you I'd be lost.