Your 2-month-old's development

The first real smiles

This month all your efforts will be rewarded with beaming, toothless baby smiles. The first genuine smiles are certainly among parenting's most heartwarming milestones. In a sense it's payback time. You've been diaper changing, feeding, bathing, kissing and cuddling without much response from your little bundle of joy. But one day, it happens: Your baby smiles, and you're certain he wasn't just passing wind. This will probably delight you, even if you've just had your worst night yet. 

For Rob, that first smile from his six-week-old daughter Holly brought tears to his eyes. "It was a lousy day at work," he recalls. "I was sleep-deprived and the traffic that day was terrible. When I finally got home and my wife handed me the baby, who looked straight at me and smiled this gorgeous all-gums grin, I remember thinking, 'She knows me' -- and nothing else mattered." 
(Meanwhile, tell us when your baby smiled for the first time and see what others have to say!) 

A growing preference for complex designs

By two months of age, a baby begins to move beyond his early preferences for two-colour objects toward more detailed and complicated designs, colours and shapes. Let your baby look at and touch a wider variety of objects now -- good choices include plastic toys and soft balls. 

Sleeping for longer chunks of time

If your baby is sleeping through the night now you're one of the lucky few. Most babies will still want a middle-of-the-night feed at two months, or even a couple of feeds. But the good news is, he should be sleeping for longer stretches and staying awake for longer periods of time. Most two-month-olds have two to four long sleep periods. 

Movements less jerky

He will now be coordinating his movements better. You'll notice that the jerky arm and leg movements of his newborn days have given way to smoother, more circular motions. Your two-month-old is also able to grab objects voluntarily now, though letting go comes later. In the early days grabbing was mostly involuntary and instinctive. 
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Your 1-month-old's development

Holding her head up

Your baby's neck muscles are getting stronger, which allows her to hold up her head for short periods. She can also hold it up for a few moments while lying on her stomach and may even be able to turn it from side to side. She may be able to hold it up when she's in a car seat or front or back carrier, especially if she has lots of support and you use special baby headrests designed to help her in those situations. 

Exploring extremities

At birth, your baby had no idea her arms and legs were attached to her. That's all changing now as she starts exploring her body. The parts she'll discover first are her hands and feet. You can encourage her interest in them by holding her arms above her head and asking 'How big's the baby?' or by reciting 'This Little Piggy' and counting her toes. 

Learning to soothe herself

Babies love to suck. They need to suck. In fact, you may have discovered that a pacifier works wonders in helping your baby calm herself. And when her pacifier's not around, she may even be able to find her thumb or fingers to suck. 

Look who's babytalking now

Your one-month-old may gurgle, coo, grunt and hum to express her feelings now. Be sure to coo and gurgle back, and talk to her face to face. A few babies may also begin early squeals and laughter. If you have things to do, she'll still enjoy hearing your voice from across the room. She'll hold your gaze for ever-longer periods now. 

Even though your baby has been able to recognise you since she was a few days old, by the end of this month she may be able to show it. About half of all babies this age begin to exhibit an obvious recognition of their parents: they react differently to mak and ayah than they do to strangers. Your baby may quiet down and make eye contact with you; some babies at this age are able to smile when they see their parents. 

Baby listens and enjoys music

Now that your baby is awake for longer periods during the day, you can use these times to stimulate her sensory development. Try singing nursery rhymes or playing music to her. The sound of wind chimes or a ticking clock will also amuse your baby. The more varied the offerings, the richer the impact. Inevitably, you'll see your child react more pleasurably to one selection over another as she begins to develop preferences. 

Eyes can track objects now

Having learned to focus with both eyes, your baby can now track a moving object, something she may have been able to do for brief periods since birth. A simple rattle passed in front of her face will often transfix her. Or you can play eyes-to-eyes by moving very close to her face and slowly nodding your head from side to side; often her eyes will lock onto yours. 

The shops are packed with developmental toys, but you'll do just as well with everyday household objects. Pass shiny foil or a bright plastic ladle from side to side in front of her. Then try moving it up and down. This should attract your baby's attention, but she probably won't be able to smoothly follow vertical motion for about three months. 

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Kehamilan Trimester Ketiga

Trimester ketiga

Pregnancy di bahagikan kepada 3 bahagian. Jumlah keseluruhan minggu mengandung di kira sebagai 40 minggu bermula drp tarikh terakhir period. Jadi,

1. Trimester pertama bermula drp minggu 5 hingga minggu ke 12. 
2. Trimester kedua minggu 13 hingga ke minggu 26.
3. Trimester ketiga minggu ke 27 hingga ke minggu 40.

19th month

Your 19-month-old's development

A more adult view of the world

At around 19 months, your toddler will begin to understand when things don't conform to grown-up ideas. She'll laugh at something that's obviously wrong -- like calling a giraffe a zebra or calling a brother a sister. She'll also recognise when something isn't how it should be, like a stuffed bear with an eye missing or a new stain on the carpet. 

Growing vocabulary

Although you're probably still understanding less than half of what your toddler says, she's beginning to understand most of the words you use around her. She's also having a vocabulary spurt and putting together pairs of words, like "Me go" or "You put." 

Bossiness and negotiation

To reduce power struggles as your toddler strives for independence, make sure you treat her the way you'd like to be treated. Try compromise instead of commands. Instead of "you can't go outside now," you might say, "we can read a book now and go outside later." Instead of "you must pick up the blocks before dinner," you could make it into a game: "I'll pick up the puzzle pieces while you pick up the blocks." 

Socialising

Your toddler will get all the stimulation she needs from unstructured play, so you can steer clear of formal lessons until she's at least three or older. Mother and toddler groups, and playing in friends' houses give her a chance to play near other children, but don't expect children to play with each other at this age. 

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