Baby and Weekday.

Baby, especially when he’s small, is all your world. Baby requires almost all of your attention. He does it, because he is scared. 9 months he spent in your belly. In your belly baby were in dark and partly quiet environment. The most distincted sound were your heartbeats. That’s the reason why baby wants to spend all of time in your hands. He just want to hear his well-known sound. Surround of him looks big, loud and scarry. Your task is to make baby’s life and adaption in this scarry, big world much easier.

            At first time your husband should let you spend almost all the time with your baby. Of course, baby remembers daddy’s voice, but that’s all. Your husband will spend more time with your child, when baby will be a few weeks old (starting from 3 weeks). It doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t hug him or take him on his hands. As I wrote, you are baby’s world (on first few weeks). Just you. Everybody should respect it. Mainly it concerns to garnny’s and garnddaddy’s. They should respect the little baby’s need for mother. It is important when baby is small, only few weeks old. Baby will be happy to communicate (like sitting on the granddaddy's lap) after 6 months.

            Baby 0 – 3 months. Baby’s sight isn’t quite good, this means that you should come closer to him if you are talking to baby. Everything looks misty. On first month he doesn’t distinquish colours. First colour later comes red. This means that first baby’s rattle should be black and white, maybe with some red elements. It shouldn’t be loud (if there’s some sound). The best playing for that small baby would be looking to your face (close enough to him). You can show him some rattles, but don’t scare him with noisy ones :). You definitely should sing to your baby. Doesnt’t matter that you can’t sing, he will be your biggest fan :)

            Baby 3-6 months. Your baby now is more dapper. Maybe he already can crawl. He is interested in anything and any noise, voice, person that he sees or hears. You should put him on the floor and give some (ok, few) toys. Baby will take them, taste them, that’s his playing. On this age, baby wants more of your attention. Mostly, because he’s scared of his new abilities like crawling, maybe of his „baby language” too. You can give to your baby also some some spoons (I prefer wooden spoons), some metal or plastic bowls, boxes.You can pour in some plastic bottle peas (this can be great rattle). Make sure, that bottle is closed.

            Baby 6 – 9 months. Now your baby is mobile by himself. He wants to taste everything on his way. Any dangerous thing should be removed to not disturb baby’s world exploring. It will be easier to you also because you won’t have to run after him and shout „don’t, don’t!!”. Now toys depends from your imagination and resources.

            Baby 9 – 12 months. Baby already is able to crawl. In next weeks he will start to learn walking. My oldest child started to walk, when he was only 9 months old, but my daughter started to walk only now, when she is 1 year old. Difference is huge, especially if doctors, granny’s and books tells that girls starts to walk earlier than boys. You can offer to your baby some baby books with thick sheet. You can give to him some balls (not very big) made from plastic or fabric. Your baby definitely will estimate some cars and dolls or maybe even game dishes (be careful with these toys, never let baby alone with them). Some of baby’s is starting to „dance” when hears music. You can sing and dance togeather. Believe me, he will be excited :).