On her tummy now and trying to crawl
Your baby is now 5-month old. The most exciting thing to
witness during this stage is the crawling time. Aside from crawling, most of
these little angels are already perfecting their roll-over. They are already
starting to crawl just like caterpillars. But be very clean and get rid of
small toys or small items which babies could eat. Anything that they touch will
go straight to their mouths as part of their development. So, make sure that
nothing gets in their way when they start to crawl. I’m pretty sure you don’t
want their tummies to get into trouble.
5- month old celebration with her Kuya and Tito
My daughter Kera is already practicing on how to crawl. She
started with caterpillar crawl then balancing her knees with her hands
together. The funny thing is that, every time she does that, my son would tell
me that the baby is “swimming on dry land” hahaha. It is also one way of
letting their heads and back rest and time for their tummies and chest to be on
the ground, floor or bed.
Another thing that you would take note on this month is the
baby’s ability to develop the speaking skills. There will be a lot of mumbling
and coos. There are even different reactions on their faces when they try to
communicate with you and this time, it is clearer. It is amazing because you
would know if they’re hurt, hungry, done peeing or poops or they just want a
hug from their parents. However, my daughter is more of a silent type than my
first born. They are very different from each other.
Sleeping pattern still changes. So, expect for your babies
to get trouble sleeping but when they are not sick, they have longer hours of
sleep and longer hours of play. Make sure that there is also a nap time for the kids, twice a day.
Our little Kera
Play is a very important role at this stage. They just want
a lot of play. What play? Where is Mama game is a very good game just like
peek-a-boo. Introduce big soft colorful toys for them to enjoy squeezing and
mashing and grabbing.
The little Minnie Mouse
Their vision or sense of seeing is still improving. It’s not
yet fully developed but they love colorful things especially dark colors. I
suggest for you to introduce the primary colors red, yellow and blue. She can
follow moving objects like cars. You can also use toys for the hide-and-seek
game which I usually do with my daughter.
Babies can already show their affection. I am a
breastfeeding mom and every time my daughter is drinking her milk, she would
touch my face and when I look at her, she smiles at me. That makes me really
happy because I know she is happy.
Babies love music but only slow music. No rock music. If
possible use Beethoven and Mozzart’s music.
That’s all for now. I hope this article will help you in
understanding your babies.
Please check this out for my article on baby crawling (during my son's time) http://joneepslimwitch.blogspot.com/2013/02/every-single-step-counts.html
