Your baby is now four month old! This means that your baby is becoming more alert, more active, and engaging more with the surroundings. Your baby is now spreading more happiness and joy at home and it still has new skills to acquire. Let’s go reveal the developmental milestones the baby will acquire in the period from fourth to sixth months.
How do baby’s skills develop?
Motor skills:
? Your baby will start moving its legs and arms on purpose.
? It will gain better head control. When lying on their tummy, they will be able to raise their heads.
? It will learn gradually to roll over.
? It will try to stand while leaning on objects.
? It will be able to sit without support.
Coordination:
? Your baby has better eye hand coordination.
? It will start grabbing things.
? It will put everything in its mouth.
? It will pull things in range.
Vision:
? Your baby will be able to distinguish different shades of colors.
? It will stare at complex patterns.
? It will stare at toys and at their mirror reflection.
? It will turn their head to follow a moving ball.
Voice:
? Your baby will start babbling.
? It will respond to you and express joy.
? It will feel emotions and may recognize its name when you call it.
What are the signs I should be aware of?
Your baby may be ahead in some milestones and may be late. Do not worry, it is normal. However, you have to consult your doctor if:
? If your baby’s muscles are stiff or you feel they are very floppy.
? If it grabs objects by one hand only.
? If it does not show improvement in head control.
? If it does not turn to you when you make sounds.
? If it does not grab objects.
? If it does not try to roll over.
? If it does not try to sit.
? If its eyes turn in and out.
? If it does not start babbling.
? If it is not interested in people around them all the time.
Even if you see one of these signs, you do not have to panic. All you have to do is to consult the doctor as soon as possible. The earlier you consult the doctor the better.