First Month

• interested in activities and objects brought to her visual focal range- between 18 inches
• eyes are coordinated most of the time
• follows objects with eyes
• show particular pleasure on a mobile that hangs to the side of her crib
• likes the contrast of light and dark patterns more than vividness of color
• interested in human face- likes watching changing expressions

• early- had difficulty fixing both eyes on an image
• end of this phase- can lock gaze into moving objects several feet away
• can see in full color- prefers blue and red
• discovers hands
• Note: Let baby put his hands into his mouth. This helps him understand that the fingers are part of him and the rattle is not.

• eyesight is sharp as an adult
• watch face closely imitate face expressions
• eye- hand coordination improves
• can find toes and grab them

• show great interest in small objects
• compares visually large and small objects
• sees details well and is curious an the designs and patterns
• test the effects of his actions on objects by deliberately dropping toys
• has an accurate mental picture of room
• enjoys a box full of toys to dump out- helps baby learn in and out & full and empty
• does not yet understand the difference between 2- 3 dimensions

• learns a bit of the visual world
• understands the concepts of up and down
• more proficient at roughly determining the size of something
• can bang two blocks together
• can drop items in a container
• understand that an object exist when hidden
• comprehension not complete
• sharpen his senses on what things look like
• squint eyes to get another view

• see environment in many dimensions
• has sharper perception of space and distance
• sees objects as existing separately from her and in many contexts
• discovers that things can be manipulated
• more highly developed eye - hand coordination
• memory improves- knows where toys and objects are normally found
• increase attention span
• May be able to group objects by shape and color
• study pictures in books intently
• make own scribblings
• still confuse on glasses and mirrors
• Note: your baby's ability to make such distinctions and to manipulate objects is part of a very important process- she is learning how to think and how to solve problems