[blparent] Baby Play

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From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Allison via
BlParent
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 8:30 PM
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Cc: Allison <allison82 at cox.net>
Subject: [blparent] Baby Play


Hi All,
You're doing fine. She's still figuring out what she likes and doesn't like
and that will take for as long as she lives, just like it does for all of
us. Just enjoy her and the rest will fall into place
Taking a few minutes while almost 7 week old Allyssa chills in her swing. I
suspect she is about to erupt in screeching in a matter of minutes because
heaven forbid I'm paying attention to something other than her for five
minutes so my apologies if this message seems rushed, scrambled, filled with
typos, or otherwise incoherent. 

Allyssa is starting to interact with the world more which is exciting and
fun, but I find that I can rarely tell when she is engaged with something
and when not. I can feel where her head is turned, place objects in her
hand, etc, but I can't really observe whether or not she is actually looking
at something. We have all sorts of baby toys and I try to make sure to let
her experience a variety of positions, but I feel like I'm just guessing
about what she will be interested in and which not. So far my barometer is,
is she crying? If no, then good. But I imagine there is more to it to it
than that. Anyone have suggestions for how to best play with a baby and how
to know when they are engaged in an activity and when not? She's not really
old enough to reach out for objects yet so that indicator won't work. Right
now I basically just put toys near her or dangle them by her head, or place
in her hand. Is that enough? 

Tips are appreciated.

Thanks,
Allison


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