[blparent] Baby Play

[Erin Rumer]

Hello Allison :-) 

congratulations on your fairly new little bundle! The best suggestions I can give you is to just hold your little one as much as possible. This interaction will allow you to constantly feel what she is interested in and doing while allowing her to touch your face and hands.  My son Dawson is now nearly 5 1/2 years old and I held him all the time. Even now we snuggle all the time and interact with each other through playful wrestling, tickling and making goofy faces at one another.  Since the moment Dawson was born I did a lot of baby wearing giving lots of hugs and kisses throughout the day while talking to him. I found that even though he could not talk back he loved my interaction with him and he would Communicate back at me with adorable little sounds and touches. I know that all of this interaction really aided our strong relationship and communication with one another. You will find that as time goes on you and your daughter will have your own special communication that surpasses any visual limitations. Sure, you will have your challenges but what parent doesn't? Your communication together will aid in your bonding and make you closer than ever! Have fun with your little one :-)

Erin

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> On Feb 29, 2016, at 12:53 PM, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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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