Development - 4th Month

A new talent for rolling over

When mummy placed Zoey on her stomach, she will lift her head and shoulders high, using her arms for support. This mini push-up helps her strengthen her muscles and she is getting a better view of what's going on.

She may even amaze mummy (and herself!) by rolling over from her back to her front. Sometimes mummy will encourage this through play: Wiggle a toy next to the side, she customarily rolls. Mummy will applaud her efforts. Now mummy will never leave her unattended on a bed or any other elevated surface that she can get around.

Reaching out and mouthing objects

Zoey is now able to reach out and grab an object. Once she wraps her hands around something, she'll study it for a moment and will try to put it in her mouth, mummy will always be sure that whatever mummy give her is not too big to fit all the way in.

Mummy also notice more drooling now. Mummy suspecting she is starting teething, but I believed the first tooth usually doesn't surface until Zoey is 6 to 8 months. Mummy always encourage baby Zoey to explore and play with a variety of objects. Something as simple as a clean hankie, teether or her soft toys might occupy her for a few minutes. Watching her suck on it, hold it, and discover what happens when she scrunches it up, makes mummy laugh out loud.

Playing solo

Now, Zoey can play with her hands and feet for a few minutes at a time. A miracle! Suddenly mummy realized it's strangely quiet in the bedroom and look in, only to discovered that baby Zoey, who so far has needed my attention for most of every waking moment, is amusing herself.

Sometimes, mummy will read out her aminal book, she get very excited and will grab the book immediately with her hand and feet.

Appreciation for a full range of colors

Babies see color from birth, but they have difficulty distinguishing similar tones, such as red and orange. As a result, they often prefer red, black and white or high-contrast colors. Now Zoey in her fourth months, color differences become clearer, and she begin to show a preference for bright primary colors now. Zoey likes red. When mummy go shopping, mummy will bring her to toy department, as some great eye-catchers include primary-colored mobiles, bright posters, and colourful toys catches her attention and she will get excited and keep her eye busy.

Honing in on sounds

Baby Zoey now realizes where sounds come from, and she'll turn quickly toward a new one. One of the easiest ways to engage her is to jingle a set of keys. Those toys bell are great attention-getters, too. Usually mummy will jingle a set of keys when Zoey making a fuss or refuse to drink her milk. She will stop crying and listen to the sound and then she will start drinking her milk.

Cause and effect

Zoey's ability to interact with mummy, others, and her surroundings is growing daily. At this stage, she start playing little games as she begins to understand that simple actions have results. Sometimes baby Zoey may drop objects just to watch mummy & daddy pick them up or to see how and where they fall. She like to pull out her pacifier and drop it on the floor. Its makes us exhausting each time picking up her pacifier........ Zoey... Zoey...