By the end of the month your baby may have developed something of an eating and sleeping pattern, but you may not notice real regularity for months. Add your comments to the bottom of this page. He spends his time moving in and out of several different states of sleepiness, quiet alertness, and active alertness. Having undergone the trauma of birth, he's now trying to deal with an onrush of stimulation. This month your baby becomes quiet and calm when you speak to him gently and hold him upright.
Most babies love to be held, caressed, kissed, stroked, massaged, and carried.
Touch is an important means of communicating with your baby. He only has eyes for you Your baby's vision is still pretty fuzzy. Your face is the most interesting thing to him right now, followed by high-contrast items such as a checkerboard. In fact, a newborn's range of vision is only 12 inches or so. In other words, a baby can clearly see the face of the person holding him but not much beyond that.