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.
Studies show that babies prefer human faces to all other patterns or colors.
So keep your face close to your newborn's so he can study your features, and talk to him. You may notice short periods of time when your newborn is quiet and alert. This is primetime for learning. Use these periods to get better acquainted with your child. But if you try to interact with him and he doesn't seem receptive, he may have gotten sleepy or moved into a state of active alertness.