At week 4:
Babies love to feel different textures. Introduce them by rubbing your baby's skin with satin, cotton, wool, velvet or fur, and let her feel their varying sensations. She may not be interested in playing with stuffed animals yet, but she'll like the way they feel against her skin. You can also lay her on different surfaces, like a soft bath towel, chenille throw or shag carpet. There are endless possibilities, but you may want to avoid the cold tile floor and scratchy sisal rug for now.
At week 5:
Play airplane with your baby by lying on your back and pulling your knees to your chest so your shins are level with the ground. Place your baby on his tummy on top of your shins. While holding on to his body, slowly lift your legs, keeping baby parallel to the floor. He'll enjoy his bird's eye view, and you'll manage to fit at least a little exercise into your day. Hey, every bit counts!
At week 6:
In case you haven't played patty-cake in a while, here's a refresher: Play patty-cake with your baby's feet while she's lying on her back.
Patting her feet together sing:
"Patty-cake, patty-cake, baker man. Bake me a cake as fast as you can."
While rolling baby's feet around each other sing:
"Roll 'em and pat 'em and mark 'em with a B and put 'em in the oven for baby and me."
On the last note, bring baby's feet up to her face. You just might be rewarded with a big smile! :)
At week 7-8:
At this age your baby is particularly interested in circular and spiral patterns. Show her a few items with these characteristics, such as a telephone cord, a piece of paper on which you've drawn several circles within each other and a few round butter-tub lids. Amazing what works as a toy, isn't it?
Taken from www.ivillage.com
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