Zyan's First Holiday Vacation

Going to Batangas ...

Zyan is praying for our safety trip to Manila :)

Zyan on his Fourth Month

By the time Zyan has reached 4 months old, i have learned his personality. I can tell when he is going to want something before he starts to fuss. I can start playtime on the floor on a blanket with some toys at this age. When he is awake i will notice that baby he able to:

• Hold up head at a 90 degree angle
• Lifts head and chest when laid on tummy and will attempt to move
• Rolls over from tummy to back, will quickly learn how to roll over from back to tummy once this is mastered
• Taste tests everything that is close enough to get a grip on (exploring everything orally)
• Recognizes food source (bottle, breast, or otherwise) and reacts
• Responds to sound
• Has distinctive cries for fear, discomfort, pain, and even loneliness
• Tracts items through a 180 degree arc

Zyan on his Third Month

During the third month of his life, Zyan has started to show a little more personality. Activities are a bit more social than they were a couple months ago when eating and sleeping were all that my baby was interested in. During socializing times my baby will start to:

• Lift head to a 45 degree angle from the surface that he is laying on
• Stiffen legs as if trying to stand when feet are on a hard surface
• Reach for shiny or dangling objects
  
• Grasps toys and shakes small hand toys such as rattles
• Imitates sounds that the infant hears
• Recognizes people and starts to develop trust of known people as well as distrust and fear of strangers
• Lifts head with much better muscle control.
• Starts to develop hand-eye coordination
• Energetically kicks and moves while awake to expend energy
• Brings hands together in clapping motion
• Watches and enjoys circles and spiral patterns
• Lifts head and chest when laid on tummy and will attempt to move