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During this month, your baby will smile, laugh and make many different kinds of noises. Talk to your baby and encourage him to continue making sounds. When you place your baby on his chest, he can lift his head and chest up. Give your baby a variety of toys that make different sounds, have different textures and light up. All of this will help to develop his senses.

Most babies will spit up at some point or another because of overfeeding or the lack of a mature digestive system. This is very common and is usually not a cause for concern. As long as your child is growing properly and the spit up does not cause him to choke, he is probably fine. More than likely, the spitting up will improve as your baby gets older.

Soon your baby will be rolling over, so it is time to start thinking safety! Avoid leaving your baby on changing tables, couches, countertops and other surfaces unattended. You never know when she will decide to roll for the first the first time.

Until your baby is four to six months old, there is no need to supplement his diet with water, juice or cereal. Some parents are tempted to put cereal into a baby's bottle to help them sleep longer-this is not recommended. Babies get all of the nutrition they need from breast milk or infant formula. Your baby has probably settled into more of a predictable feeding pattern. Most babies will drink about 5-6 ounces of formula or breast milk every 3-4 hours. Avoid giving your baby a bottle in his crib and do not prop the bottle while you are feeding him.

Because all babies have different temperaments, it should be understood that some babies are fussier than others. While some babies are quiet, calm and content most of the time, others are not. Some babies get fussy and aggrevated very easily and need more nurturing from their caregivers. If you use a pacifier, try to limit the amount of time you give it to your baby. Give it to your baby when he needs it for comort and avoid giving it to him when he is not fussy. Never hang the pacifier from his neck to avoid strangulation.

Your baby will learn from you and his environment. Make your baby feel secure and loved by responding to his needs promptly. This will help your baby build trust in you. Never yell, shake or hit your baby--even if you do get frustrated or upset. Doing so can seriously harm your baby and decrease the trust that he has in you.

Developmental Milestones 2 Months Old

Physical

• Jerky movements are almost gone. Smoother circular movements have taken place of the jerky movements.
• Your baby can grasp objects voluntarily
• Eyes are more coordinated and your baby can see various colors

Intellectual

• Your baby will smile at you this month!
• Prefers objects with more complicated designs, colors and shapes
• Some babies will sleep through the night,but not most
• Most babies will sleep for longer stretches at night

Emotional

• Your baby will smile when he is happy
• Your baby will show preferences for people he knows
• Babies like to be held and comforted. Babies need to feel safe in order to deveop a sense of security.

Age Appropriate Toys

• Rattles
• Balls
• Colored toys
• Mirrors
• Mobiles
• Playgyms
• Books
• Musical toys
• Lighted toys

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Emily-Ak - 6.2 hours ago
my B/F accidentally bonked our daughter on her head she is fine but now everytime he holds her she screams, as if she is mad at him still... how does he get that bond back with her that he had before?

deeyore486 - 9.9 hours ago
Dancing, your little one came early and was so tiny at birth! He sounds like he is doing really well with his weight, figuring in how much he weighed to start off with! Just remember that when you are looking at all of these developmental milestones that he was early and might not do everything they say he should be doing. To find out where he should be, adjust his age to what he would be had been born on his due date. :) Too many moms of early babies beat themselves up over what their baby isn't doing that they loose sight of the fact that baby was early and still had a lot of growing to do before they were born!

Brandims - 10.7 hours ago
In just the last little while I've noticed my eyelashes falling out. A friend told me that happens sometimes after pregnancy. Anyone else experiencing this?

dancingtoast - 11.5 hours ago
everbody's babies are so much bigger than mine, Aidan is weighing in at 9 lbs he's trying to catch up!

sugarcubesandcottoncandy - 16.2 hours ago
my son smiles a lot now :) i just caught him cooing at the parrot, the frog, the monkey and the honeybee on his co mobile yesterday. it was the cutest sight ever :) made me want to cry.

mom2be01 - 21 hours ago
It just dawned on me that my little girl has started to do what the baby in the picture for this month is doing. It is so adorable!! :) lol... If I stick my tongue out at her she will smile with a hint of a giggle and stick hers back at me. lol.... She has been sticking her tongue back out at me for some time but the hint of a giggle ia not as old. :) Love it!!!

skye614 - Friday, 6 Nov
So as a topper to Rosye13's comment about sick people... let me just say.. I work at a diner where you pretty much have to be dying for them to let u call out, but a lady at my job came down with the H1n1 and was in the hospital... she was out for a week, and she came back to work tonight and now still has an upper respitory infection... I wanted to trip her or something so she had to leave.. I couldnt believe that with this epidemic, that first my employer would let her back still sick, and that she would jeapordize her co workers by coming back not cured... Then she was trying to talk to me and she doesnt understand why I am turning my head and not looking at her, and sanitizing my hands at the same time... I wanted to tell her soooo bad that I think she is messed up for coming to work like that, but I didnt want to go near her.... Just had to get that off my chest... I would hate to get sick and especially not bring any germs home and get my little baby sick....

luvbugs - Friday, 6 Nov
Futuremom-there isn't much you can do to keep your baby from licking things-its how they learn. Some babies are more oral than others-I have had friends whose kids never put things in their mouth, while my daughter has put things into hers since she could move and still does (at 18 months) Just the other day I caught her licking the shopping cart(uck) You can't protect them from all the germs-they need to get some to build up their immune system.

babymine - Friday, 6 Nov
rosye13, I like the way you think. :)

niccig - Friday, 6 Nov
joelisa-my LO has done the same twice. I was looking at her the first time before she did that scream that I had never heard before and made a really pouty face first then SCREAMed I picked her up she had tears allllll over my cheek and chest...she really doesnt cry often at all and if she does no real tears...I think she was having a dream that scared her skye: my LO does the same with the stirring I can tell the difference when shes hungry because the fist goes in the mouth even with her eyes still closed if shes hungry and trust me the binky would NOT do if she wanted the bottle she lets me know! LOL -teething usually starts about 6 months old. I have worked in the dental office for almost 16 yrs. it can vary but thats the average age. -and on a side note I think 2 months is too early for cereal even if they have good head control thier little digestive systems are not equipt to break down the solid foods yet and even if they get the food down I dont think thier bodies can absorb the nutrition they should get from it because they cant break it down..anywayyyyyy I love that we all have this site to share :o)

Tarrynsplanet - Friday, 6 Nov
mommi2be-Raissa - Im having exactly the same thing with my LO, he is drooling & more fussy & eating his fists like crazy. I have read though, that this is not necessarily a sign of immediate teething, but could happen within the next 9 months. So lets see Lol... My babe is weighing in at 14.7 lbs. OMW.

joelisa - Friday, 6 Nov
Omg my son scared the ish out of me! Him and my hubby was sleep I was the only one up I couldn't go to sleep. So around 12am all of a sudden my son starts screaming(the loudest scream ever out of him) idk why. He sleeps with us so I picked him up and put him on my chest and he went to sleep. I was so scared for a min b/c it came out of no where plus his eyes were still closed. Oh guess what hubby didn't even here him I woke him up and asked him he said no.

futuremomoflanden - Friday, 6 Nov
So my LO has just discovered his tounge and is constantly licking anything the can he licks his blankets and toys and even me and my DH's clothes when we hold him he's also making clicking noises which are so cute but my concern is what should I do to keep him from licking something that may get him sick? I wash my hands and his toys a million times a day and I'm constantly changing his blankets but I don't know with h1n1 all over if I should do more

bluegirl - Friday, 6 Nov
@ Skye614- My son does the same thing. He starts to stir, I give him the passy and he falls back to sleep. I also was wondering if I was depriving him of a bottle but I figure that if he was truely hungry, he would cry, not just squirm. But there is the possibility that even though he is a little hungry he is still too deep asleep to wake himself. I don't know what to think either.

mom2be01 - Friday, 6 Nov
skye614: My little one takes her last bottle at 10:00PM and about 4:00A.M. she will move around. Usually because she has a little gas. I give her binky to her and she will sleep until about 6:30 AM and then she wakes up and starts yelling for me. lol... It is a little comical! She really doesn't cry unless I don't get there fast enough. lol... So I think you are okay. They will not take the binky, at least she doesn't, when they are hungry. :)

bebe2in09 - Friday, 6 Nov
Hi everyone! My LO has started waking up at odd hours at night. She used to go down between 8:30 to 9pm and not wake up until close to 3am. Now, she wakes up every three hours (like she does during the daytime). She'll fall right back to sleep after eating. Last night, I fed her at midnight, when she woke up at 3am, I gave her the pacifier and she fell right back asleep. wow, our LOs are almost 3 mos!!!

jennifer27 - Friday, 6 Nov
Skye - this is just my opinion, but I think if your lo was hungry enough to want a bottle she would probably let you know! My little one goes to bed at the saame time and generally sleeps until 8:00 or so... then she cries until she gets that bottle in her mouth....

rosye13 - Friday, 6 Nov
kiwichick17 - 12lbs at 5 and 1/2 weeks??? She is a big girl! I love the chunky, chunky babies! I always want to squeeze their little cheeks.

rosye13 - Friday, 6 Nov
babymine - I know. It drives me nuts when I am out at the store or something and I run into people who are obviously sick. Stay home!!! Why is that so hard??? It's just a few days to help protect the people around you. I always want to pull out my can of lysol and spray them. Maybe that would get the message across :)

rosye13 - Friday, 6 Nov
I agree with the 'no cereal until 4 months' unless your baby has an issue that requires it such as reflux. Then, you may need it to help them hold their food in!

skye614 - Friday, 6 Nov
ladies I need your opinion... normally my son gets a bottle before he goes to sleep anywhere between 10 and 11pm... Sometimes he will wake up around 3 or 4 and I give him his pacifier and he goes back to sleep... then he will usually wake up around 6 or 7 and will take his pacifier again and go back to sleep for at least 20 min to over an hour... my question is... if he was starving, would the pacifier still put him to sleep... I feel like maybe he might be wanting a bottle, but by me giving him the binky...that is depriving him.. I dont know just want to make sure he is eating enough

kiwichick17 - Friday, 6 Nov
I lied little caitlyn was 12lb at her last check at 5 and a 1/2 weeks

joelisa - Thursday, 5 Nov
On the teething topic my lo is also chewing on his hands. Sometimes he even gags b/c he puts it in too far I hate when he does that. He drools so much its ridiculous, my mom said everyone on her side of the family cut teeth early well except my niece lol. Oh and on the cereal topic I tried it early my lo was too fussy he would wake up the next morning so grumpy. Ever since I stopped he wakes up in the morning so happy. I will wait 4 1/2 more wks when he turns 4months to try it again. My lo will be 3months old in 4days yay!

MagsWP - Thursday, 5 Nov
Marek was 6 lbs 6 oz at birth, and at his 2 month appointment he was 11 lbs 10 oz. I think he is about 13 lbs now. Raissa, my lo keeps chewing on his hand a lot as well. He drools quite a bit but no sign of any white spots yet. On the cereal topic, I definitely thought about it, and still am because of his reflux issue but I'm kind of torn. He is developing really well, has very strong neck, and become quite a chunky monkey so maybe my milk is good enough for now. On the other hand, if I tried cereal, maybe he would spit up even less and sleep better at night? Grr.. I think I will end up waiting 4 more weeks.

babymine - Thursday, 5 Nov
Hi Suzi, everything I have read says to limit contact with them if you can. If not, then make sure that they are washing their hands like crazy. Especially around feeding times and if they are going to touch her face. If they are coughing, you may want to check with your doctor or a local medical supply to get masks for them to wear while they are caring for your infants. I am terrified of my LO getting h1n1. They are not giving the vaccine to caregivers of children less than 6 months in my state till the beginning of december. My 2 1/2 year old just got his first shot (they have to do it in 2 parts) and is on a waiting list for the 2nd 1/2. They are both in daycare so that puts them at high risk. I hope this thing goes away quick and that people do as requested staying away from public places if they have it. I somehow doubt it though.

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