Month 2

Mental Development

• Begin to coo and repeat a string of the same sounds

Visual Development

• Recognise their parents’ faces
• Watch an object that moves slowly across their line of vision

Growth

• Weigh about 5.1 kg if she’s a girl or about 5.6 kg if he’s a boy
• Be about 57.1 cm tall if she’s a girl or about 58.4 cm tall if he’s a boy

Motor Development

• Show better control of their head, lifting it from time to time
• Begin to swipe at objects with their hands
• Become aware of their own fingers

Social and Emotional Development

• Smile in response to your smile
• Show recognition of parents by punching their arms in the air or kicking with their legs