5 weeks old

My goodness! 5 weeks old! Although not much is shared in this post, your baby is learning more and more each day and building off of skills learned the previous day and weeks. Your baby might be turning it's head when it hears something, smiling back at you when you smile, cooing and wiggling more each day. Here are some fun activities to help your little guy or gal learn.

Hearing
Clap your hands or snap at the side of your baby's head.  This will help them learn to turn their head in order to see what made that sound.

Simon Says
Play Simon Says with your baby.  Stick out your tongue, move your arm, or blink and see if they copy you. This helps them develop their motor skills and have fun playing with you!

Reading
This week while you read with your baby change the tone and pitch of your voice.  See if your baby notices these changes and possibly prefers a certain pitch or tone of voice.

Lullaby
I love The Beatles, and I love their "sunny" songs the best.  So, here is "Good Day Sunshine" in lullaby format. :)

"Good Day Sunshine"

Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, good day sunshine

I need to laugh and when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day

Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, good day sunshine

We take a walk, the sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground

Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, good day sunshine

Then we'd lie beneath the shady tree
I love her and she's loving me
She feels good, she knows she's looking fine
I'm so proud to know that she is mine.

Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, good day sunshine
Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, good day sunshine
Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, good day sunshine
Good day...