Ask Baby! Mirror Mirror On The Wall…

As we continue, here at Sassy Baby Toys, in what we are enjoying as our best month yet, we’re going to focus today (no pun intended) on mirrors. That glamorous Hollywood baby, Isabella is here with us and ready to answer a few questions! Here we go—a whole post dedicated to mirrors.

OSD: Do you like mirrors? 
B: OMG—I love mirrors! Are you kidding me? Me? Mirrors? That’s like asking me if I like to sleep. Yes! An overwhelming yes. Just about the coolest thing I can play with at my ripe age of 4-8 months.

Ask Baby! Shapes, Colors & Focusing

We spent the last four postings interviewing our birth to 4 month old friend, Max, and now turn to the maturing 4 - 8 week old little one, Isabella. Ready on the set? We’re going live in 3 – 2 – 1 – lights, camera, action!

Ask Baby! Newborn Baby's Perspective On Vision

Earlier this week, we asked baby Max some initial questions about vision. Today, we’re taking it a step further with a bit more detail about vision. Welcoming back baby Max, our birth to 4-week-old little friend!

OSD: When things move back and forth, can you follow them?
Max: Hey, I’m a baby, and even I know that’s called tracking. I am trying very hard to learn, but right now I am not able to track very much. I may look cross-eyed when I try. Don’t worry about that, it’s the way I am supposed to look!

Ask Baby! What Can You See Newborn?

This month, we decided to ask baby some questions! Introducing our birth to 4-week-old baby, Max, and two questions about vision.

OSD: How far do you see, Max?
Max: I see just a few inches away, at most I see about 8 inches. So, when you come close to me and goo-goo, I like it! By the time I am one month old, I will see 2-3 feet ahead of my cute little face, so you can set yourself aback a bit more, and I’ll still see you.

Sassy Silly Ways to Have Fun: Vision—Part Two!

Earlier this week, we gave you some cute ideas how to be sassy and silly with baby vision and now we’re really ready to jiggle it out. Whoops! I slipped! This One Sassy Doctor gave away the number one silliest way to have fun with baby vision!

Sassy Silly Ways to Have Fun: Vision—Part One!

We’ve written about baby vision on previous One Sassy Doctor posts. Initially, a newborn can see only about 8 to 12 inches from his face and tries to focus when close up to something fun, like mommy’s face. Initially, babies are not able to focus on objects that are far away, so if you’re waving a red flag across the bedroom as you do a silly dance, don’t be offended if only your partner is laughing at you. One note: young babies do respond to bright light and actually prefer (as noted by eye opening) lower light. Babies love faces, bright colors and high-contrast patterns with movement. So, how can we have some Sassy silly vision fun?

Vision & Play

As a baby’s vision improves, she is better able to distinguish between different shapes, colors and movements.

While babies are able to see from birth, your baby is very nearsighted and can only focus on what is about a hand’s distance from her face. Guess what! That is about the distance your face is when you are feeding or holding her! So, make sure she gets plenty of opportunities to stare at and become familiar with your friends and family’s faces because, while she may be smiling at you from the day she is born, your baby will take a little time to get to know the others around her.

One pretty cool thing I learned, I was the best looking thing in the world to each of my babies. With no flaws, no imperfections, momma is every baby’s fashionista super model!