Month 3

Mental Development

• Begin to babble
• Begin to imitate some sounds
• Communicate with a variety of sounds and gestures
• Show excitement to familiar situations like feeding time

Visual Development

• Focus on faces and watch them attentively
• Recognise familiar people and objects at a distance
• Start using their hands and eyes in coordination
• Distinguish between different colours

Growth

• Weigh about 5.8 kg if she’s a girl or about 6.4 kg if he’s a boy
• Be about 59.8 cm tall if she’s a girl or about 61.4 cm tall if he’s a boy

Motor Development

• Be able to hold their head almost steady with little or no head lag when pulled to a sitting position
• Raise their head and chest while lying on their stomach
• Support their upper body with their arms when lying on their stomach
• Open and close their hands
• Push down with their legs when their feet are placed on a firm surface
• Bring their hands to their mouth
• Be able to grip a toy

Social and Emotional Development

• Smile at the sound of a parent’s voice
• Begin to develop a social smile
• Enjoy meeting other people
• Show more expressive responses
• Imitate some movements and facial expressions