she's two weeks old!
uncle keith bought her a musical mobile one week ago, and we finally had time to set it up yesterday. musical mobiles are meant for infant visual/sound stimulation, which is important for their brain development, but i noticed that ashley is not quite excited over it, perhaps she is still unable to be able to focus on objects. it'll probably take another couple of weeks.
"At birth, your baby sees only in black and white and shades of gray. Nerve cells in their retina and brain that control vision are not fully developed. Also, a newborn infant's eyes don't have the ability to accommodate (focus on near objects). So don't be concerned if your baby doesn't seem to be "focusing" on objects, including your face. It just takes time. Despite these visual limitations, studies show that within a few days after birth, infants prefer looking at an image of their mother's face to that of a stranger. Researchers believe this preference depends on large, high-contrast stimuli, like the boundary of the mother's hairline to her face."
these are just some shots i took of her this morning after her shower - looking clean and fresh huh! my mum noticed that she actually has a small dimple on one side (i think the left cheek), however, she doesn't smile enough now for me to capture a shot of that, i just got to keep trying! btw, xp, she's wearing what you brought back for her from bangkok!
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uncle keith bought her a musical mobile one week ago, and we finally had time to set it up yesterday. musical mobiles are meant for infant visual/sound stimulation, which is important for their brain development, but i noticed that ashley is not quite excited over it, perhaps she is still unable to be able to focus on objects. it'll probably take another couple of weeks.
"At birth, your baby sees only in black and white and shades of gray. Nerve cells in their retina and brain that control vision are not fully developed. Also, a newborn infant's eyes don't have the ability to accommodate (focus on near objects). So don't be concerned if your baby doesn't seem to be "focusing" on objects, including your face. It just takes time. Despite these visual limitations, studies show that within a few days after birth, infants prefer looking at an image of their mother's face to that of a stranger. Researchers believe this preference depends on large, high-contrast stimuli, like the boundary of the mother's hairline to her face."
these are just some shots i took of her this morning after her shower - looking clean and fresh huh! my mum noticed that she actually has a small dimple on one side (i think the left cheek), however, she doesn't smile enough now for me to capture a shot of that, i just got to keep trying! btw, xp, she's wearing what you brought back for her from bangkok!