Nursery World - A month in the life of Jasmine Maya (10)

Jasmine is growing more active, and reaches out to grab objects hanging from her baby gym. She is also able to make them rattle, and the sound always brings a smile. For much of the time her feet are in the air. She catches hold of them firmly and 'caresses' her bare knees, smoothing her hands around them. On a couple of occasions Jasmine has rolled over from her tummy on to her back, but this is not yet a regular event. At 18 weeks, Jasmine's weight gain had (just) returned her to the 0.4th centile of the growth chart and by five months she was slightly above it. She now weighs 5.216kg (11lb 71/2oz), still light for her age. Jasmine has now had her second and third stages of immunisation, without the high temperature she had the first time. This was helped by being given infant paracetamol beforehand.

At 18 weeks, Jasmine's weight gain had (just) returned her to the 0.4th centile of the growth chart and by five months she was slightly above it. She now weighs 5.216kg (11lb 71/2oz), still light for her age. Jasmine has now had her second and third stages of immunisation, without the high temperature she had the first time. This was helped by being given infant paracetamol beforehand.

Vocally, Jasmine copies her mother's voice, now managing two syllable sounds. This turn-taking conversation is regularly extended to other family members too. Jasmine often laughs out loud particularly when tickled and rocked playfully.

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