and up and down. you should see the child trying to follow the object with her/his eyes.
encourage your child to reach for a safe object you show her/him, such as a plastic cup. you should see her/him trying to grab or touch it.
you can cut out simple pictures of familiar things, people and animals. try to get pictures showing lots of different colors, textures, scenes and faces. talk about the pictures as the baby looks at them. you should observe that your baby is listening to what you tell her/him and willing to participate in her/his own way. her/his facial expressions change as you take her/him through a storybook. you 