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MY SON LOOKS LIKE A TURTLE

08/01/12 00:38 Filed in: baby | infant | dads
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At 11 weeks old, our boy is starting to pick up his own head and look around. He looks kind of like a drunk turtle as he stretches his neck out. His head bobbles and weaves and occasionally, if he's looking over my shoulder, his neck muscles give out and he head butts me and starts crying.

The pediatrician says babies needs "tummy time" a few sessions a day starting at 8 weeks old so that their neck muscles develop properly. This means we put Conor on his stomach and tuck his arms up close to his body so he can use them to lift his head up. We do this but he doesn’t much like it. He lasts about three minutes then starts crying as his neck muscles lose their strength and he does a face plant into the rug. He looks at me as if it's all my fault and I try to blame it on the pediatrician but he's no longer paying attention.

Experts say a baby can lift its head up at about one month of age. It can hold it’s head up while sitting at 4 months of age. And will have complete control at about six months of age.

Every time I read a statistic about child growth, I measure my own son up to it. And as usual, he’sright on schedule. Ah, that’s my boy.

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