When babies are born, the Montessori mobiles are their first materials. As they get older they start wanting more and more to explore. Within a couple months Montessori babies are ready for exploring toys. Once babies discover their hands, they start becoming more and more adept at using them. And, soon, it's not just their hands that are getting in on the action, but their whole bodies -- their feet, mouths, legs, and bellies. As this happens, suddenly our job in preparing the environment changes!
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Augustus is officially 4-months-old and he has hit this point big time! He is much less interested in staring at a wall, but wants to move, feel, and do. On the day he turned 4-months, he actually rolled for the very first time in hot pursuit of his favorite toy -- a Calmies ball. He is still my slowest gross motor baby, but the wheels are turning on how to grasp, mouth, hold, drop, and move objects around the environment. "Ou…
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Augustus is officially 4-months-old and he has hit this point big time! He is much less interested in staring at a wall, but wants to move, feel, and do. On the day he turned 4-months, he actually rolled for the very first time in hot pursuit of his favorite toy -- a Calmies ball. He is still my slowest gross motor baby, but the wheels are turning on how to grasp, mouth, hold, drop, and move objects around the environment. "Ou…