Weird things about your baby that are actually normal

colorful as the food they ate Dr. Garcia said.
Whats normal development?
Your babys eyes
Sometimes your baby might go cross eyed for a bit. It can be scary but its completely normal. Your babys eyes are still developing. In fact they cant focus close up until theyre near 3 months old when their eye muscles are stronger.
In the first month your baby will enjoy making eye contact with you but their vision isnt very focused at this point. Things about 8 to 10 inches away from their sight are more focused than whats close up.
By 2 months they should be able to see your face.
Your babys bones
Have you noticed that your baby is a little floppy? Thats why its so important to support your babys head. Their necks are not strong enough to support their big heads.
Even though they seem so flexible and squishy babies actually have more bones than adults do. Adults have around 200 bones and babies have about 300 bones. Babies are born with tiny bones that eventually fuse together.
That squishiness that makes babies so fun to hold is actually a very important part of your babys development. Babies are mostly filled with cartilage while their bones are growing. This is good for their bodies while they learn how to do things like crawl and walk.
Crawling on our hands and knees might be painful for adults. But babies knees are mostly cartilage so its like theyre wearing knee pads.
Your babys breathing
Your babys heart rate is higher than yours. Their bodies are growing very quickly so their breathing keeps pace. If it looks like your baby is breathing really fast there shouldnt be anything to worry about. However if it looks like your baby is breathing more from their ribs than their belly then you may want to talk to your pediatrician about it.
Your babys arms and legs
Babies make a lot of twitchy movements. It may look like your baby is attempting to learn how to swim on dry land but those are just their normal movements.
They have no control over the movements their bodies make.
Sometimes babies even keep themselves up when theyre supposed to be sleeping because their arms and legs wont stop moving. Thats when swaddling can make them more comfortable Dr. Garcia said.
Your babys skin
Babies have very sensitive skin so little irritations are likely to pop up.
If your baby has dry flaky skin or oily scaly patches