Entertaining our babies!

Please help!!! My baby is now having much longer wake windows in the day, she’s only 2 months old - how can I keep her entertained? I have no idea what to do with her in the day so she doesn’t get bored!

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I kind of do tummy time and love to speak to my baby boy, and just speaking about anything really and evening goo’ing him to see if he repeats which he does🥹🥹🥹 I help him feel the soft book toys he has that’s like sensory for him to touch and massaging him with some oil (only started cos he had dry skin atm) but he loves it. But when I’m doing something like cooking I let him be on the swing and just have him near me and I say hi here n there as I see him following me haha.

She definitely wont get bored, at this age they will be amused by anything, I occasionally see my daughter grinning and cooing at the window. Remember everything is new to them so its all pretty cool! BUT you could get some black and white cards (or even just draw your own) and show them to her, do tummy time, use crinkly or shiny objects, sing with hand gestures etc

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