Your baby's personality is really emerging now. He or she may be very social, granting broad smiles to everyone on the street, or a little more shy, hiding his or her face when well-meaning strangers try to say hello. Your baby may charge ahead boldly or assess the situation carefully before accepting others. He or she might be even tempered or switch moods quite dramatically.


Your baby will gesture for your attention and may even wave goodbye when he or she sees you head for the door. Your baby is also developing a mind of his or her own, which you may run up against when you try to put him or her in a car seat or stroller.

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