At 3 months old, your baby will have made significant progress in their development and will be more active and responsive than before. Here are some things your 3-month-old baby may be doing:

• Sleeping: Babies up to 3 or 4 months old need 14 to 16 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period, usually waking every two to four hours to eat.

• Lifting their head: Your baby will most likely be able to lift their head 90 degrees thanks to all the tummy time practice you’ve been providing.

• Laughing and anticipating being picked up: Your baby may be able to laugh out loud and can probably anticipate being picked up when they see you reach out.

• Rolling over and turning in the direction of a sound: Your baby may be able to roll over and turn in the direction of a sound.

• Speaking: Many babies this age will have expanded their speaking repertoire to be able to string together vowels and consonant sounds like “ah-goo” .

• Playing with toys: Babies love to play with their favorite toys, including play gyms, activity mats, and sensory toys that trill, squeak, tweet, or rattle when pressed or shaken. They also love things that play music, especially in reaction to their movements.

• Forming a strong attachment to you: By 3 months, your baby will have formed a strong attachment to you and should be responding to you with lots of smiles.

• Better control of their head movements: Your baby will have better control of their head movements and will start to hold their head up when they’re sitting up.

• Rolling from their front to their back: When you give your baby tummy time, you might notice they roll from their front to their back, lift up their head, or push up their chest with their hands.

• Recognizing faces and voices: Your babys hearing and vision are improving. They can recognize the outline of a face when someone enters the room and may smile at you from across the room. They turn their heads and smile at the sound of their parents’ voices and love listening to all kinds of music.

Remember that each baby develops at their own pace, and failure to reach certain milestones may signal medical or developmental problems requiring special attention. If you notice any warning signs in your infant, discuss them with your pediatrician.