Gripping

Baby B has been able to grip objects for a while now, but we've always had to place the object in her hand first. But yesterday she took a big step and intentionally gripped a pink elephant rattle we held in front of her, first with one hand and then with both hands. Testing to see if it was just a fluke, we took it away several times and offered it to her again, and each time she'd grab at it to hold. Of course, her approach was slow and a bit ham-handed, but it was great to see her taking this developmental step! She's also taken to sometimes holding her own bottle; quite a long way from the frantic, flailing arms of three months ago!