Your baby may start showing signs of one of her first major emotional milestones — stranger anxiety. She may become clingy and anxious around new (and even familiar!) people and may cry if a stranger suddenly approaches her.Brooke doesnt mind the approach too much, she just gives everyone the evil eye. But we have had a very hard time with others holding her - people she is familiar with or strangers, it doesnt matter. Its more of a separation anxiety issue than a stranger anxiety issue, and we have been working on getting her more comfortable with these situations.
Keep this in mind when you're around people she doesn't know, and try not to be embarrassed when she cries in someone else's arms — just take her back and calm her down by holding her yourself. Tell your friends and family to approach your little one with slow gentle movements.
A case of stranger anxiety doesn't mean you have to avoid new faces. Your baby will benefit from getting used to being around people other than you and your partner. Just remember that she needs your patience and understanding to get through this very important stage of development.
Several other sites this week talk about sitting - Brooke should soon be able to sit on her own (although for quite short periods of time). I have also been working with her on this. In fact, when she wakes up from her nap I will snap a picture of her "sitting". Its a bit to hard to explain in words ;)
