13-15 weeks old. But you may not even notice at first.
When babies are born they know nothing. They don't even know about their own bodies. Bubba might see his hand floating around in front of his faces, but he won't really understand that that thing is part of him and that he has any control over it.
Moreover young babies have a grasp reflex, their hands automatically clutch anything small enough to fit in the palm.
You'll realise he's "discovered" his hands when you put something in his hands and it goes straight to his mouth (the most important sensory organ at this age). He'll also look at the item he's clutching. But his adroitness at handling it will continue to be very poor for a few months.
By 8 months babies should be able to hand objects from one hand to another, and to clutch things between the index finger and thumb (the "pincer" group). Babies who enjoy their pincer grips will especially like eating peas!
A finger tip grip, used to manipulate objects (turn them this way and that) may not develop until after 1 year old.
When babies are born they know nothing. They don't even know about their own bodies. Bubba might see his hand floating around in front of his faces, but he won't really understand that that thing is part of him and that he has any control over it.
Moreover young babies have a grasp reflex, their hands automatically clutch anything small enough to fit in the palm.
You'll realise he's "discovered" his hands when you put something in his hands and it goes straight to his mouth (the most important sensory organ at this age). He'll also look at the item he's clutching. But his adroitness at handling it will continue to be very poor for a few months.
By 8 months babies should be able to hand objects from one hand to another, and to clutch things between the index finger and thumb (the "pincer" group). Babies who enjoy their pincer grips will especially like eating peas!
A finger tip grip, used to manipulate objects (turn them this way and that) may not develop until after 1 year old.
