How your 1 month old plays now:
- Baby can see objects 8-10 inches away but can't make out details or the full color spectrum.
- He follows objects slowly with her eyes over very short distances.
- She mimics simple facial expressions and, when someone speaks to her, looks intently.
- He's startled by loud or unexpected noises.
- Her fists are closed
Why your baby will enjoy this toy now:
A mobile does more than look nice; it helps your child focus and improve vision. Watching objects move up above stimulates visual tracking, and if your mobile offers music or sounds, that can enhance baby's listening skills. And the soothing rhythm of repetitive sights and sounds can help remind baby that it's time to rest.
What you can do to help your baby learn more:
Music can be soothing to baby, and not just when he's drifting off to sleep. To extend the benefits offered by a mobile's selection of music, play similar music for baby at other times of the day and in different settings.
Help music become integral to your child's life by branching out and playing different types of music—it's fun to watch your baby's reactions change!
Don't be too shy to sing along or hum to the music. You'll find that as you do, your baby becomes more vocal too!
As the mobile goes around, encourage baby to take notice of his surroundings by pointing out the mobile's features, colors, characters or lights if it has them.
It helps to see what your baby sees, so try to position yourself so you can see the mobile from baby's point of view. Change the mobile's position every once in a while, or change your baby's position so he gets a new view.
Right from the start, your baby will listen to and respond to your voice. Use this connection to verbally point things out about the mobile—the colors, the movement, the characters that dangle from it. Watch to see what's appealing to your baby: if he seems to take more delight in one feature, then focus on it a bit more to reinforce his visual interest. 
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