Amazing and cool facts about babies

             

                Cute, cuddly and full of curiosity babies are amazing to say the least. A baby can brighten a room with its smile, melt a heart with its laugh and provide a whole new perspective on life.

              But we already know this about our little ones. What you may not know is that babies are not only filled with sweetness, but also the subject of a abundance of astonishing facts that prove babies really are the most remarkable little things on the planet. 

              If we told you that babies know exactly what they are doing, you'd probably laugh at the screen now. But, it's true! Being adorable is not the only thing that your newborn has going for him. He also has an impressive set of qualities and skills apart from causing blow outs and putting things in his mouth. Yes, babies may seem a bit helpless, incapable of taking care of themselves. But not many know that it's an act. Sounds incredible,doesn't it? Well read the post to learn more surprising and weird baby facts. 

▶ BABIES HAVE 300 BONES

             Unlike adults, babies are born with 300 bones, that's 94 more. Where do the extra bones go? They fuse together during growth that makes it 206.For example,the skull of the baby has several bones that overlap one another during the birth to help the baby squeeze out. Babies also have a very soft spot on the head called the fontanelle. Before the skull grows completely,it is just a squishy and sensitive area. 

▶ NEW BORNS ARE TEAR FREE

              Babies hawl and scream for what they want or need, but they do not cry. They don't produce real tears until approximately the age of three weeks. That's because their tear ducts are not entirely developed. They do produce enough moisture to keep the eyes healthy, but they won't shed proper tears for several weeks. Some babies do not drop their first tear until four or five months. That's unusual and rare. 

▶ NEWBORNS DON'T HAVE KNEECAPS

             No kneecaps? No worries. Babies make do without. Babies have a structure of cartilage that resembles the kneecaps. These cartilage do not develop until they are fully six months. And that's the reason most of the babies crawl on the arms instead of all fours. In fact, babies can crawl as soon as they are born. Researchers found that when the baby was dried and laid on the mother's chest for feeding, he could find her chest within an hour. Now that's impressive. 

▶ A BABY HAS 1000 TASTE BUDS

             Babies have 3 times more taste buds as adults. 10,000 to be precise. The taste buds of the babies shows up on the third trimester, not just on the tongue, but also on the back,roof and sides of the mouth. Their taste buds only recognise sweet and sour. Salt isn't brought into the equation until around the age of four months. 

▶ NEWBORNS HEAR, SMELL AND SEE AS GOOD AS US

              Newborn can hear as well as an adult. They startle at just about anything, not because it's softer or louder, but because it's new. Even a baby as young as two days old will recognise his mother's voice,even if he only hears one single syllable. It activates an area of the brain associated with language process.An astonishing fact is that the newborns can recognise their mother's voice at birth itself. When the baby is born, his hearing power is not 100% up to par as the middle ear is still full of fluid,which somewhat impairs the hearing. The only sound that they can recognise is their mother's voice. 

               Even the sense of smelling is elevated at this stage.It's much more stronger than yours and a newborn uses his sense of smell to get to know his parents. 

               But the eyesight is not very brilliant. Newborn babies are near sighted. Their vision allows them to see objects and people clearest when they are 8 to 12 inches away. That's because the brain cannot process information very well at this stage. The brain start processing information at about 8 to 15 inches of range. Their brains contain around 100 billion neurons, which is why they notice everything. It takes a few weeks for the infants to distinguish visually between his mother and other adults. 

▶ BABIES LOSE THE HAIR THEY ARE BORN WITH

              All of it. Your little one may have thick, black hair now, but there is no guarantee that it will stay the same. The hair falls out in the first few weeks and then grows back over the next year. The hair can even go from straight to curly in a few months. 

▶ INFANTS HAVE SUPERSIZED BODY PARTS

                You probably noticed your little one's bits were especially prominent at birth. While the swelling will subside, your babies head and eyes will remain supersized during the first year. A newborn's head accounts for 1/4th of his body length while the adult human skull is about 1/7th of the total body length. 

              And baby's eyes? They are already 75% of the size of their adult eyes. 

▶ THE EYE COLOR CAN CHANGE

               All the babies are born with blue eyes. That's because the color of the eye comes from the color particle located behind the iris and in its particular tissue.This pigment or melanin is not developed at the time of the birth, which is why most of the babies, regardless of the genetics are born with blue eyes. The baby's true eye color becomes apparent after six months of age. But if both the parents have blue eyes, then even the baby will have blue eyes. 

▶ INFANTS FIRST RECOGNIZE THE COLOR RED

                Some experts suggest newborns can only see black, white and grey while others suggest that they can see different hues, but they are incredible blurry. However,the first color infants recognize is red. The last colors? Blue and purple. 

▶ BABIES LAUGH 300 TIMES A DAY

                On an average,babies laugh 300 times a day while adults laugh only 60 times. That's only when the baby has learned to laugh. It's a reminder that babies enjoy life much more than we do. 

           Incredible, right? And this is just the begining! The first year is only the start to a life long journey with your little one, filled with memorable moments to make, fascinating facts to uncover and amazing adventures to experience together.