It's easy to forget, but babies' vision is not at all like that of adults - at least not for the first few months anyway.
This is because their eyes are still developing. As they get older, their eyes are able to do more and more.
A baby's not much of a looker when they're first born, as in they can't look at much.
For the first two months of their life, their focus is best close up, which happens to be perfect for checking out your lovely face while you're cuddling them. Faces are exactly what babies most like to look at and they will learn to recognise the faces of all those close to them.
It's great to encourage baby to look at stuff, they love contrasting images and clear patterns.
When babies are around three months old, they'll often be able to follow moving objects around with their eyes and by about five months, they've made so many new connections in their brain that they're able to see in real detail, full colour and 3D and the more they see and hear the stronger those brain connections get.
When and what can babies see?
For the first two months of their life, babies can only really see and focus on things that are close to them. As they grow, they will begin to recognise faces.
Once your baby gets to around three months old, they will start to focus on things further away and will follow moving objects or look at shiny decorations or lights.
By the time a baby reaches around five months, they're able to see in real detail, full colour and 3D. The more they see and hear the stronger those brain connections get.
Image caption, For the first 2 months of their lives, babies can only focus on close objects.
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