why does my 8 month old baby move his hands, wrists, and fingers so much when he is nervous, excited, or upse?

Question

looks like he is knitting or something when this happens

Answer 1

haha my son does the same thing, has been since he was a baby. I think its pretty cute/funny. Also a little girl I babysat before did a similar thing. I think its just a spasm. I have lots of pictures of my son doing it, and he is 3. You can messgae me if you'd like to see. Its normal.

Answer 2

Our 8 month old also does this, and she's a remarkably happy, healthy child. It's normal. She does it when she's excited or feeling something strongly. Our childcare person said they just like to do it because they CAN. They have hands! Fingers! It's cool! I think she also does it when she really is hungry or is trying to communicate something to me.

Are you signing to him? Then he might also be catching on that mommy and daddy move their hands when they really want to interact with him, and he might be doing the same thing to you.

Just think of all his little neurons flashing so actively. His brain is growing at an amazing rate! Good for him!

Answer 3

My brother did that as a baby and he still does it, he's 15 now , its so funny, I love it! He plays guitar really good now, maybe that helped him to get more control and agility on his hands?

I guess is because is one of the first parts of the body they start moving, even before birth, and the easiest to move, so its a way of letting stress out

Answer 4

Wow thats so lovable!! i will think of a lovable dancing infant now lol! My daughter wiggles and slaps her hand on her thigh whilst she hears track. She shakes and balls her palms up into incredibly tight fists and smiles and laughs whilst she hears track...and he or she additionally has wide-unfold commercials. whilst a particular cost assessment advert comes on she stares on the television and no one can get her interest decrease back till its complete! babies are so lovable!

Answer 5

He is "talking" to you. He is excited and trying to talk, but since he can't he uses body movements. Kind of like the joke about how certain nationalities talk with their body/hands...

Answer 6

i don't know i do that to sometimes and I'm 15 but my mom had the doctor see why i was doing that and he said the nerves in my hand were not completely developed when i was born

Answer 7

i imagine that's a normal baby thing. they only recently discovered they have arms, hands and fingers to flail around and they take full advantage of that fact.

Answer 8

His nervous system is still developing and his reaction to stimuli may seem unusual now, but this too shall pass.

Answer 9

Those are normal reactions of a human being when expose emotional experiences like those.

Answer 10

that's just what babies do when they are excited. They learn that they have these extremities that move and they want to move them ALOT!