Well, without any effort whatsoever, Elias decided to roll over from his tummy to his back last night. Attempts at repeating this feat were met with much frustration at being placed right back onto his belly.
I’m sure he could roll all over the place if he wanted to, he just doesn’t seem very interested in the activity.
Elias has been enjoying tummy time a lot more lately. Of course, that’s because we just started using the Boppy for tummy time. Duh. Sometimes I really feel like I’ve missed the most obvious stuff about being a parent. At least any of Elias’ future siblings will have the benefit of what I’ve learned through trial and error from him.
By the way, our living room ottoman is about one of the best purchases we made in anticipation of this baby. At first, we got it just because of the nice soft edges and storage capabilities. It’s also been a godsend for our backs, though. Neither Mark nor I are in the best physical shape and it’s hard getting down on the floor. With the ottoman, we can put down a blanket and place him on it to play with him. I’ve started surrounding the ottoman with pillows as well because although we wouldn’t leave him there unattended, I know babies like to do things quicker than normal people can react to them, so I wouldn’t want him hurting himself if he fell off.
Elias is showing little interest in rolling over and still gets frustrated by being on his tummy for more than a few minutes at a time. I’m starting to think that he’s going to be able to sit up by himself before he can roll over completely. I predict he’ll skip the crawling phase altogether and move around by scooting his butt across the floor instead.
When I went to pick him up at daycare yesterday, this beautiful little red haired girl came crawling over to us, pulled herself into an upright position using our carseat as leverage and then took a lock of my hair into her hand, though she did not pull it. I found myself smiling and talking to her just like I do with Elias. Funny how having a baby changes you! Before Elias, babies frightened me and I could never bring myself to interact with them. I never thought I would interact with others’ children, but it looks like I just had to learn using my own child as practice!
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