Milestones
Quick update for today, just to squee over my kick-ass son - Yesterday Tai rolled over from tummy to back. And today he giggled. Yay!
I think the rolling over was just a way to get out of the hated tummy time. I’m not sure what he hates about it, but hate it he does. He only tolerates being on his belly on the floor for about five minutes before he approaches meltdown. So I’ve been putting him on a new play mat thing that has a wedge pillow to prop him up a bit, so at least his face isn’t mashed into the floor. Yesterday I put his arms under him at first, rather than stretching them out over the pillow. After about one second he rolled right over. Thinking I might have had his weight to one side, not centered, I put him back on his belly. He rolled over again. Of course I broke out the video camera. I got him rolling several times, one time took him quite a bit of effort so it clearly wasn’t me doing it.
I called to share the excitement with Tom, and he said “oh, I’m sure he’s done that before. It’s just because you put his arms under his chest.” Yeah, that’s how he’d do it - but I can’t believe he’s rolled over when Tom hasn’t told me. I think he was just jealous. Either way, I called Mom and she was much more excited - a proper response.
The giggling thing was much harder to replicate. I’ve gotten him to do it a time or two since, but not many times. He’d just finished nursing and was laying on my lap looking up at me. We’d been playing the grinning game, when I realized he had a booger stuck under one nostril. Being the loving Momma I am, I picked it off with one finger. And he totally giggled about it! I don’t know if it tickled or what… but he did a real giggle. He had been trying to laugh for ages, and finally did it! It cracked me up. He hasn’t giggled for Tom yet, but I’m sure that’s coming.
Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Kat
Filed under: Milestones, Tai, General
Yay for Tai, you go baby boy! Le Petit flipped over at about the same time, a little before his three month birthday. Our pediatrician was surprised, because apparently that’s rather early. Giggling took longer depending on when you count the Official First Laugh. Don’t forget to mark the dates down in the baby book, because I promise you, you’ll forget sooner than you think.
To make tummy time a bit more palatable, try getting down nose-to-nose with him, or rattling a toy with a bell in front of him. Working those new neck muscles is hard, but if you can make it interesting, it goes a bit better… but five minutes is pretty good.
It’s great that he’s learned belly-to-back first, because that avoids the annoying I’ve-flipped-over-in-my-sleep-and-can’t-get-back grouchy wakefulness.