how he rolls

This is what happened yesterday!  But he hasn't figured out that he can do it today. And he only rolls left.  I really didn't practice tummy time regularly... maybe a few times a week? and only for a few minutes before he'd get so mad at me.  "Lady, get me up! this is super uncomfortable and awkward!!" He always spits up when he's on his stomach. Now he enjoys it a lot more! Still spits up. 

 I did have witnesses before I grabbed the camera!  This is the first real milestone that daddy missed.  Of course, Obi did it again that evening with Ben-- but it still wasn't the first time.  It makes me, again, really thankful that Ben has a job he enjoys and I am able to be home with Obi.

 I feel like the 3 month turn has brought so many instant changes.  He's sucking on his hands and lots of other things are finding his mouth.  He's napping well.  And I suppose we've both had 3 months to figure that out too.  But he's getting up more during the night-- hoping that's a temporary growth spurt thing!! Really hoping that... I've tried it all (without feeding formula) ...evening cluster feeding, watching that he doesn't nap forever in the evening, the "dream feed", dream feed with a bottle, not feeding him when he wakes us (resulting in waking up in 2 hrs or waking up ready for the day at 5am). 

Though he's truly not horrible, night time sleeping is one of those issues where I need to put down the books (*cough* Baby Wise...) and tell myself that he's a baby.  My ultimate goal in raising this baby is not to get him to sleep through the night.  That is a goal and it will happen, I know, but it seems the more books I read and the more people I talk to about it-- the more "sleeping through the night" seems like the standard of enjoying my baby.  Mothers should not hear what their baby "should be doing."   (...Note to myself when talking to new mothers in the future... )

That darn comparison complex follows me wherever I go.

I really can handle getting up once in the night and I am always able to function on whatever sleep I'm allowed the night before. And as long as I'm doing the best I know how, Obi will do exactly what he's supposed to do. 

And even though my baby doesn't sleep 10 hrs straight at night.....  he is super strong :) We've almost never had to carefully watch supporting his neck/head.  He LOVES to stand.  I swear I am simply stabilizing him in this picture. 

 

Here's to rolling, standing, sleeping, eating, cooing, pooping, peeing, slobbering, and all the other baby things that go on in my house!