Rolling Back Over!

I posted the video of Riley rolling over from his front to back in October. As of December 19th, he can now roll from back to front! And the best part of it all is that Kelly was watching Riley that day, and he caught the inaugural roll on video!!! How lucky is that?! And he stuck with it, I've edited this video down but Kelly had already been recording for almost 3 minutes when Riley finally got it!

What makes this REALLY funny is Kelly's play by play 'color' commentary! And you thought I made a big deal about him rolling over from front to back when I caught it on video - ha!



Now this adds an entire new dynamic to some of the 'no-nos' we've been getting away with - like leaving him on his changing table for TWO seconds while you grab his pjs or whatever. I actually strapped him in for the 1st time after this!

It still amazes me how quickly he's able to master things! And it seems like he doesn't really try to do something until he can actually do it. As soon as you see him trying to do something, that's your cue to get the video camera ready because he's more than likely going to do it at that point.

He's totally mastered his jumperoo in just a couple of weeks! He jumps so high I swear his bottom comes out of the seat! And now he knows how to straighten his legs and lock them out so he can immediately stop bouncing, look you right in the eye from across the room and let out the LOUDEST shriek possible! It's hilarious! If he catches you not paying attention to him (like blogging or checking email), prepare yourself! He'll be bound and determined to shriek until he has your full undivided attention!

OMG! And I have to brag on how good a baby he is! Last week went out to dinner for my sister's birthday, and between 4 adults - me, my Mom, Kelly and my sister - we forgot the paci! We almost forgot the blanket to put over him, and it was in the 20's that night! He's not really dependent on his paci except at nap and bed time, but we were going to be getting close to his bed time by the time we finished eating! This easily could have been a recipe for disaster, but not with Riley - he was cool the entire dinner! As we were waiting for the check, he got a little impatient so we improvised and let him knaw on my knuckle.

I'm an even more firm believer in the scheduling now! As long as you respect the schedule - all is well! But I'm SURE if I tried to take him somewhere during the middle of his nap time, there would be HELL to pay! That's why we always try to adjust his schedule to any plans we have, etc. Some people might say I'm being too accomodating, but I figure it's a small price to pay during these early months for a happy, well rested, easy going baby! And I could be completely wrong, he may just be so easy going that even if we hadn't focused on scheduling you could take him anywhere and do anything. We may never know, but I know enough to appreciate it!!