Kirby rolled over for the first time today! :)
We haven't been good about giving him tummy time (ie: laying him flat on his stomach). However, we've held him so that he can look over our shoulder and he's been really great at being able to hold his head up that way. I read recently that we should try to give him 20 minutes a day on his stomach - even if it's broken up into 10 2 minute segments, which is good b/c Kirby's definitely not a fan!
I put a mattress on the floor yesterday to give him some time on his stomach. He was ok for about 5 minutes before he got really aggravated. He was able to lift his head some, but not higher than I had already seen.
This morning, I did the same thing.... mattress on the floor for tummy time. When I set him down, I looked at his little feet kicking and thought that that he looked really cute and that I should get the camera. I didn't feel good about leaving him alone on the floor (I didn't want Bingham to come over and lick him :P ) so I decided not to get the camera. After about 30 seconds, I noticed that Kirby's head was lifted higher than I'd ever seen before. I rubbed his back and gave him lots of encouragement b/c he was starting to get upset and the next thing I knew, he had completely rolled over on his own!! I was so stunned!
As soon as he rolled over, I laughed and told him how amazing he was. He smiled back at me, but then he went back to crying. I imagined him thinking how he temporarily responded to me laughing and smiling but then realized he was pissed off at being on his belly and then somehow magically ended up on his back. :)
I put him on his belly twice more today in hopes that he would roll over but he didn't. I'm sure it's going to be a while before he does it again, but at least the thought of it happening again encourages me to put him on his belly more often than I've been doing. :P
I recorded him on his belly during one of the non-roll over times. He didn't roll over, but he's still awfully cute!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Finally updating
I've been *really* bad about updating this blog since Kirby was born. As a matter of fact, I just found the time to post his birth story last night. :P I have time to do some things, but it's difficult when I'm home alone b/c Kirby wants to be held at all times. I have a laptop within reach for surfing the web & playing games, but it's not easy typing anything of length one finger at a time.
Kirby's doing really well. He's a big dude! Yesterday was his 2 month birthday, but we won't be taking him in until next week for his 2 month appt. I'll find out his weight and length at that time. I've asked Gary to accompany me to that appt b/c Kirby has to get 3 vaccines and I think I'll pass out if I have to be the one to hold him!
He's been hitting all of his developmental marks (at least the ones the books mention). It was really a big difference once he started smiling back at us and making happy noises (around 1 month). In the past 2 days, I've noticed that he's been able to focus on things - looking us in the eyes, looking at the pictures in the books I read, etc. This morning he finally noticed Bingham. :)
I'm trying to be better about putting him down for naps, but it's difficult b/c he wakes up quickly once he realizes he's not being held. I've been trying to get him used to the car seat (he doesn't seem to like to be confined) and today I was actually able to get him to take a 30 minute nap in the car seat. Ahh..... freedom (at least temporarily).
I'm also trying to take him out of the house a little bit every day. I take him for a little walk around the neighborhood - either in the car seat or strapped to me in the bjorn if it's a nice, not too sunny day. However, there aren't many really nice days lately between the cold and the rain so I've occasionally taken him to the mall or Target to walk around. I imagine I'll get bored of that, but at least we're not looking at the same walls all day and he tends to nod off a bit when we're walking. It's nice for me b/c then I get a little bit of a mental break.
This is Kirby in the bjorn after our afternoon walk yesterday.
Kirby's doing really well. He's a big dude! Yesterday was his 2 month birthday, but we won't be taking him in until next week for his 2 month appt. I'll find out his weight and length at that time. I've asked Gary to accompany me to that appt b/c Kirby has to get 3 vaccines and I think I'll pass out if I have to be the one to hold him!
He's been hitting all of his developmental marks (at least the ones the books mention). It was really a big difference once he started smiling back at us and making happy noises (around 1 month). In the past 2 days, I've noticed that he's been able to focus on things - looking us in the eyes, looking at the pictures in the books I read, etc. This morning he finally noticed Bingham. :)
I'm trying to be better about putting him down for naps, but it's difficult b/c he wakes up quickly once he realizes he's not being held. I've been trying to get him used to the car seat (he doesn't seem to like to be confined) and today I was actually able to get him to take a 30 minute nap in the car seat. Ahh..... freedom (at least temporarily).
I'm also trying to take him out of the house a little bit every day. I take him for a little walk around the neighborhood - either in the car seat or strapped to me in the bjorn if it's a nice, not too sunny day. However, there aren't many really nice days lately between the cold and the rain so I've occasionally taken him to the mall or Target to walk around. I imagine I'll get bored of that, but at least we're not looking at the same walls all day and he tends to nod off a bit when we're walking. It's nice for me b/c then I get a little bit of a mental break.
This is Kirby in the bjorn after our afternoon walk yesterday.
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