Rolling over pt 3

Wow - what a difference a week makes! In my last post, I mentioned that Kirby rolled from back to front and from front to back on his own. Well...... starting some time last week he started regularly sleeping on his belly. It happened once during the day for a nap and ever since then, he's been on his belly when I get him up (whether it's in the morning or after a nap during the day). At first it kinda made me nervous about SIDS, but everything I read says that once they can roll on their own that they're mostly past the "dangerous" time for SIDS. That's fine, but I'm still nervous! I put him down at night on his back and I usually check on him before I go to bed to make sure that he isn't face down in the mattress. :)

He's gotten a bit better about rolling over but yesterday was a whole other level for him! He started rolling quite a bit - back and front - but still in the same general area. This morning, Kirby was alone on the blanket on the floor while I got breakfast. When I came back into the living room, Kirby was completely off the blanket and on the hardwood floor! We moved a rug downstairs so Kirby has more rolling around space but it looks like we won't be able to leave him alone anymore!

It's so amazing to see how fast he's developing now. It really is like a switch was flipped and he magically knows how to do something that he couldn't do well the day before. Some other things that he's been doing lately:

• He was able to sit by himself in one of the restaurant seats. It was still a bit big for him, but he held onto the sides and leaned against the back. He was so excited to look around and get a different view. Of course he was drawn to the TV, but I'm ok with him watching a little bit since we don't allow him to watch any at home anymore. I don't like complete silence, so the TV is now tuned to the music channels - mostly Solid Gold Oldies. :)
• I took a bath with him for the first time. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be! He kept wanting to float around and reach for the toy, and I was afraid to let him go just in case his face went under water! It was funny when he discovered that he could splash the water with his legs. Once he figured it out, he was going crazy. :) I can't wait to take him to the pool and watch him play. I already bought his swimming trunks, a shirt with 50 SPF and a floppy hat. :D
• He's getting better at standing for longer periods of time. We still have to prop him up on the coffee table, but he has much better control than before.

We're getting to the point where we'll need to start getting rid of his infant stuff since we're running out of room. Part of me has been wanting to hold onto it in case we decide to have another. Gary's been saying that he's done, but Kirby's such a great guy that I've been thinking that maybe we can have another (nevermind that it took 3 years to have him :P). HOWEVER, some friends of ours came to visit over the weekend and they brought their 16 month old daughter (who's adorable, BTW!). She's so active, loves stairs, and showed us how our place is NOT baby-proofed. :D I look forward to Kirby being that active one day (sooner than I imagine!), but I just don't know if I have it in me to try to wrangle a toddler and and infant at the same time. Now I just need to make sure that Kirby has lots and lots of friends to play with so that he doesn't feel like an only child. :)

Here's Kirby standing with the aid of the coffee table.