Normy’s Front to Back on Track

I posted several weeks ago that Norm was rolling over front to back. And he was…I swear. For about a week, whenever I laid him down on his tummy it would only take moments before FLIP he had rolled over. It happened over and over several times a day. I have it on film!!! And then suddenly it stopped. If I placed him on his tummy he would scream in frustration, but wouldn’t roll himself over.

Until yesterday. Finally it seems my wonder-baby is back on track. He has only flipped twice since then, so this may be premature. But I think he is remembering the lost art of the one way baby roll. He’s also been making attempts to roll from back to tummy as well. However, he’s had little success. But it is cute to watch him try.

He is growing, that’s a fact. To accommodate his massive size we have transitioned him out of the sink and into the tub at bath time. It’s going okay, but I’m not sure he knows what to make of all that open space; he doesn’t seem to enjoy it as much now. To help ease him into it, we have been taking turns bathing with him, which has resulted in some adorable pictures that unfortunately you won’t find on this site. ;-)



We have also officially kicked him out of our bed and into his own full sized crib. It’s going great for all of us. I know I told you all back in July that we had moved him into his own cradle; which was true. But what I failed to mention was that only lasted three days. Not because he didn’t take to it, because Normy didn’t mind at all. It was Daddy and I who missed our little baby in bed. I truly believe co-sleeping has some great benefits for the whole family. I never worried about SIDs with him sleeping right beside me; and OH the snuggling was divine.



However, at about the three month mark, I wasn’t as paranoid about SID’s any longer. Instead of sleeping on my side right up around Normy, I had moved over and was much less aware of him in bed. Plus, he is enormous, and started taking up way too much room!!! When we were in Kansas last, Grandpa and Grandma W. had a crib set up for Normy to use, and he LOVED it. Some times we would put him in it wide awake just so he could gaze intently at the mobile. That sealed the deal. We were all ready for our own sleeping spaces.



When we returned to California we didn’t rush out and by a crib immediately. That would go against every fiber in Smoochy’s being. Ever purchase must be thoroughly researched complete with a spread sheet and pie chart drafted to illustrate the product comparisons. I am so not kidding. So for about two weeks Normy slept in the Pack n’ Play.

However, last weekend we took the plunge, and Normy has his very own, hardwood, single drop sided crib complete with two mattress height adjustments. I LOVE it. And Norm had done fairly well sleeping in it. He goes down as easily as ever, but I am finding he wakes up in the middle of the night more often and cries like he is scared. This is interesting because that never happened in the Pack n’ Play. I’m sure all will be right as rain in another week or so.



Speaking of rain, it is raining right now in the East Bay area! It is so exciting; fall is really here for us. I’ve been wearing socks and long sleeves all week, and we’ve been closing our windows and turning off the fans at night. The climate here is so weird for a Floridian. It rained damn near EVERY day in March and April and then it just stopped, and I don’t think it has rained once since; until last night that is. I wonder how long it will take for all the hills to turn from their current golden color back to the vivid green they were in March.

Thank you all so much for your encouragement at my decision to become a doula. It really made me feel great that you all were so supportive! Things are going very well in that department. I received my certification packet in the mail from DONA this week and I have been doing some required reading. I am searching for a childbirth education class to attend as an observer and I’m looking into a weekend training seminar with DONA. I am so lucky to be so close to San Francisco, because it will be easy to find all the classes I need. Again, that you so much for all your lovely comments, I am so excited about all this!!!