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October 6, 2008
Last firsts
Owen decided that yesterday would be a good day to show off.
He started off by showing up with his very first tooth. Strangely, it caught me completely by surprise. There was no "Ahh, that's why he's been so cranky" moment, no bumps or blisters or signs. Saturday, there was no tooth, Sunday, a tooth. Hopefully all his teeth will come in with so little fanfare. (Unless his mouthing and gnawing everything under the sun was a sign of teeth, in which case we had four months of crappy teething, which is unlikely to stop anytime soon. I like the easy teether version better, even if it's all a beautiful lie.)
Next, he decided to cross rolling back to front off his list. Finally. Considering how active and coordinated he is, I can't believe he took this long. Frankly, I think it was all my fault, because when he would get stuck on his back and fuss, I'd roll him back over to his belly. I'm sure he really didn't see the point of taking care of it on his own. Does that mean I can chalk his lack of motivation up to genius? Why work when Mama can take care of it for you? He rolled three times over the afternoon, so I know this wasn't a one time fluke, although I think he would still prefer I take care of it for him. I mean, after all, I wipe his ass, I should be happy to just have to give him a little shove every now and then, right?
The most worrisome thing he did yesterday was push up onto his hands and knees and get his belly off the floor. That happened sort of suddenly, too, like the sitting, where one day you could kind of prop him in the position, and the next day he's just all taking care of it on his own. The difference is that sitting is a nice thing, it means I can put him down to do stuff, like, say, pee, and not have to wonder what I just set his face in. This pushing up thing, though, that means I have to start wondering where he's going and what he's eating while I pee. Hell, I'm going to have to start cleaning under the kitchen table. That right there is a full time job.
All in all, I'm fairly excited to see Owen grow and develop. Sure, I get a little teary to think that these are the last firsts I'm going to see, but there's so much to look forward to. I can't wait til next year when he and I will be able to participate in trips to the pool and the beach and not just be sitting on the sidelines, nursing and metabolizing.
Now someone just needs to tell Owen that it doesn't all have to be done in one day. After a day full of firsts, Owen kept me up half of last night practicing his new skills.
Posted by me at October 6, 2008 8:50 PM