3 Other 1sts

Here are a few other firsts that Griff accomplished while we were on vacation in Las Vegas back in May: 1. Griffin attended his first rated R movie (Macgruber) on 5/22/10. 2. Griffin rolled over for the first time from his front to his back on 5/24/10. 3. Griffin went for his first swim after 2 much too windy attempts on 5/24/10.

The Pirate Ship Ride

Megan (Johnny's mom) and I witnessed history today. Though Griff spent the weekend teasing Tom and I with partial rollovers, he officially rolled over from his back to his front this afternoon (and managed to successfully get both arms out in front of him). Whoohoo! He is 5 months, and 17 days old. Griff has been eagerly attempting this new trick for a few weeks now. He recently mastered getting from his stomach onto his back, and over the last 2 weeks, he slowly conquered turning from his back onto his side, but the weight of his big ham legs would inevitably rock him back over. Mark the date as today was the official rollover.

It's funny, the whole process of learning to roll reminds me of that pirate ship ride at Six Flags where you swing back and forth, higher and higher, until you're dangling upside down, teetering at the top, just waiting for it to happen, then finally, the pirate ship makes it all the way around, and you scream for your life (in this case, we smiled, eagerly clapped, and in unison exclaimed "yaaaaayyyyyyy!")

P.S. Some say that as babies work on reaching developmental milestones, they can sometimes start waking up in the night. PLEASE let those people be right, as that would explain why Griff has been waking up once a night for the past few weeks. Maybe I can blame those 3am feeds on him mentally processing his rolling skills. We'll see!

Rolling Over, So Far

Just to document these exciting occurrences: Griffin rolled over from stomach to back for the first time during our family trip to Las Vegas. Last Sunday, Griffin rolled over in the company of Grandma & Grandpa. Griff's 3rd performance was for Auntie Joyce, just a few minutes ago.