Tummy Time Firsts

Today, we were playing in Gabe's room and I had Gavin on his belly doing his routine "tummy time" and he rolled over for the first time all on his own! I often place him on his belly on the floor throughout the day to strengthen his back and neck muscles and prepare him for learning to hold his head up, sitting upright, and crawling. As you can see, he's getting really good at pushing that head up and he shocked us (and himself) when he layed his head down near his left arm and then threw his weight and legs over after. He ended up looking at the ceiling and grinning widely. It wasn't a fluke...he was able to do it 3 more times before he fatigued too much. We'll keep working on it.

When he's laying on his back, he curls his legs up to his belly like a rolly poly bug and squeezes his tummy until he rolls over onto one side. I wonder if rolling from back to belly won't be too far behind this milestone? We'll keep you posted. I'll try to get some video too so you can see him in action!


Now I can see my big brother coming!!