Rolling, Part Two

After Kellen's initial rolls months ago, he stayed firmly on his front or back for quite some time. It was clear he could roll, and he did it once every week or so just to let us know he hadn't forgotten this skill, but a roller he was not. Until this past week. Our little guy is still not what I would call a rolling fool. He has no desire to move from here to there using that technique (he'd much rather throw all of his weight in to inching forward on his tummy - slow down bud, no crawling necessary anytime soon!) But our little guy has discovered the joy of sleeping on his stomach. So when we put him down in his crib on his back like we are supposed to, he rolls himself on to his tummy to sleep. We actually stopped swaddling Kel about two weeks ago since he wasn't sleeping well anyways and wasn't napping in his crib at all. We also have had to remove the sleep sacks from his nighttime wardrobe. The smalls are just not long enough for him to manuever himself around, making him angry as he wants to roll, and the mediums are just huge since they are for 18plus pounds and our little one is only 15 pounds but really long. Since Kellen starting sleeping on his tummy the past few days, his sleeping has improved. He is averaging about 4-5 hour stretches, and I actually had to wake him up Sunday morning after 7 hours for church. I wish he was going all night - but 4-5 hour stretches is certainly better than the 2-3 he had been doing, or the 1-2 that has accompanied most of his sicknesses this winter!

In other news, the Saxton's have all been healthy for almost a full week. Crazy! Additionally, I have a new "niece"! Aunt Catherine's baby girl, Avery Elizabeth enterred the world last Thursday and is absolutely adorable. We have also added a few solids to Kellen's life. He has had oatmeal and avocado and loved both. We are slowly starting solids since he is so interested in food and has been sitting with us at the kitchen table at dinner time. We'll still wait until 6 months for most things but giving him a taste most nights has been a good warm up for my little man. Finally, tomorrow I am away from my little man for the first time. I will be at a science conference for about 36 hours in balmy Indianapolis. I am a little nervous since Kellen only has breastmilk and not formula, and Bryan doesn't hear him at night unless he is absolutely wailing, but fingers crossed this helps his long term sleeping! And I am beyond excited for an entire night of uninterrupted sleep!

We'll download pictures this weekend and post again soon!