Can He Really Be Teething?!

On Monday, I saw a slit in Owen's gums. At first I was worried he'd gotten some weird cut, though we keep paper and things far from his reach and definitely out of his mouth. After washing my hands, I rubbed his gums with my finger and sure enough I felt a slight, sharp bumpiness. Owen is getting his first tooth! You can barely see it coming through his bottom gums. So far he's been fine. I don't think he's even been more fussy. I can't tell if he's been more drooly because that is what he does. Hopefully, he won't get a fever and teething won't be too rough. Wish us luck!

Getting Things Rolling

On April 20, Owen rolled for the first time. This is how it went down (I wrote the following that day):

Owen doesn't approve of tummy time, but I've been upping his time there each day because it is good for him. Cognitive and motor development being sort of important. So I put him on his tummy while I got a pen to address some envelopes. For those of you who don't know the layout of my apartment, this means I was maybe a yard and a half away from Owen, but behind the loveseat. After grabbing the envelopes off the table, I went to sit by Owen and in the perhaps 30 seconds he was out of sight he'd gotten onto his back! He'd rolled over!

After getting very excited and giving Owen big hugs, which he loved, I told Tyler through google chat. Of course, I had to try it again. Owen was not pleased, but in less than 15 seconds from the time I put him down he had rolled over.

This being the exciting event that it is I tried it a third time. Owen rolled over even more quickly. I think this marks the end of tummy time and the beginning of the end of an Owen-safe house. It's a good end, I think.