Wow, he keeps us so impressed! Watching Colby learn something new each week and then practicing it is so entertaining. He has rolling over down to an art, now. Front to back, back to front--no problem! Laying on his stomach, he can arch his back high, balance with one hand down and reach for whatever has his attention with the other hand. His hand-eye coordination is always being fine tuned as he grasps things (rattlers, toys, Mommy's hair) and he is using both hands to do things.
He has begun his prelude to crawling where he is on his stomach, scrunching his knees under him, and lifts his upper body off the ground. He'll then shift his legs in opposite directions and flop over onto his back.
His new thing this week is sitting up by himself on his changing table. He needs help getting there, but once he is up, he can balance himself like a little monkey. The cradling of the table matress helps, of course. On a flat surface, by himself, he tends to drift off to one side or the other. But he is getting there!
We started testing him on rice cereal last week and have been slowly increasing the frequency. He's getting two servings a day, now, and LOVES it. He is so smart! It didn't take him long to figure out when the spoon is coming to open his mouth. And as you are scooping the next bite from the bowl, he begins to flap his arms and sort-of giggle in anticipation.
He's pretty messy about it, but as long as he enjoys it we'll clean it up.
He is also becoming a big flirt! I took him to visit his Nana at work and he just smiled big and fluttered his baby blues at all the women in the office. We often catch him smiling at the TV when there is a close-up of a woman's face. That's my boy!
