Paul Rolled Over! (And I Missed It)
emily
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About a week ago, Paul had his four month well child checkup at the pediatrician. Going through the checklist, the doctor asked if Paul had flipped over yet.
My answer: not yet.
The doctor’s response: keep an eye on him, he should soon.
And then just a few days ago, I was with my friend’s house who has a baby born only 3 days before Paul, and she mentioned that her son had rolled over for the first time a couple weeks ago already. In casual conversation, she even mentioned that she was fortunate to get his fist time even recorded on her cell phone video camera.
And then last night happened.
Last night, I was in the kitchen cleaning up from dinner. The big kids were outside with their dad enjoying an after dinner ice cream cone. Paul was in the adjacent living room, laying on his back, kicking on the floor.
In true 4th child fashion, Paul rolled over, and I completely missed it.
The only person who saw it? Little Miss Vivi, who just happened to be our dinner guest for the evening, while her momma attended some fancy shmancy no babies allowed event downtown.
I’ve asked Vivi how it all went down, and unfortunately she’s keeping her lips sealed, unwilling to discuss the event.
Sigh. Baby Paul is growing up, and I feel like I’m missing it, even though I stay at home with him everyday. The next thing you know, I’ll be enrolling him in kindergarten, and taking him to soccer practice.
I love the excitement of hitting milestones, but at the same time they’re kinda bittersweet as well. Especially when you find yourself missing them because you were busy washing dishes.
How about you? Has your baby hit any milestones you’ve missed because you’re busy doing the dishes?
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Vivi admitted tonight to pushing him, her guilty conscience was eating her alive.
I didn’t see Eleanor roll for the first time as I sat across the room and fed Henry. I DID, however, *hear* her roll for the first time as she rolled off the couch where she had been napping & landed on the floor with a baby-sized THUD. Felt like Mother of The Year, I did.
I also missed her first steps thanks to an optometrist appointment. AND I missed her riding a bike w/o training wheels last week at preschool. Luckily, with twins you have a built-in spare whose milestones you hopefully don’t miss!
How does it feel to miss your child’s milestones? I am trying to decide if capturing every moment of your child’s life is more important or just living and saving the memories for memory’s sake? Sometimes it feels like if you’re making sure to capture every moment then you are more of a spectator then a part of your baby’s precious memories…
V insisted on rolling over only when she knew the coast was clear. It took finding her on her stomach a few times before I ( or anyone) saw her do it. Capturing it on video was even harder.
I missed Jamesy’s first roll because I was in the bathroom. I put him back over and demanded a repeat performance. He obliged for the video and hasn’t done it again in 4 weeks!