I roll

Last week Finn rolled over – once. We kept trying to get him to do it again so Daddy could observe it but to no avail. Finally yesterday Finn mastered the rollover and now rolls over whenever we put him on his back. The roll learning process was very interesting to watch. He had been working on the "throw the leg over" portion for over a month – I figured that the next step he needed to learn was a maneuver to move his shoulder out – or to throw his arm over to initiate a roll. Turns out it wasn’t his shoulder but his humongous noggin that was holding him back. Last week – when I thought he was working on rolling over - Finn was perfecting his head tuck and arm rolling positions. Yesterday he spent some time perfecting the head lift and then coordinated it with the leg throw over to roll. This was then followed (quite a few seconds later, which seemed like an eternity to an anticipating audience) by shoulder move and arm placement that completes the full roll. Oh – I forgot one step – the upset “I rolled and am now stuck on my belly” utterances. I sure hope he figures out how to roll to his back soon.