Remember when my daughter laid still for a diaper change or after her bath and all I wanted was for her to roll over? Remember that? Remember how for weeks she would get oh, so close to rolling over and I’d get all excited and then she would fall to her back with a big oomph? And, then one day, she did roll over but I missed it because I went to the kitchen for an Oreo? But even still I was so excited for her accomplishment?
Yeah, I’ve changed my mind.
Now that she rolls and army crawls, parenting, ie. keeping her alive, just go a lot harder. My days of sitting her down, turning my head and her staying put are long gone. Now, I’m lucky if while I turn my head she doesn’t bang hers off of something or start chewing on something that shouldn’t have been within her reach.
C is contantly on the move, pushing past the soft toys and picture books and heading straight toward the slate in front of the fireplace or the edge of the coffee table. My kid hasn’t liked being cuddled in a few months, but now she doesn’t even want to be held. She pushes herself out of my arms almost instantly in an attempt to hurl herself toward whatever must-have item is on the floor.
I love this new stage. I really do. I love playing on the floor with her. Chasing her as she scootches across the floor looking over her shoulder to see if I’m behind her. Tickling her and blowing raspberries on her belly until she squeals with delight. Although I could do without her grabbing fistfuls of my hair and kicking me in the gut.
But also? I sort of miss those days where I wasn’t desperately grabbing her by the leg before she falls of the bed or trying to stay a step ahead of her, keeping things like cords and sharp edges away from her hands and head.
Sweet Jesus help me, I think it’s time to babyproof.
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I’ve been going through the same thing with Rory. She’s constantly on the move and trying to scale things and inevitably falls on her head, or she is making a beeline for the cat dishes or power cords. It’s exhausting! I can only imagine how it will be when she’s walking!
PS – That outfit is super cute!
So cute! Mine is just getting ready to roll over from back to tummy (she already goes the other way) and I think it’s going to happen this week. But I can already tell we’re in trouble when she’s mobile – she’s so independent. It’s too true that this time with our babies goes way too fast … why can’t they stay babies for a little longer?
PS- You’re little one is super adorable
totally not looking forward to that stage again. i just want to keep my peanut of an 11-week-old!!
I hear you. Although she’s hasn’t started crawling yet and isn’t too mobile, I know she is going to be a holy terror when she does. When she started to roll over I was excited but I also had that little voice in my head “…be careful what you wish for…”
Oh yes quite a handful but Enjoy – Enjoy – Enjoy each and every accomplishment. Love the pictures, especially the first one looks like her eyes are saying “out of my way woman, I’m coming through”. Too cute.
My sweetpea just started walking. Every corner, piece of furniture, windowsill, etc. is an emergency room trip waiting to happen. Enjoy the army crawl, take tons of pictures, she’ll be walking before you know it!
Had to comment, loved this post! Once they get started, there is no rest for the Mamas!
She’s adorable! All I can say is “Just you wait!”
I love the pic in the top right – the ‘who me? I’m angelic’ pose
Ours is just moving into that whole mobile phase. It comes as a bit of a shock huh? And I remember the days of willing our kid on to roll and now it’s more like ‘would you JUST KEEP STILL while I change you???!’. Hmmmm. But agreed, tres cute times.
Yeah, we babyproofed and I’m STILL constantly grabbing stuff away from him. Who knew we had so much stuff? Or that his little arms could reach so far?
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