Tootsie Roll

Samuel rolled over today, not from his stomach to his back but from his back to his stomach and then back. It all started a week or so ago when Sam began trying to reach his pacifier with his mouth when it would fall out. Since half the time he has his pacifier he is swaddled he is trying to find other ways to get the pacifier with no hands (not that he could get it if his hands were free.) This went on for a little while and then he realized that turning like that was kinda fun, and so he did it more often, and then today it happened. I was sending some emails while Sam played in his activity gym and his pacifier must have fallen out, but he was preoccupied with all of the other gadgets in his gym. Then he tried to see other gadgets and slowly worked his way over. It was so cute, because he seemed very surprise that he was now on his stomach with no help. Then after a few minutes he turned back to his back and then back again. He is my tootsie roll. I always feel better when Ben sees it too so that I know it happened, and when Ben came in from mowing the yard tonight he did it again. So for now we have a little roller or a tootsie roll.

Kansas City has been having some great weather and we are definitely trying to take advantage of it. Taking lots of walks outside and on Sunday Sam sat with me outside as I pulled weeds. It is so great to be able to get outside more, and he seems to really like it. But with the warm weather I have had to start putting shoes on the little guy, yes for the last few months if he went outside he always had socks on but rarely shoes especially if he was going to stay in his car seat. The warm bundle always kept him warm without needing the shoes. Here is a picture with him in shoes, it really makes him look like a big kid! He is also wearing his wrist rattles which currently only serve as another item for him to put in his mouth.