Aaron is baby #1. That meant that I only had him to look after and I had my eyes on him all the time. I also had my camera on him so often that I actually have a video of the very first time he rolled over from his tummy to his back.
Adrian, baby #2. No less loved, but definitely less looked at (thats looked AT, not looked AFTER) and less photographed. Hey, my attention is divided now. And not just by two either.
Anyhow, I was out harvesting some of our okra when I heard Aaron yelling for me to come back. I had left Aaron to his lunch and Adrian on the floor, playing contentedly.
When I got in, Aaron was pointing at Adrian and shouting "Look! Look!". I took a quick look at the baby. He looked fine. Not hurt. Not crying. Whats the problem?
So I look back to Aaron, "What?"
And he says, extremely proudly and excitedly "Adrian rolled over! I saw him!".
D'oh! How did I miss that? He was having some tummy time when I left and now he was face up! Not only did I miss the actual roll over, I didn't even realize it when I saw him face up.
The best I could do was capture the moment immediately after the first roll over. He just looked so dazed....
Don't worry, I didn't put him on top of a sarong over the hard, tiled floor. Its actually a sarong, over a yoga mat, on top of the tiled floor.
This reminded me of a story that Mike left me about subsequent children:
First kid - Pacifier hits the floor. Mother grabs it and boils it in hot water to sterilize it.
Second kid - Mother picks up pacifier of the floor, wipes it off and gives it back to kid.
Third kid - Mother takes pacifier out of dogs mouth and sticks it back in kids mouth.
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We're already seeing fewer pictures of #2 local granddaughter Elise than of #1 local granddaughter Leya. For my part, it's because Leya spends so much time wanting me to play with her that I don't have the time to take pictures of her sister. Sigh.
You've got to watch all the time for those important events.
"I didn't even realize it.."
That's the really funny part.
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