Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Go Easy on the Flippin'. Will ya?

I remembered very clearly just one month ago I was lamenting and secretly worried about Jeddy's inability to flip at 4 months.... I'd put him through daily 'training', flipping him over manually like I'm flippin pancakes. Little guy's protests fall on deaf ears (then again I'm quite deaf, for those who do not know about my hearing problem. ;)).

Like magic, he 'got it' one bright morning... much to our joy and excitement... and....

Now he can't stop.

The moment his back touches a flat surface, he performs a flip. It's happened so many times it's not exciting anymore. Just today, I was trying to put a fresh diaper on him. Before I could even pop the tape on, he'd flipped to the other side, leaving the diaper in my hand. Just imagine his bare bottom flashing at me. Not a bad sight though. ;D Come nap time, once he's placed in his cot, it's off he goes again. And guess what? He threw up the pumpkin puree he had for lunch. One flip too many.

Gaaaaaaa!!!!!

*flip back* *wipe wipe* *growl*

So mummies out there, if your babies can't flip yet, enjoy it while it lasts!!!

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Of course I have to upload a vid of Lil' Jeddy flipping. Here's one where Mummy's in one of her better moods. See how he's reaching out for his toys. And while he's at it, why not kick the crinkly towel around too? Not a moment wasted ;) Now if he'll only learn how to flip back.

Till then, it's more 'training' for him and flipping pancakes for me! Kekeke...

The Flip


The New Sleeping Posture (he's traded his surrender mode sleeping style for this...)


















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2 comments:

The Chronicler said...

I was just about to blog on Isaac's flipping!!! He's flipping like nobody's business!!! kept waking up the past few nights coz he'd flip in his sleep and flip flip flip till he hits the cupboard his mattress abuts. then coz he has no place to flip anymore, he'd start crying/making noise. urrghhh... hiaz. miss the swaddle days when he'd stay in one position while asleep. :p

Jo said...

Haha! I can imagine that! Jed can't flip back yet, so he'd just spin around, creep, spin some more. I finally put up the cot bumper cos he'd be hitting the cot railings or getting his chubby legs stuck in between! Yeah... miss those slow-mo days liao....