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Re: Roll over, Beethoven

Posted by Lou on 3/29/08

    On 3/29/08, Pat Keely wrote:
    > On 1/08/08, Lynn wrote:
    >> Our baby is less than three months old, so the doctor was
    >> a bit surprised when he set her on her tummy on the exam
    >> table, and she easily held her head up. He said, "that's
    >> pretty good," as she casually looked around the room.
    >> Then he walked away across the room.
    >>
    >> It's a good thing we were paying attention, because as he
    >> blithely discussed our baby's diet, she decided to turn
    >> over for the first time. Her daddy rushed over to grab
    >> her as she hurtled toward the floor.
    >>
    >> The doctor just flatly said, "that's amazing," then
    >> continued to discuss her diet as if nothing out of the
    >> ordinary had just happened.
    >>
    >> I don't want to think about what would have happened if we
    >> hadn't been paying attention - that floor was hard tile!
    >>
    >> Was the doctor right - is it very unusual for a 12 week
    >> baby to turn over from front to back?
    >
    > Wow, scary stuff! Our baby didn't roll over front to back
    > until 5 months. Keep your eye on the little fella, that one
    > may be tough to keep up with!


    That is incredible! Our son rolled from front to back around
    3 and a half months and then back to front around 6 months.
    Sounds like you have an over-achiever!

 
 
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