Nothing out of the ordinary, other than that fact that Jim laid him on his back at bed time! So now I have proof that he actually rolled from his back to his tummy (last time he rolled back before I could grab the camera). And this morning, after Jim rolled him over to his back again, I peeked in on him and he is laying on his side! I guess what they say is true, when they figure something out, it just clicks! I was so happy to see it, although I'm sure once he is rolling consistently, I'll wish for the pre-rolling days. We've been working on rolling, tummy time and sitting, so I guess it is paying off! What a big boy, Finn!We had a full day yesterday! In addition to the rolling over from last night, Finn had PT in the AM and Preemie Class in the afternoon. PT went really well. Katie also did an assessment of his goals and objectives and was very pleased with how he is doing. She said he either met or showed signs of meeting all of them. The thing we have to work on now is holding his right shoulder down when he looks to his left. He cheats and instead of fully rotating his neck (like he does when he looks to the right), he rotates about half way and then lifts up his shoulder so his body rotates the rest of the way. Little cheater boy! One thing she tested that I didn't know he could do is when he attempts rolling from his back to tummy, he is lifting up his head...if you've seen how big his head is in comparison to his body, you'd understand! But no, that is a huge developmental step in the right direction and before, it would just flop over...if it even got that far. Another thing we have to work on is when he is at an angle (like when we are holding him), he should be lifting his head so it is up and down instead of in line with his body...he BARELY does that now. Nothing major, just things to work on and watch for. Katie will be gone for the rest of the month helping orphans in China...good for her, but we will miss her!
Preemie class was great! We were the only family there (Jim took a couple hours off and joined us, which made both Finn and me very happy!). The facilitators hadn't seen Finn since the beginning of June (when he still had his monitor...seems like a life time ago!), so they had a blast with him. We practiced rolling and since they have a mat, he could go wherever his body took him. He liked that. And there were new toys, which he loved (they sanitize everything before each class, so I can relax a little). One facilitator is an Occupational Therapist, so it is nice to get another's perspective on Finn's challenges and to ask questions to. She had a few suggestions about tummy time and sitting time that I think will help a lot (his big tummy gets in the way, so she suggested a few things to alleviate that problem). We don't have class next week because of MEA break, but I'm already looking forward to the following week. Hopefully some other families will join us, now that we got some undivided attention this week! Becky, you could bring the girls!!
Finn has his 9 month photo session today! We are also getting our family picture taken. I really hope Finn cooperates. I had a full day work out trying to get him to smile and be good at his 6 month pictures. Fingers are crossed...Jessica is amazing, though, so I know she will 'get the shot.'
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