4:00am

Funny things happen at 4:00am......

Last night(morning?)at 4:00am James decided it was time to wake up and play, which he has never done before. Usually when James wakes up at crazy hours such as this he is in the mood for food and then back to sleep. I know that some babies wake up in the middle of the night and desire playtime but James has just never been that kind of kid.....until now.

Last night James woke up with his usual grunts and growls so I walked into his room (oh yeah, by the way James is sleeping in his own room now!) only to find a sweet little smile and a ball of energy. After a few failed attempts at getting him back to sleep I let him lie next to me on the guest bed (which is in his room) and coo as I tried to doze a bit.

Well I am so glad that I didn't doze too hard because as I lay there watching my little boy an incredible thing happened. For weeks now James has been rolling onto his side but not quite figuring out how to do the complete roll from back to front because his arm gets in the way. So as I lay there watching him wiggle and flail he suddenly rolled onto his side, then onto his tummy, and then he got that darn arm out of the way....COMPLETE ROLL OVER SUCCESS!

I was sort of shocked when it happened because it felt huge. This is one of those parent moments that you treasure and love because you are getting a front row seat at the development and growth of your little one. I realize that rolling over is small in the grand scheme but in my little world this was monumental.

Soon however, the shock wore off and turned to excitement and I immediately thought "Ryan has to see this!" So at 4:15(ish)am I took the boy into our room, woke Ryan up with the news and we both lay there watching young James.

Of course this is the part where I am supposed to tell you that James didn't roll over again for Dad and we are all supposed to feel a little bit disappointed........well that's not what happened at all. James did roll over again and Ryan got to see it! What a fabulous performer, maybe we should start auditioning him for TV and movies....just kidding.