So I didn't end up posting in the morning like I had planned. Leo had his own ideas on what I should be doing, and that idea did not include Mommy's laptop. As he gets older (just past the six week mark now) he spends more and more time awake, which leaves less and less time for superfluous activities like attempting to blog.

Two days ago, our little lion rolled over for the first time! We were doing tummy time on the flattened-out futon (as I can get great camera angles when he's up there) and I was wondering why he wasn't exactly lifting his head, and making funny little motions with his legs. All of a sudden, out of nowhere- flip! He was on his back! It was so exciting to see. Even better was the fact that he decided to do this during the morning, before his dad had gone for work! I'm home with him all the time, so I get to see all these firsts. It was so great for his dad to be there for it.

The night before last was the worst night we've had so far, hands down. He decided to go to sleep at 7:00 PM, a full two hours (at least) earlier than he usually does. We hadn't even eaten dinner yet. We managed to get through our meal (hot food! yes!) and at 9:00, just as my husband and I were laying down to sleep, we hear a glass-shattering, ear-piercing scream. Yep, Leo was making new noises. Unfortunately they happened to be the most shrill screams I've ever heard a child make.

Our poor babe was inconsolable the whole night. The only thing that calmed him was nursing, and the soothing was very short lived. Within minutes of laying him down in his cradle he would be awake and screaming all over again. Needless to say, all three of us got very little sleep.

For having such a crumby sleep the night prior, Leo was in an amazingly great mood yesterday. He had quite a few short naps (which he doesn't often do) and was generally very pleasant. He was in such a great mood that we decided to go for our first walk! That might sound odd, that his first walk was at six weeks old, but it was still very much winter until yesterday. Winter seems to have returned again today, but that's off topic.

My best friend lives a couple doors up from us with her daughter who is 18 months. Our stroller had belonged to her, and I'd never used it before. It was a beautiful day, so I contacted her and we decided to take our kids for a walk. She was able to show me how to use the stroller with the car seat, which was great. We went on a nice hour long walk around our suburb, which is on a huge hillside. I was beat by the end of it, but in the best way possible. Leo must have loved the stroller bouncing along, because he fell asleep before we even left the driveway.

Leo slept beautifully last night, but I'm out of time to elaborate. We're going to my mother-in-law's house soon and the little lion definitely needs a bath.