That's how she rolls

Lily has never done anything when she has been expected to. She was born in her own time, and has met every milestone since in her own time. From being a fairly precocious talker, to, at one week off 6 months being flat out horrified by solids, nothing can be certain with our little girl. Her absolute favourite thing to do to us is to do something over and over and as soon as you get out the camera, video or still, or try to show her off, she flat out refuses.

This week has been no exception. Following the guidelines in What to Expect the First Year, the advice of her health nurse and her paediatrician, I have been expecting Lily to roll "any day now" for about 3 months. It had gotten to the stage where I was genuinely worried, although 3 - 9 months is normal, with 4 - 6 being average. Not because she hadn't met the milestone, but because she was showing no interest and seemed to be trying to glide right on past it, now sitting with just the support of one of our hands to balance her and standing up whenever we give her the opportunity (although the few times I've tried to encourage her to hang on to something other than us has been met with a firm sit down protest), but because she hadn't rolled not being able to pull herself up to achieve the final part of these momentous milestones.

And then she did it. No warning. She hasn't even done her patented "roll off Mummy and Daddy" for about a week. Tummy to back, over she went. And I wasn't there.

Of course, I WAS there for her other milestone, met on the early end of of normal this time. She passed a rattle between her hands. Ever since then, she has "worked out" toys. She loves to make things with noises go over and over and over AND over again, she is SURE that her pram links come apart, but hasn't quite worked it out yet, and one night, when her teeth were really bad, we gave her cold water in a sippy cup, and sho took the handles and drank from it herself. You could have knocked me over. She's never even SEEN a sippy cup before, let alone used one!

Oh, and let's not forget the fun game of pulling the dummy out of her mouth, and putting it back in, and pulling it out and.... Well, you get the picture.

And finally, teething. Like everything done in Lily Style, she's doing it her own way. For a long while now, she has had both top molars, not out, but the sharp little points have cut her gums, leaving no room for suspicion of them being something else, and this week, it seems, she has been working on the bottom ones. Poor little girl has been MISERABLE. We can see the white bulges and feel the hard lump, ready to push through, but they just haven't. I hope they do soon. I miss my all day smiles and giggles girl!

So it's been a busy week for our girl, who is now 4 months corrected and just a week off 6 months actual. And that's how she rolls.