Tonight, Maddox drove to Canada and barrel-rolled down Niagara Falls.
“It was great,” he said, “A real rush.”
Okay, just kidding. But Maddox DID roll over from his tummy to his back twice. I had to help him onto his stomach – he can get onto his side using his legs, but doesn’t quite have the arm strength to completely flip over. When he’s on his stomach, he props himself up on his elbows and away he goes.
In the midst of all his teething woes, it’s so great to see him delighting and surprising himself when he learns something new. Lately, we’ve been taking him out when he’s fussy because he gets so interested in everything around him that he forgets to be upset. You can see the data streaming into his mind – he looks around with big eyes and just stares and stares, taking things in.
So, we’ll leave the barrel-rolling down waterfalls for a few years (or, hopefully, forever) and keep giving Maddox new input to keep him happy. You can tell he’s ready to start running all over the place to collect more information, and he’s just willing and willing his body to catch up. =)
