The nineteenth week

As I recall, it's been about a month since Madeline last rolled over. This week she rolled again - on Thursday she did it three times in a row, seemingly with much less effort than before. And she rolled in both directions. She's moving so much when we put her on her belly that more rollovers are inevitable.

I didn't catch yesterday's rollovers on video, and that was intentional. Many times when I sit down to play with Madeline I have the video camera or the still camera at hand in case she does something interesting or cute. But I also want to make sure I am enjoying her as much as I can while not on the other side of a lens. Pictures and video are great for reliving moments later, but I also need to remember to live some moments as they happen, and that means putting the camera down!

On the other hand, I had the video camera handy earlier this week when Madeline was in a talkative mood, and when she saw the camera she got even more excited. We laid on the floor together for a long time, talking and laughing and getting the footage I've posted above.

Otherwise, this has been a pretty good week. Madeline and I have had fun during the day and she's been pretty good for Lacey in the evenings, too. Lacey has started letting her stay up a few minutes later at night to make sure she's good and tired before putting her to bed, after a couple instances of Madeline crying for a long time because she wasn't quite ready. It's been successful the last few nights. Tonight she went to bed at about 7:15, about 15 minutes later than before.