Roll Over

After five years of marriage, wifey still reminds me that I tend to get things only halfway done. This trait may be carrying on to Baby, in the latest that he's learned to do... but only half way.

It began when we put him to bed, and then we would find him in a totally different position a few hours later. It's like playing Baby Roulette, and betting on whether he's right side up, upside down, which side of his body or the crib he lands on, and what direction he's facing when he wakes up.

After a few days, we kind of expect him to no longer be lying in straight line, but we didn't expect to walk in to his room and have him staring right back at us:

Within the past week, Baby has now learned to totally flip over, but only from his back to his tummy. Now whenever we lay him down to sleep on his back, he'll automatically flip, bottoms up, so he's lying face down on the mat. And then he cries a muffled cry, until we put him back on his back, just to flip himself over again. Now this isn't too big of a deal, except when you find that he sleeps like this:

Last I checked, babies kind of need their faces to breathe, but he seems to prefer this position. So whenever he naps, we tiptoe into the room and just try to get roll his head over at a slight angle so he gets some oxygen while he sleeps.

Something else to be conscious of when a baby sleeps face down: their mouths become like dripping faucets, and a baby will likely wind up in a pool of their own drool by the time they wake up. To combat this, find some waterproof bedding for them to rest their cheeks on.

• Waterproof crib pad
  
• Sheet saver

These products will be good for when they're potty training too, when you've got more than drool to worry about. Also, here's another batch of coupons you can use at Babies R Us until 9/14. (Bedding, coincidentally, is on sale too: Buy One, Get One at 50% Off.)

Only 180 more degrees to go...