Rollin', rollin', rollin...

On Saturday night, Owen figured out how to roll from his back to his stomach! For a couple of weeks now, he's been close, but his left arm and shoulder always proved to stymie his efforts, getting stuck under his body 3/4ths of the way around . Last night, he got enough momentum going with his legs to roll his body up over his arm and drag it out from under him. I wasn't there for the first official roll - I was in the kitchen, making a lemon souffle (Cooks Illustrated, Sept/Oct 09). But Nate and his parents were witness to the milestone. We ate our celebratory lemon souffle - which, I might add, was delicious - and while they were all in the kitchen cleaning up, I convinced Owen he should try to roll over again for momma, and he obliged me. He's rolled over another two or three times today, so this is no fluke.

The weather was cool but sunny all weekend, so we got out for some nice walks both in the neighborhood, and on the UW-GB campus. Here's a shot of Owen in the jogging stroller, modeling a cozy hat and sweater set that Grandma Pam knit for him.

All three of us have been battling tenacious colds for over a week now. Owen seems to be handling it better than Nate and me, despite a runny nose and persistent wet cough. The poor guy has had to withstand numerous nose-syringe/saline solution assaults on his nostrils.

I fed Owen another first vegetable the other day - carrots. As soon as he realized something new was in his mouth, his face contorted into a look of mixed disgust and disbelief. He shook his head and sat with the soft mass of pureed carrot sitting on his extended tongue like it was poison. It was hilarious. I managed to get him to consume the remaining carrot (I had prepared a very small amount, as I wasn't sure what his reaction would be) by mixing it into some applesauce, which Owen readily devours. And today I got him to return to his other nemesis - butternut squash - by mixing it with some banana. For now, he's clearly a big fan of fruits, but could do without vegetables. Surely his palate will expand with time...

Here's carrot attempt #2: