Yesterday Ira started rolling over on her own. She’s been trying to turn for a couple of weeks or so, and did lift her body a bit to turn to a side once in a while. But yesterday she rolled over all the way from being on her back to being on her tummy. Big sis Ria was of course the most excited person and the first one to notice!
Once she has started there is no stopping Ira, and she keeps practicing her new skill. Leave her on a mat or on the bed, and she promptly starts trying to turn, succeeds pretty soon, and then once on her tummy, starts shifting around (she manages to change position quite a bit lying on her tummy, even rotating 180 degrees), looking around, lifting her head, and looking pretty proud of herself. Keeps at it for quite a while and then tired with the whole exercise, turns to the side and dozes off to a long sleep session. This is keeping her pretty busy past couple of days. Didi too is usually by her side when she is home, talking to her, encouraging her.
Talking of Didi and her little sis, it feels so good to see these two bonding. They love being around each other. Most mornings they wake up with a bit of time to spare before Didi needs to get ready for school, and I take Ira out of her cot bed and put her down next to Ria. They happily lie there, talking and holding hands. Ria tells Ira stories, sings her songs, talks about stuff, while Ira listens attentively and coos back replies, reaches out and touches her, holds her finger. They do this till its time for Ria to get ready for school.