Rolling into 12 weeks

I officially have a rolling baby. Alex rolled onto his belly at 9 1/2 weeks but didn't quite get his other arm underneath. Yesterday Alex rolled completely over while I was making myself a sandwich. I swear I glanced away for 5 seconds and this is how I found him.

Adorable, right? He has also taken to rolling from his belly to his back. I credit his strong neck muscles to all the tummy time he gets from crying until he gets to sleep on top of mom or dad. Who knew rolling would be so exciting?!

I also felt my first pang of sadness today about Alex no longer being a newborn. At the time he was born, I felt ill-prepared, scared, worried, and overwhelmed. Granted, I have had some complicated family circumstances which I'm sure compounded what would be normal postpartum feelings. Fortunately, I did not suffer postpartum depression, but also felt so exhausted that I really wanted the newborn stage to end. Now that Alex is doing so much more, I realize that he won't be a baby for long (which really makes me want to cry). And don't even get me started on the book "Love You Forever".

Anyway, enjoy these fun pics from my "rolly poly" baby.