Rollin' With The HomeGirls

Maia rolled over from her back to her tummy today--six times! She was very pleased with herself, too. She lay there on her tummy cooing and gurgling at the quilt, drooling on it a bit, but very emphatically smiling and happy. At one point, she raised her head up and stared pointedly at Sean, still lying happily on his back watching Will & Grace, oblivious to the sea change that had occurred. Maia has had "a first" big developmental thing that he hasn't. Poor little dude. Are they going to compete forever, or is it not going to matter to either of them? I know I have to be reading this into the look on her face but it really did look defiantly "ha! See what I did Mr.-Can't-Roll-Over-Yet?"

I had been betting it would be her first. She's been trying to figure it out for a while. Sean tries too, and has managed to get himself onto one side pretty effectively, and almost rolled over the other day but sort of lost the initiative.

She almost has the knack of rolling from tummy to back, too. She just has to figure out how to get the knee out of the way. I almost thought for a minute or two that she was going to get it tonight-- which would have been way cool and very unprecedented.

We also had another banner event today. We all went on our first trip to (drum roll please) the MALL!!!! The big fancy mall, with a Baby Gap (from which we made it out unscathed) and Gymboree (from which we did not escape without purchases.) Maia enjoyed shopping. When we got home, she cried & fussed until I put the cute pink knitted cap on her. Then she sat happily staring at the world, wearing her little cap that made her look OH so cute. Can anyone say "princess?" Sean enjoyed the shopping too, but you could tell that what he was into was all the lights and people-watching. As usual, we were big time celebrities "Wow! Are those twins?" "Boy You Sure Have Your Hands Full!" "How cool to get a boy & a girl at the same time".

And finally, in mall news, and a major disappointment, there is no longer a Hot Topic in that mall. I'm sure eyeliner-hoarding teens over the city are gnashing their little perfectly straightened by orthodontia teeth in angst that they are no longer able to get their commercially replicated faux punk outfits and their favorite corporate coffee beverage at the SAME MALL. Like, they'll have to get their parents to drive them to another mall! Poor things. I was sad because I really wanted of the Ramones baby onesies I had seen there (at least I wanted to think about it.) I guess I'll have to go to the website.

The best friend is in town. It's been really, really great. I'm so glad when people can come visit, not just for their company, but because I really like to show off my perfect little angels. They have both been supremely sweet, and J is madly in love with them (as she should be.) But I also love seeing a friend who I have considered the best since high school, hanging out in 3rd period (or was it 2nd? I can't remember anymore) American History, she in her big loose flannel shirt and me sitting next to the guy who looked like Simon LeBon upon whom I had a terrible crush (and who rumor had it knocked up a girl in his first year of college & I last saw working at the frozen yogurt place in the mall, several years later.) Has it really been almost 20 years since then? Don't remind me.