Bad Mommy

There are many milestones you watch for as your baby grows -- her first smile, her first giggle, the first time she sleeps through the night. With Lil V in daycare, I often worry that I'll miss some of these milestones when they happen for the first time (although...let go, the first time you see it will be the first time). Well tonight, right on track, Lil V adds one more milestone to her repetoire of tricks. Tonigh, she rolled from front to back. It was a proud moment, for both she and I, and daddy. She's passed the three month mark and she is developing strong neck, arm and ab muscles. She's on her way to crawling and sitting up! The only thing that could have made me prouder would be if I'd...well...actually seen it. I mean, I was there. I was just organizing Lil V's pictures for every day since she was born. Okay, okay...I kinda mighta maybe missed it because I was watching American Idol. I swear, I only turned away for a second. Just to see if what Simon said to Andrew Garcia had brought a tear to his too cool for school eye. And when I turned back...well, she wasn't how I left her. A bit shameful. Thankfully, Lil V forgave me and even threw me a bone when she repeated the act just a minute later. But perform it again on video, she would not. She's not no circus animal, after all. Here's to hoping she doesn't decide to take her first steps during the Real World 28 Reunion.