first skate contest, rolling over, and sleep regression

These things are totally unrelated, but I realized that it's been a while since I've posted. We've had a busy and stressful few weeks. Since I last blogged, we put our house on the market, we found a house to buy, sold our house, and we are just waiting to close. It's been a whirlwind. So here's what's new:

Sleep regression. Of course, as soon as I posted about Neko being a pretty good sleeper, he started having some sleep regression. I read that this is fairly common around 4 months when babies' sleep cycles become more like adults. We also had to stop swaddling him because he can now roll over from his back to his tummy. He got so used to being swaddled that he doesn't know what to do now and it freaks him out a little. We've tried establishing new "sleep cues" and a bedtime routine. Aaron usually reads to him in the rocking chair, we dim the lights, put on the white noise and his Beatles lullabies. After a bit of crying, he usually passes out. But he's been waking a lot more to eat. We're all exhausted and thankful for the break.

*A picture of our beloved first home so that Neko remembers the house he lived in when he was born.

Aaron took Neko to his first skate contest yesterday. He got to meet lots of Aaron's friends, sit in Rob's VW van, and hang out with dudes. It was weird for me to be at home without them even if it was only an hour and a half. I didn't really know what to do with myself.

This little guy is so physical and active. All he wants to do is practice rolling over. He tries to crawl, but he can't seem to get it just yet. It makes him insanely frustrated, and he's so determined.

We love having him at home with us this week. It's been nice to sleep in a little and to play with him in the morning when he's happiest. We can't wait for summer. I don't think I've ever wanted it to be summer so early in the school year before.