Little EC has discovered a new trick: if she tilts her head, everything rotates. So now whether she’s sitting in her high chair, being held in my arms, or doing push-ups during tummy time, she routinely tilts her head to get a new perspective on whatever she’s looking at.

Incidentally, by doing this while pushing up, she gives herself exactly the motions she needs to flip from tummy to back. Which she is now doing with increasing frequency and ease.

In an unrelated note, now that I have her to take care of I no longer feel like going out through traffic to find a barber. So I bought a pair of clippers and scissors and I cut my hair today. It’s not everything I could have wanted, but it’s serviceable and I imagine I’ll get better at it over time. It got the Empirical Mom seal of approval, and little EC didn’t care a bit. I call that success.