Maverick is starting to roll over on his own.  I lay him down in the crib at night, on his back, only to come in the next morning to find him curled up on his tummy with his cute little booty stuck in the air.   Although “they” say you should have your baby sleep on his/her back, I’m not sure how you enforce this if your baby tends to root around at night… which Maverick obviously does.  I think I’ll stick with my instincts, which tell me that so long as he is comfortable – and I am always amazed that any babies would find this position comfortable – he’s probably okay.  Maverick has done nothing but prove to us that he is a pretty tough little man, so I’m not too worried about his preference to sleep on his tummy. 

That being said, it has presented a new challenge with regards to his cleft reconstruction…  When he roots around on his tummy, he inevitably rubs his face on the sheets… and that means that his bilateral tape is either slipping off, or it is broken by the time I get him up in the morning.  My fear is the possibility that he could get the broken tape pieces in his mouth while he’s sleeping, and that he might choke.  Given that it takes a solvent to actually remove the tape anchors from his cheeks, I have to admit this would be a very rare scenario…  but it’s a possibility none-the-less.  

So, for now, I am making a choice to leave the tape off at night.  We’ve been ultra-diligent so far with his taping – he wears it 24/7 without fail.  I hope that a little break during the night for the next few days isn’t going to affect him too much.  We visit Dell soon and we can discuss some tape options then.  And, we have our lip repair surgery in just 3 weeks - so after that it won’t matter too much any more!  Even though the thought of his first surgery scares me, I think we’ll all be glad to rid ourselves of the tape!

Max likes to organize his toys and inventory things.  For example, rather than crashing or racing his toy cars together, he meticulously organizes them between the Disney Cars and the Hotwheels, and then he divides them by color and vehicle type (SUV, car, truck, etc.).  He does this with other toys, too.  Recently, he got this Tonka bulldozer that came with a little drill that he can use to dismantle its parts.  But instead of putting it back together, he lines up the pieces - screws and all - and just leaves it there.  I can't tell if he's showing off ...  or showing signs of some weird OCD thing....