We always put Sophie in her crib in the same position - head toward the window side, in line with the length of the mattress. Whenever I wake up and check on her, she's always in some stage of a slow spin - sometimes up to 90 degrees, so she's sideways in the crib, kicking the side bars. The interesting thing (or what I deem to be interesting in my sleep deprived state) is that she always spins counter-clockwise. This could mean one of a several things:
1. Babies are magnetic, and their heads naturally want to aim north.
2. She's right-handed, and her random arm/leg thrashing is stronger on one side, propelling her in one direction.
3. She's secretly learning breakdancing, starting with the back spin, but is a solely counter-clockwise breaker, severely hampering her breakdancing career options.
4. She's secretly learning breakdancing, starting with the back spin, but is a solely *clockwise* breaker, but I just happen to get up when she's 270-360 degrees around, and am totally incorrect when assuming I know what direction she's spinning. Regardless, her breakdancing career options are severely hampered.
5. Holly's playing tricks on me, getting up while I sleep, and repositioning Sophie.
6. She's trying to tell us that we've aligned her crib incorrectly, possibly due to bad Feng shui.
7. Maybe she's just learning to roll around. (This is the long shot option.)
Our dear sweet Sophie has a few endearing habits. One is drooling all over herself and anything in her vicinity. She's only 15 weeks old and we don't expect any teething for several months, but Sophie seems to be practicing. To tell you the truth, I'd take drool over vomit any day!
Sophie has also discovered her hands and enjoys sucking her thumb (so far, just the right one, will she be a righty like her dad?). However, she doesn't suck her thumb in the classic, hand-in-a-fist way. She's got her own unique, fingers-in-the-eyeballs style that she seems to enjoy. It's quite humourous to watch her (does admitting that make me a bad mommy?)
