At 3 months a typical child will begin to roll over from front to back and lift head when on tummy. Around 5 months this child will probably be able to lift his head, push up on his arms, and arch his back to lift his chest off the ground and roll both ways . Some might be able to do this ahead of schedule, others will lag a few months.
As everyone knows Ladybug is certainly not your typical child. When other kids her age were putting everything imaginable in their mouths and tasting all kinds of new foods, Ladybug was discovering how to pull out the feeding tube in her nose. While these same kids were taking their first step Ladybug was glowing in the dark from all the tests that were performed to find the cause of a GI bleed. This has been, and will most likely continue to be a hard pill to swallow – but as the years have passed I have learned to celebrate, cherish, and capture each and every milestone. I’ve always been and always will be one who takes a lot of pictures and videos. The way I see it, you will only regret the pictures you never took.
When Ladybug discovered her G-Tube and was swinging it back and forth in her hand my first instinct was not to remove it from her hand but to grab the camera. There are so many unknowns with CDG that I will not pass up any opportunity to capture a single moment in Ladybugs life.
This past weekend Ladybug was playing in her Little Sensory Room and kicking up a storm. The bells were jingling non stop, then it got quiet for a few seconds. This didn’t surprise me, usually Ladybug takes mini rests in between all the craziness the Little Sensory Room creates. A minute or so later, all I heard was non-stop laughing. I looked around the corner to find Ladybug completely out of her Little Sensory Room. She had rolled out onto her tummy, hands under her chest and had managed to push her head up all by herself.
Insert fireworks, loud cheering, maybe a marching band playing We are the Champions, and one unbelievably ecstatic mama here.
It may have taken my sweet Ladybug 3 years and 10 months to achieve this, but the look of accomplishment on her face when she lifted up her own head screamed “Look Mommy, I did it”. That in and of itself, was worth every single day, month, and year of waiting for this huge milestone to occur.
Little Ladybug Hugs 
Awesome ❤ Congrats Momma! Btw, I love your mini sensory room!
Thank you Jackie! The sensory room as been such a gateway to Ladybugs development. One of the best pieces of equipment/toys we have.
I just love her expression in the third photo “I’m happy, but it ain’t no big thing” like she knew she could do this all along 🙂 So happy to see her hit all the milestones (at her very own pace). I know she can and will do so much more, too.
It’s so true J! She’s been wanting to do this for a while.
Amazing!! She is a beautiful little girl, you must be so proud 🙂 Keep up the great work Ladybug, you are a true inspiration…keep up the good work to you to mom, your doing an excellent job!
Cheers,
Tiffany
Thank you so much Tiffany!
What an awesome milestone! Congratulations!
Thank you!
My heart leapt for you and ladybug! That is amazing!
I truly feel you helped with this Krista. If we hadn’t have met that one morning I would have never started Ladybug at BB doing CME.
beau témoignage et très belle petite fille ,plein de bonne chose positive pour vous bises de FRANCE
maman de 3 enfants CDG1A
Merci beaucoup Rachel.
This made my day…. I know how hard it is watching others so easily reach milestones, and waiting and waiting for our children. But when they do it, wow it is so precious.