"Is he rolling over from his back to his tummy?" she asked me.
"Uh. . . no."
I think she thought he was developmentally behind the average six-month-old, but she was kind and encouraged me to put a toy out of reach to his side so that he would reach for it and get to practice rolling over.
She lay him on his back and took hold of his hands.
"I'm going to pull him up to sitting and see if he can keep his neck in line."
My baby engaged his core and held his whole body straight so that he levered straight up onto his feet.
"Wow! He's strong!" she said in surprise. And afterwards said that most likely he could roll himself over now if he wanted to, but has a contented temperament and doesn't choose to.
That's right, baby: serenely defy expectations and keep your contented temperament and unexpected strength!
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