What is your baby doing now?

I went to the dentist recently and the first thing out of his mouth was, "I bet your baby is starting to crawl now." I hate being asked things that relate to Lucas' motor development. No, he is not crawling, no he isn't able to sit up on his own, no he doesn't consistently rollover. We are trying to get him to do these things-I sat him up yesterday and he managed for a few minutes but then toppled over. He does lift his head up when he is on his stomach but he tires easily and usually ends up putting his head down after a few minutes. He likes to roll onto his side but doesn't feel compelled to roll all the way over onto his stomach. We try and get him to reach for things-holding toys over him when he is on his back, putting toys just out of reach when he is on his stomach.

Why does it have to be a competition? Lucas will get there, just give us a break. Rather than listing all the things that he should be doing, why don't you ask the open ended question, what new things is Lucas doing now?

Then I would answer:
He is pulling his pacifier out and waves it above his head and watches the shadows it creates on his face
He cut two teeth last week
He was playing with a spoon that I gave him
He loves to look at the windows and notices when birds fly by
He notices everything now-to the point we have to feed in a room without any distractions
He continues to be an easy going, likeable little boy
He "graduated" to riding in the stroller facing out, without being in his carseat.