Jared has been very busy since he's started to crawl. Every day there is something new to tell - a new part of the apartment that he's ventured into, a full laundry basket to upend, the kitchen cabinets and drawers to open, etc. I have already started "uh oh - I can't hear him, so what is he getting into?" He is very strong - he pushes around our 5 pound dumbells, pulls over cases of soda, and generally gets into everything that he's not supposed to!
He is already such a pro at crawling that he is now way more excited about using items as steps to pull himself up to higher items. Steve emptied out one of our shelving units, because our little man had figured out how to pull himself up to standing using the highest shelf. Those shelves now contain Jared's toys. He will also push himself to standing on just about anything. Last night he was using a case of soda - I called his name, and he let go of one arm, so he could turn his upper body to face me! He was still super steady on his feet with just one arm supporting him.
It cracks up me and Steve when Jared tries to use a single CD or DVD case to push himself to standing. He usually just pushes the case all around the apartment.
We had a lovely playdate with my coworker Karin and her daughter Ella. Ella is about 3 1/2 months old now. Jared loved playing with all of Ella's toys. It was really cute when he was playing with her feet while she was sitting in her chair. But then he crawled by her and shoved her in the shoulder, so I had to put a stop to that. Then we took a walk around Karin's neighborhood - it was such a beautiful day! :)
We had a terrific visit with the Deeney family and the Briczinski grandparents last weekend. Jared was a big fan of Liam's old toys. Liam had a way of tickling Jared's head to make him smile, which none of us adults could duplicate! Dianna and Vince's new house was so great that we offered to buy it from them! :) Stan and Beth were amazed to see Jared crawl - they had seen him just two weeks before, when he couldn't do anything. Now, he was crawling all over their house!
Jared has a little bit of a runny nose this week, but after two days, he already seems better. Hopefully, it is just a very minor cold.
He's tried spinach and pears since I last posted. He likes the pears, but doesn't go crazy for them - he just likes them like everything else. He still just has two teeth, but there are some hard spots under his gums, so I expect more to come through in the coming weeks. Teeth move pretty slowly, so it might be a while.
A few new pictures are up, but I'll have to stop chasing Jared around long enough to take some more of him crawling and pushing himself up!
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