Walking maniac!

Jared loves to go on walks. We usually go in the morning and in the afternoon. We see the maintenance guys arrive and zip around the apartment complex in their golf carts setting up the sprinklers. We see people walking their dogs. We watch the cars drive by. This morning, we watched the parents walking their kids to the first day of school. I teared up a little, realizing that Jared will be going to his first day of school before I know it.

Jared sometime has "aerodynamic arms" when he walks, which means that he walks with his arms straight out behind him. I worry that he will fall when he is like this. He has taken a few good tumbles during the walks, but he never seems upset for more than about 5 seconds.

Jared has started marching and stomping. The marching started in the tub, and he seems to do it when he isn't sure where he wants to go. The stomping is just random and funny. He also makes what we affectionately call his monster noise a lot, so that seems to go along with the stomping.

Jared has also tried to circle around you on the sidewalk if he wants to get behind you. This is usually when I am trying to prod him along in a certain direction. He gets mad when I just sidestep in front of him again.

Jared does not like his shoes velcroed closed when he walks. Jared also takes it upon himself to un-velcro Steve's sandals. :)

Jared swam in the big pool at our apartment complex. I figured that we should try it out while we still live here. Grandma and Grandpa B. got him a swimsuit that has styrofoam in the chest to help him float. Jared seemed to think the pool was fine - just like a big bathtub where he could splash around. I think he had just as much fun exploring the lounge chairs and grills in the pool area.

Jared also loves closing doors now. He is pretty good at closing them with a flat hand, so his fingers don't get pinched. He closes the door to his bedroom, and then closes himself in the bathroom. He doesn't seem to mind that it is pitch black inside the bathroom with no lights on.

Jared can now locate his hair. This is cute, but we're surprised that hair was the first body part. We are always pointing to his nose and belly button, but for some reason, he knows where his hair is.

Settlement for our new house is coming up on August 31st! Things are getting even crazier around here, so I'll try to post again when I can.