Jared 16 months

Jared is growing up so fast! He is now 16 months old and I am happy to report that he now is a "walker!" He finally took the plunge this week and became a preferred walker. No more red, sore knees for this little guy. He can now say 4 words; Dada, Mama, Nana (food?) and Cracker. Mama and Cracker also were this week's additions. I was beginning to think that I would be dada forever!

Jared is a happy little guy. He loves to smile and loves to explore, i.e. get into everything! His favorite exploration activity is to climb the couch and try to play with the light switches while balancing his body on the cushion where the hard hardwood floor awaits him below. It drives me crazy because I always have to be watching him. I'm surprised that he hasn't fallen yet.

He is getting his two molars on the bottom to add to his 8 teeth. He has been waking up at 5:30 am and that is soooo not ok, but it is cute when he cuddles into me for like 20 seconds. He LOVES milk and can chug a sippy cup of milk in less than a minute. When the sippy cup is finished he cries for more. I have to limit his milk consumption 1) because milk is expensive, especially vitamin D milk and 2) he'd never want real food if he only drinks milk.

Anyways, I sure love this little bubba...