Our Little Jumping Bean

*VIDEO*
Ford's latest trick: jumping. He loves to go around hopping and jumping, which David taught him to do. Again, another example of Ford's athletic prowess (jumping is a developmental milestone at 24-36 months old).

Jumping, closing the pantry door (who left that open anyway?!), and more jumping.

David and I have been very happy with his progress in the last few months. He has shown a tremendous amount of growth since he moved to the 2's at school just a few weeks ago, especially with verbal communication and understanding. He's finally shown an understanding of colors, which we practice in one of his favorite trucks books. Have I mentioned how much he loves trucks? David took him to Half Price Books a while ago and he could pick one book. Of all the books, the only one he showed any interest in was about monster trucks. hahahha I don't know where he gets that.

I digress. Tonight as he was jumping around the house, he was saying "jump jump jump jump." He also has taken a liking to jumping off the bottom of our stairs, which I know is an early sign of trouble to come. His adventurous spirit hasn't waned a bit. He has gym time at school now, and I can only imagine what he does during activity time. This week he's played on the balance beam and tumble mat. It's a good thing I'm not there to supervise because I would be in panic mode the entire time; I worry way too much about him getting hurt to let him have any fun. haha

Despite his affinity for action, when he does sit still, he always does it with a book. Thank goodness he still loves books because that is something David and I can relate to.

And, finally, because I can't help myself, here is one of our many camera outtakes I came across today — Ford was being really shy for some reason when we tried to get him to wish his grandpa a happy birthday.

Categories: the kids