And Here Is What Joss Has Been Up To

First of all, he's been growing his hair. This style reminds us of the Heat Miser character from one of those holiday specials of our childhood. The hair is getting a little scruffy, but we're just not quite ready for the last of the first haircuts. Rob wants to let it get long and curly; I'm putting the kibosh on mullets.
Second, Joss has been working on walking. He took his first steps last Monday on March 30. Just walked four paces as if he'd been thinking the whole thing out in his mind. He refuses to walk on demand, but then you'll be looking elsewhere and see that he's just launched himself off of your knee and made it two feet away. Sebastian also took his first steps about six weeks before his birthday, and the day after he turned one, he was strictly a biped. We'll see what Joss decides to do (watching his friend Leah toddle was a big encouragement).
Joss has also discovered the joys of dishwasher surfing. He always wants to climb up here and help me splash in the wet door or pull forks out of the silverware basket. I try only to open the dishwasher when he is asleep in his crib or stuck in his highchair. Doesn't always happen that way.
Finally, Joss has been checking out the trampoline. I wonder if this is what the BYU Honor Code means by a "bulky or extreme" hairstyle?
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Megan said…
Hooray for Rankin/Bass stop motion specials. I don't remember heat miser being naked, though...
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