Jump

He can jump! He's been working on this lately and today is the first time he actually got it! I think he was more surprised than we were!

Tonight, like other nights, he needed the aid of his step stool to practice this skill. Facing me while standing on the step stool, he placed his right hand on my left and his left on my right, then talked himself through the jump: "Bend," he said as he bent down on his knees, "take a deep breath.... and jump." On that final word, he launched himself off the step stool and landed with a soft thud on the rug. He even remembered to bend his knees a little as he landed.

He did the jump with dad first, but Jon was not sure whether he lifted Dex off or if Dex pushed off on his own. He did it several times with dad, and by the time it was mommy's turn to watch, there was absolutely no doubt. He really, really did jump. Another skill to add to his list.