just toddling about

I don't know what has caused it but lately (as in the past 2-3 days) I just can't stop looking at/watching Jake.  I just feel like he's somehow switched over from baby to toddler and I'm trying to figure out just when that happened or how.  Maybe it's cause we've been doing newish things lately for the first time like going to the mall to walk around when it was a lil cold for a walk and I let Jake get out and run around the play place with the other much bigger kids.  Or yesterday when we stopped and played/explored at the park we always walk by.  Seeing him getting more coordinated physically and the sheer joy on his face when he's running around and doing new things combined with some pixy dust and he just seems older. shrug.  Plus, lately I've started to discover that he knows a lot more than I was aware of.  Like, when we were face timing with gpa Richards and my dad asked: where's your feet?  After a second pause Jake looked down at his feet and pointed.  I don't remember teaching him that?!  Or he'll point at certain things in his books when I ask him where something is etc.  Just little things to show that even though he's not talking a lot he knows a lot.

I've already posted most of these on facebook but I'll put up the full videos for the grandparents.  Ya know how how it is, you take a bazillion photos cause you know that 90% of them will be blurred or not cute but so many turned out cute and I didn't want to delete them:

At the mall:

At the park:

Chillin' at home:

sportin' a new haircut-he only cried a little :)

So excited to be out and about:

and apparently he likes to tidy up...oh, and sorry for the 5 sec bum shot-but at least it's a cute bum haha:

We love our lil jaker!  But I'm not loving the increase in bumps and bruises that goes along with all this exploring :(  Oh well, he's definitely toughening up cause he rarely cries anymore.  All comes with the territory right?