Moving Right Along

Jack turned 13 months old on Sunday. Three days later, he decided to walk. He's been taking steps for the last month, but only about 10 at a time and never for the primary mode of transportation. However, on Wednesday, he just seemed to have decided that he wanted to walk instead of crawl and he figured out how to regain his balance when the walking turned wobbly. Here's a little clip of him walking around this morning & one from yesterday (don't the jeans make him look grown up?!?).





Jack also has officially said his first word (other than "dada" and "mama"): DOGGY! He said this on the day we drove back from Ann Arbor at the end of August. Shergar started crying in the car when we were about 10 miles from home (she was excited) and after about five minutes of her whining, Jack just suddenly shouted "doggy!" clear as day! I can't say I'm surprised that's the first real word he mastered...

On the moving front, things are progressing nicely. The inspection & appraisal are complete, the sellers are making a few minor repairs that surfaced in the inspection, and closing is set for Oct. 16. We plan to make the actual move on Oct. 30, our fifth anniversary. (Ask Mick and he'd say "five years of marriage? Feels like 10.")

As the days roll by, I am getting more excited about the move. The first few weeks after we put in the offer were pretty tough for me. To say I'm going to miss the metro DC area, and especially the friends we'll have to leave behind, is an understatement. That said, I am looking forward to this next stage of life... at least once the packing & unpacking are completed!