Put shoes on a little boy and he turns into a wild man...
This weekend Jonathan decided that he wanted to learn how to jump off of things. It first started at my parent's house, from the top of the fireplace hearth. Today he extended his platform diving show to the chair in Julia's room and the first stair on the main level. We had to remove the gate from the stairs since earlier in the day he pulled it over while trying to scale it, hurting both his head and the wood floor. One of these days he's going to catch his foot and do a face plant. For now, he's learning how to walk/jump off edges in typical boy fashion. Julia clung to the wall and went down backwards at this age. Not Jonathan. He thinks it's more fun to go flying over the edge. He's stuck the landing a few times...
I'd say Jonathan is entering my favorite age range. In a few weeks he'll be 17 months old. The next year and a half are going to be pretty entertaining. He'll start talking, will be very playful, yet will still be dependent enough to want Stacey and me. He's such a cute little guy.