One of the great advantages of being a parent is the increased amount of time outdoors. The other day when I took Harvey to the park, he cried when I put him in the swing. I thought it was strange since he loves the swing. I soon realized that what he really wanted to do was try out his new shoes and walk in the grass - a challenging activity for a baby who has now officially reached "toddler" status. He was soon speed walking (not quite running yet) towards every dirt patch and section of pavement. Mom wound up getting plenty of exercise chasing the little ambulator. The funniest was watching him attempt to navigate his way down a little hill. (walk two steps, fall; repeat ad naseum...)Eventually he slowed down and discovered the joy of waving leaves around in the air and he even found a sewer top which gave him at least 4 minutes of exploratory pleasure. Finally he found his way to the fence where he managed to play a game of tug-of-war with mom and her car keys on the other side. Harvey was winning at one point... The best part of all of this? He is now so pooped from all the activity that we've had to push bedtime earlier to 8:30 thus allowing plenty of time to get ready for Desperate Housewives:) 
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