Jared made his first phone call the other day. He dialed the phone and made contact with a perfect stranger. This is actually a big step for Jared, and he was able to communicate effectively, giving his name and age to his new friend. Of course, his communication skills weren’t perfect.
I’m guessing that Jared was prompted to call by our trip to the Fire Expo on Saturday. Jared got to ride in the front seat of a fire truck and work the sirens. He got to man a fire hose. He got to spray a fire extinguisher. And he got to eat cotton candy. A very exciting day, all things considered. So you can imagine that he might want to tell somebody all about it. But I guess he wasn’t entirely clear about what was going on.
So when the operator from 911 emergency services called back, he was under the impression that we needed an ambulance. Instead, Kellie had to inform him that Jared was just really excited to see a fire truck.
I guess we’ll have to add the phones to the list of things that have to be kept out of Jared’s grasp.