Yay Janine... walking! I couldn't help but have a giggle at the 'old soul' moment. I could almost hear the 'high noon' music...

Liam's learning to stand also. He gets himself up holding onto something, then deliberately lets go to see how long he can stand without touching anything. It's funny to watch because it's obvious he's "trying" it... He hasn't learnt to clap yet - but I haven't been trying to teach him either.

As you can see from my latest ticker, his favourite sound is "GUG GUG GUG UG". Goes on and on all day. Very funny. Sounds like he's trying to carry a conversation. He's also pointing at everything. He's been pointing his finger for a while, but now he's using it to point to what he wants (the radio for music, the doorway that Dad just walked out of, his room to play in, etc) - usually accompanied by 'Gug gugug'.

He's had a growth spurt in the last few weeks (think it was while we're at Qld). Some of his size 0 clothes are getting hard to put over his big head! length is still ok (fits snugly, but ok) but his head's bigger! Noooooo - he's not ready for size 1 at 9 months!!!

Like you Janine - I'm loving this age. He's showing so much personality! Does anyone else's bubbas love being upside down??