Wow, sounds like your little ones are all talkers! B is a babbler but I have no idea what he's saying most of the time. Da-da is his word for pretty much everything, including Daddy. He calls his grandma Ga-ga (but lots of other stuff is ga-ga too!) and I am da-da or mu-mmy. He also says doo-doo, doh-doh, aaah, na-na, ne-nay, la-la, ba-ba, oooh, tth (when he sees a bird, kangaroo or kookaburra in the garden) and a couple of other sounds. Num-mum is yum. I think birdie is dir-dy and duck is da, but because he generalises it's hard to tell. He likes to copy us too now, so tries really hard to imitate what we say.
He loves rhyming and repetative sounds and 'funny' words like oh-oh, wooosh, snot(!), silly-billy. Oh and animal sounds and actions too. When we say 'puppy doggy, woof woof', he pants like a dog, does a kissing kind of sound for 'fishy' and sometimes says 'sss' for snake.
He has a whole bunch of things he'll do on command too - sit, stand, 'bring ____ to mummy', wave, look, find___, 'are there any birdies outside?' (he goes to the window and looks out),clap hands, shake hands, shake legs, high five, touch your (or mummy's) nose/ear/hair/head, pat _____, pop your balls (he has a ball popper), bounce, dance, peek a boo (he hides and pops out from behind all sorts of furniture or covers himself with a towel or blankie then takes it off!) plus he will get almost any of his toys if we say them by name (a few we have to point to as well). He also makes a kissing sound if we say 'kiss' and make the sound.

He's such a confident walker (and runner) now. DH and I took him to the shops for shoes yesterday and he kept running away from DH - waaay too much energy for us at the moment. We're now one of 'those' families with an uncontrollable child (bring on the child harness!).

How's everyone's bub napping? B still does two naps most days but I've noticed the first is getting a little later (closer to 10am) and longer (almost 2 hours) and the second is getting later (2:30-3pm) and shorter (40 mins max. or non existant like yesterday!).

And what does everyone have planned for their bubs birthday? We're having a mum's group party and a friends/family one at home. Nothing too fancy, just a couple of hours with nibbles and a cake. I'm finding it hard to figure out what time though because of changing nap times. I have a feeling if I make it in the middle of the day when B is normally awake now, that he'll change his sleep and end up wanting to nap in the middle of it! What about pressies? We figure he'll get enough from everyone else so am pretty much sticking to what he needs. ie winter clothes, shoes, sleeping bag which he'll get as he needs them so probably before his birthday anyway! My parents are starting his Duplo collection for him but not sure what else he might get.

Went to a playdough party on Friday so B got to play with (read 'eat') play dough for the first time, which he enjoyed. And now I have a no-cook playdough recipe to try out! His socialisation skills seem to be improving and he's less clingy and cry-y now he can walk, especially in a small group. The more people, the more clingy he is.

He loves feeding himself with a spoon now, so much so that half the time if I do it, he pulls the food back out and eats it again with his fingers! He makes such a mess though and cleaning up (him, the chair and floor) after breakfast takes about 15 mins and requires a change of clothes and sometimes a hairwash (for me, that is!). It's mostly finger food now anyway. He loves sandwiches, toast, fruit and savoury muffins, zucchini slice, risotto, veges and salad (new faves are roast beetroot and eggplant). He LOVES meat and is a big pear fan at the moment too.

Anyway, that's enough from me. Hope you're all well and that bubs are too.