I am 4 days short of 11.5 months . I weigh 11.5 kg still. I am walking independantly and brush away any offered assistance. I received my first bit of mail 2 days ago from cousin billy ,aunty Yvonne and uncle Tim. I have taken to hiding things under the couches , beds and my cot. Daddy is always finding either a dummy or a comb etc hidden away for later . I like to stand up in the bath now . I have started eating scrambled eggs and like them with tomato sauce. Toast and Marmite is nice , but cheese is still my favourite.

In 5 weeks time I will be 1 year old! I am helping my parents undress myself before bathtime. I have started walking short distances unaided and cruise around easily holding on to furniture and walls etc.I still prefer to crawl as my primary means of locomotion. I went to my first children's birthday party on Sunday, Alec who turned 2 years old. I have never seen so many small people like myself before in one place! I have been bumping my head a lot as I am quite adventurous and don't listen to my parents when they warn me not to try and support my body weight from curtains that move! I am eating pear, oranges and like lemons as well. I got a sucker at the birthday party which was very nice. It was even nicer when dad took the wrapper off! I still like cheese a lot .

I am now just over 10.5 months old. I have started to walk short distances (about 1-2m) unaided, usually from mom to dad or vice versa. The first night I discovered I could do this i nearly went hysterical. It was just before bedtime and mommy needed about 1.5 extra hours to put me to sleep ,I was so excited. Swimming is fun . I went with dad yesterday and got dunked under the water 3 times. I dont play with my bath toys anymore but prefer the shampoo and bubblebath bottles now. I don't sit still in bath anymore but like to turn and stand up etc. I met Klara van de Velde who is 2 weeks older than me last weekend. She seems nice. Went to mom's old workplace today and met all her old friends. I like cruisung around the coffee table . I play with the lemons that I also like to eat ( I don't care for oranges). I love pulling down all the washing off the dryer. I like to eat bark and sometimes manage to keep the same piece in my mouth all day despite the best efforts of my parents. Breakfast this morning was French toast, some cereal and cheddar cheese, rounded off with a little tea. I prefer Rooibos. Biltong is also very good.