Hi there. I am nearly 16 months old. Still only 8 teeth. I seem to be favouring my left hand for tasks. Am still growing like a weed. Tried to copy the cat and eat grass in the garden the other day . Mom nearly fell over laughing. Like to water the lavender and the lawn. Have started to kick the soccer ball and not just pick it up with my hands. Love the rugby balls dad got me. Still not quite tall enough to work my scooter properly yet. Xmas nearly here .

I went to the clinic today for my MMR shot . Not one sqeak when the nurse jabbed me! I weigh 13.5 kg and am 85 cm tall. This puts me on the 97th percentile for age. Swimming was fun tonight and I am starting to enjoy it a lot. I water the garden for dad where he has shown me to water and shout out " HE HE ' and point to the sky when the helicopters come over.Still only the 4 top and 4 bottom teeth but I have been sleeping so badly lately that Mom and Dad are sure there are more on the way. Yesterday I allowed Dad to feel for my back molars, then I bit him which I thought was very funny. Dad was not amused!

I am one week shy of 15 months now . I weigh 13 kg's , having lost a bit of weight when i was sick/teething last week. Mom bought me a pillow for my head and I have finally worked out how it works. At first I thought it was for throwing Daddy with! I am going to swimming lessons twice a week now which is much better . Am getting quite good in the water. I still go to moms and tots which is fun. I went with mom and dad to be shown around a school this week. Western Province prep. Looked like fun. Everybody commented on my shoes. I was wearing dad's first pair , brown leather. Boy did I look smart! I still only say "mum" and 'dad" regularly ,the rest is gibberish to everbody except myself, but I understand everything other people tell me. I like carrying logs from the fireplace around the garden. Half -bricks are nice too. I have been watching a bit of telly lately and prefer watching CeeBeebies. Anyway all for now , must dash.

wow I have been busy. I went to Namibia flyfishing for yellowfish on the Orange river. We had a great weekend. Dad got a puncture in the new car . No sooner were we back and we went to Struis baai with Piet for the weekend . Georg, Kami , Sunil and his family were all there as well. Dad caught a small sandshark.

We have just got back from 2 weeks in the eastern cape . We spent some time at St Francis Bay and also went through to Port Elizabeth. I am now almost able to run. Stairs are no longer a problem and I am starting to try them forwards instead of backwards! I now try to feed myself with a fork. Very messy! I had a great time at the sea. Mom caught me trying to eat the little creatures in the rock pools , also licking everything due to the salty taste. I had a great time with trevor and craig's children especially Christie and Kelsey. I am 13.5 months old and weigh 12.8 kg. I discovered lots of new foods on holiday including tomatoes , popcorn, lentils ,kidney beans ,prawns and calamari. As you can see I had a big Pooh Bear birthday cake. Mom and dad taught me how to blow out the candle 2 weeks before.

It is 5 days before my birthday. My 5th tooth has finally popped out. Mom has a new car and now I can see much better when we go for a drive as I am higher up. Unfortunately the throb from the diesel engine usually puts me to sleep almost immediately. Smimming lessons are now twice a week and soon I am going to go to Moms and Tots so I can start enrolling members for my gang! We went to visit Ouma and Oupa and saw the snow on the mountains . Brrrr cold.

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 .