I said my first proper words today. Sometimes Mum and Dad say words and I repeat them, like “Mum” or “Bubble”. But today I was lying on my change table and I pointed up to my buzzy bee mobile and said “bee“. Mum and Dad smiled and pointed to the other side and asked me what it was. I told them: “door“.

At dinnertime we eat outside on the deck. Often birds fly overhead, which is very exciting. My eyes and mouth open very very wide and I say “bir! bir!”

Today was my first birthday. It was fun because I got lots of presents and my Nana and Pixi and James and Duncan were there and there was a great chocolate cake and everybody sang me a song.

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I am nearly one year old and I am learning to crawl and use my legs and stand. I like to pull myself up on chairs and tables and cruise around them a little bit. Now I have found that I can stand up all by myself. I crawl out into the middle of the floor, and then just stand straight up. If Mum and Dad are nearby then they hold out their hands to me and ask me for a hug. So I stand there and look at the floor, and I look at Mum and Dad, and I look out of the window, and I think about taking a step. But then I get tired so I just sit down again. Mum and Dad always look disappointed when I do that. If they want a hug then why don’t they just walk over to me?