I've had such a busy couple of weeks. Crawling is going very well - I can now get up a bit of pace if I decide that I need to get somewhere fast, like into the bathroom before the door is closed, or into Oskar's bedroom when he's not there. I'm also enjoying being able to get myself into the sitting position and then crawl off again from there. It seems so easy now, although it wasn't a couple of weeks ago.

Rolling over from my back to my front is now really easy and I do it quite a lot in my cot. I used to then crawl about and call out for Mum and Dad, but now I just fall asleep on my tummy because I get tired waiting for them to come and roll me over. I haven't worked out how to roll from my tummy to my back yet - the only times I've done it have been accidental except for when Oskar has helped out by tipping me over.

I've been working hard on standing up. My favourite aid is the little stool that Oskar uses in the bathroom - it's just the right height. I managed to stand up in my cot yesterday, despite my sleeping bag. I was very pleased with myself and bounced up and down with a big grin on my face. I also try to stand up in the bath, but that's not so easy. I frequently slip and slide down under the water, that is if Daddy is with me - if Mummy is with me then she's usually hovering really close and catches me before I topple anywhere. I don't mind going under the water, just as long as I'm not there too long.

It's been Christmas time, so I've seen lots of my extended family over the last two weeks. That's meant lots of cuddles and lots of trips in the car. Oh, and lots of presents - I have some wonderful new clothes and toys to play with.

I really enjoyed Christmas morning. Usually I wake for a drink around 6am and am then put straight back to bed for a bit more of a snooze, but on Christmas morning I was allowed to get up with Oskar, so we were all out in the loungeroom soon after 6 unwrapping prezzies. We all had stockings with little things in them - Oskar helped me unwrap my presents. Actually, I watched while he unwrapped them by himself, but that was okay with me. We both had fun playing with our new toys and had a wonderful day.

The only negative is that I've had a really bad cold for over a week now. My nose has been very drippy, which doesn't bother me, but of course it bothers Mum and Dad, so I have to suffer the nose-wiping process many times a day. My other comment about Christmas is that I've had lots of very boozy breastmilk - but that's not necessarily a bad thing.