Rachel, Owen and Kathryn

I know I promised evidence of Katy standing unaided, but for some reason I don't have so much leisure time to take photos and post to the blog these days ... could it be something to do with having a full-time job? So you'll have to make do with this snap of her standing against a comfy chair. She seems to have lost her trousers somewhere along the way!

Report just in from the swing park: Katy has been standing up unaided. Will attempt to verify this and provide corroborating photographic evidence a.s.a.p.

Kate finds lapses in security, and demonstrates that she has mastered both standing up and sitting down.

Especially in Katy's case! We're all upright and back at the library/BBC/nursery as appropriate. Kate is not exactly walking yet but she's trying to so desperately it's really delightful. Possibly inspired by other babies at the nursery? (Where, incidentally, she was jolly happy to be left this morning.) She's been 'pulling up' to a standing position with increasing confidence over the past couple of weeks, and has now started 'cruising' along furniture. Yesterday she managed to pull all her books and both her bags of toys off the armchair where they normally reside. Time to upgrade to Baby Proofing Level 2.