Growing up fast

Chicky has learned a few new very tricks recently.
He sits unaided when placed in seated position.
He's almost crawling. He does move forward but it's more of a drag and/or a lunge than a crawl.
And... He opens and closes his hands saying "tiao" (as opposed to ciao). This is his favourite trick at the moment. He's extremely cute when he does it. Unfortunately I think he's teething again, so he's been not so cute much of the rest of the time.

Monkey's comprehension is astounding. For a kid who's vocabulary consists of:
yum
Mum
giu (outside)
esh (shoes)
dadda (baby and just about everything else)
he does amazingly on the comprehending and following instructions front.

Little Miss seems to have had a bit of a step forward also. Her vocab and comprehension is awesome, she seems taller and can occupy herself more easily. She has certainly taken on the role of mother hen. Still throwing the odd super tantrum and is still eating like a pig. At least it seems the total unwillingness to handwrite is not uncommon.