nw22,
same with u, I'll let Long Long learn swimming. I've bought a swimming suit for him in June, but either I was busy or he got ill, it's Autumn now but he still haven't been to 'normal' swimming pool (except he's private one - bathing tub).
I'm thinking to bring him to the indoor swimming pool but i'm afraid he'd get cold.
I've seen a book telling that a 8 months' baby can clap hands and wave hand for bye-bye. So I taught Long Long to clap hands yesterday. At first, he didn't follow. But in evening, he finally did that - he clapped hands. I'm very happy that he knew 1 more thing. I'll teach him 'bye-bye' today.