My Boy the great (and big)

Just a quick update...my boy's 9-month check was this last Tuesday. He weighs 21 lbs 1 oz (that's 9.5 kilos for those of you who measure it that way) and is 27 1/4 inch long. So he's becoming quite a linebacker (although his mother will never allow him to play American football). His pediatrician says he looks great and that Hubs and I should be proud (of course we are!). He decided to try and pull up on his toy box the other night. I was doing something in the bedroom and Hubs calls me to come look at what he's doing....lo and behold, there he is, half-standing while holding onto his toy box. His pediatrician says for me to look for him to just bypass the crawling bit altogether and start walking around 10-11 months. NOOOOO! Our house is not childproofed yet! He's quite a chatterbox, jabbering away all the time. I'm sure what he says makes perfect sense to him. Less than 3 months until he's 1 year old. That is very hard to believe.