The Murphy Clan: 7 months old!

Timothy turned 7 months old on Friday January 28th. Each month I am amazed that he is "that" old. I know that probably sounds so dumb, but to me he is still my little baby. When I say he is 7 months old it doesn't sound so little anymore :( I can't believe how fast he is growing up. I wish I could keep him little forever. We decided that Timothy's monthly updates are going to be a letter to Timothy. So that explains why we are talking to him in the updates :)

You started your seventh month in California. We got to go the beach for the first time as a family. You loved watching the waves just like mommy does :) When we got back from CA we had your six month check up. You weighed in at 20 lbs. and 29 inches long. You have almost out grown your 9 month pajamas and clothes. You fit best in 12 month clothing. You have grown so much that we had to buy you a new big boy carseat because your infant seat only went up to 29 inches.

That means you are no longer in an infant seat and we can't use the snap n go stroller anymore. At first you didn't seem to like your new carseat because it doesn't recline as much as your other seat and that made it harder for you to go to sleep, but after a few days you now love it! You look out the window and talk to whatever you see passing by. Since we can't use the snap n go stroller we are now using your bigger stroller.

We bought you a shopping cart/high chair cover for Christmas and it's awesome.

You now sit in the shopping cart like a big boy! You love the cover because it is soft and it has toys attached to it. When we go shopping I bring your blanket because sometimes you get tired and will lay to one side. One Sunday after church we went to lunch with some friends and you covered your face with your blanket and fell asleep in the high chair.

You have become attached to your blanket. We first gave it to you for comfort in California since we were always moving around and now we make sure we always have your blanket. You are such a great sleeper! You got to bed at 7pm and wake up around 7am. Sometimes you wake up and play quietly in your crib. You always smile and get so happy when mommy or daddy come get you up. You take three naps a day at 9am, 12pm, and 3pm. Usually your naps don't last more than hour and sometimes they are only thirty minutes. When you get sleepy you look for something soft to put your cheek against and it's so cute.

You get solid food for breakfast and dinner and still get bottles during the day. We started giving you fruit and vegetables and you eat everything so well!

You have learned how to sit up but we still put a pillow behind you because sometimes you topple over.

You roll all over the place to get where you want to go and I think you will be crawling soon. Now that you can sit up you get your baths in the sink and you love it! You try to drink the water.

You said Ma the other day and it made me so happy :) I was really working with you to say mama and you said ma. At first I thought it was wishful thinking that you actually said ma, but when daddy got home that night you said it again. It was precious to hear you say ma and I can't wait to hear mama!

All I have ever wanted was to be a wife and a mother, and you and your father have made all of my dreams come true! You and your daddy are a gift from God! You fill my heart with more joy and love than I have ever felt before. You are my precious son and I will love you forever and always.

All my love,

Your Mommy

27 weeks old today! 1-3-11