11 Months Old!

You are eleven months old today. I can't believe that it was eleven months ago that you came into our lives. The time has gone by so fast and it makes me sad. I love watching you grow and learn new things, but it is really hard for me that your baby phase is almost over. I'm so thankful that I am able to stay home with you because if I had to work that time would have flown by even quicker. Being able to stay home with you is all that I have ever wanted. Your Daddy works hard to make that possible and we thank the Lord for blessing us with that ability.

This month you learned a lot of new words. Some of the sweetest words I have ever heard were when you said love you. You say la lu in the sweetest voice. You say boo for blue, Papa, pa for grandpa, dog, hello, duck, yeah, gentle, Paul, bible, more, and you recognized a ball on TV and told me about it. Your favorite words start with B...ball, balloon, and bubbles. You say na na for no no and tell us when you are doing something that you know you shouldn't be doing. You learned how to sit up from a laying position and started cruising along the furniture or along whatever you can. You learned how to sit up in your crib and two days later you learned how to stand up in your crib. When you don't want to sleep you stand up on the side of your crib and stare at the door waiting for us to come get you.

You are still taking three naps a day but we will be going down to two. You still have solids twice a day and have four bottles a day. We will be working on eating table food and drinking more out of a sippy cup. I have been hesitant to give you table food because you don't have many teeth and choke easily. You have three teeth on the bottom and your first top tooth is coming in. You are wearing 12-18 month clothes.

This month you were dedicated at church and Grandma and Grandpa Murphy flew in from California to be there for your special day. We had a fun visit with them and they got to be there to see your first time in the swimming pool. We took a road trip to Oklahoma to visit family. You got to meet your Uncle Paul, cousin Tricia, Sean, and Olivia. We had a fun time visiting with them and playing in the pool with them. This month your special friend CG Lamb was born. I can't wait for you to be able to play with her. The two of you will be great friends :)

I love you son! I treasure my time with you! You are one special little boy and bring more joy to mine and Daddy's life than words could say. We love you!

Three Murphy generations
Daddy's company picnic

Getting ready to go swimming for the first time



You aren't buckled because we were getting you out of the car and you are only wearing your diaper because this was after we went swimming.

We went to the Domain to play in the fountains




You look so sad but I think you were tired. This is an early birthday present from Gramma, Grandpa, and Nana. We love your new highchair!



Happy 11 month birthday!
We love you Timothy!