toby james:: 11 months

i'm so upset with myself for falling behind on Toby's monthly photo shoots.

the last one i did was at 8 months.  

i finally took the time to snap a couple pictures 

this morning.

my timing was bad, though, because it was too close to naptime.

i got a couple smiles but mostly

he was serious and looks deep in thought.

Toby is such a happy guy.

he's fussy when his teeth are bothering him

or if he's hungry.

He's starting to stand up without holding on to something

for a couple seconds at a time.

it's exciting for him but makes me sad.

i am not ready for my baby to be growing up

and toddling around!

he's still nursing the majority of his feedings

but we are feeding him baby food

almost 3 times a day.

he does seem to prefer his mama's num-nums the most.

Toby is a babbler.  he's beginning to experiment with actually

saying real words.

he says, "peek-a-boo" and "mama".

he tries very hard to say his siblings names as well.

yesterday, he grabbed some paper and i told him he had

"paper" he said that word a couple times.

let me just say, though, that only those of us who live with

Toby would actually know what he's saying.

otherwise, it just sounds like baby gaa-gaa, goo-goos.

toby LOVES puppy dogs and balls.

he will bark anytime he hears a dog or sees one.

it's the cutest thing.

oh!  he says "ball" too, he loves to throw any ball he finds

and chase after it.

toby is a mama's boy.

he loves his daddy and siblings, but when mama is nearby,

ain't nobody he wants more.

i am ok with that unless i'm busy trying to do dishes or make a meal.

but even then, i am learning to do lots of things one handed.

we love you toby!

i wish there was a way to make you stop growing so

fast for just a little while.

my heart bursts with love for you!

but i am not happy with how quickly you are growing and 

in a month you will be a whole year old!