Wednesday, July 10, 2013

11 months/4th of July

My baby is 11 months!  I can't believe how fast time has flown.  Bridger is not a baby anymore and even though I loved baby Bridger, I think I love big boy Bridger even more.  He has been walking for the past month and is just starting to run.  I got him a pair of shoes today from Target - his first.  I think they are tripping him up (and out) a bit but he'll have to get use to them.  Actually, about 4 hours after I got them, he threw up, what looked like, 3 days of food ALL OVER them.  He hasn't been feeling good lately, but I'm sure he's feeling much better now.  He's also learning how to throw a ball, play tag, and climb into cupboards (I don't like that last one).  11 month-old Bridger is so much happier in the car than 6 months ago; he sings along with Aladdin or Karen Carpenter and gets excited for our Target trips.  He's still a little shy of strangers or anyone other than his mom and dad (and his grandpa porter).  His favorite toys are balls, especially the ones that light up when he shakes them.  He only says mamma when he wants out of his crib and says dadda ALL THE TIME!  If Tim wasn't such an amazing dad, I would feel a lot worse.  I love this boy so much and could not imagine life without him.  My whole family came up for the fourth of July this year and we had quite the party.  We went out to eat, had bbq, went to a movie, shopped in Salt Lake, celebrated Ryan's 18th birthday (he turns in his mission papers next month...CRAZY!) and watched the best fireworks in Provo.  It was so fun to have them here and spend time with my siblings.  My older sister, Paige came up with her baby - I hadn't seen her in months and I missed her!  Paige actually took the pictures below - isn't she good?  After I saw some of the other pictures, I've decided that I'm adding a nice camera to my want list.