I’ve been keeping mom and dad up the last few nights because I’m standing up in my crib now. Then, this morning, mom went to wash my bottle and she thought I was just a little too quiet, so she walked back to check on me and found me on the stairs!

Canton of course has his own adaptation to crawling–but it works! Excuse mom for the shaky camera work, she was quite excited!

Almost Crawling! from Mike Murphy on Vimeo.

Mom and I have had a lot of fun together, even though she’s making me work hard, she hasn’t had to work this whole week! She’ll go to work tomorrow I’m betting so she was in a “mom mood”, wanting lots of pictures of me today, especially close-ups.

I’ve been getting SOOOO close to crawling, I can do the army crawl, and I moved one arm and leg motion yesterday but then I splatted out.

I’ve also been pulling myself up in all kinds of things and making Mom nervous! Today, I almost pulled myself all the way up in Dad’s desk chair (mom helped me) but I definitely problem-solved enough to get back down! Mom didn’t like that too much…she thinks I’m going to get into trouble.

I’m being a big helper too helping Mom and Dad dress me, that’s why mom has a picture of dad taking off my shirt.

She wanted to get some close-up pictures of my hands and feet to show how big I have gotten, she also got my head to show all the blonde/brown hair I’ve been getting. Mom and Dad always argue over my hair color, Dad says blonde with brown eyes and Mom says brown with blue eyes…let us know what you think!

I decided to move to the sleeker and faster model of my walkers in attempts to move about the house even faster!

Life in the Fast Lane from Mike Murphy on Vimeo.

Dad didn’t have to go to his wrestling match today, he got snowed in with me and mom! Yay! So he made us a nice breakfast and I had some pancakes, Isaac’s mom told her babies just love them, and I definitely do! I’ve gotten so good at feeding myself, now if only these stubborn teeth would come in!

Then mom said since dad was here to help she would let me attempt going on the hardwood floor, and boy did I move!

Hardwood Racing from Mike Murphy on Vimeo.

Well, in the last couple days I have moved from cruising to navigating (moving from object to object).  This video doesn’t show it, but I’m definitely using my truck to get to the window.  Mom will have to try to capture me doing that, she is just too scared to video me and not be there to catch me.  When will she learn I’m such a big man, I don’t need her fussing over me!

Truckin’ It from Mike Murphy on Vimeo.

Mom and dad decided since I’m cruising everywhere now it was time to cover those outlets.  But, I might just be smart enough to figure them out!  I’m still learning what “no” means, I’m definitely hearing it enough with these outlet covers!  I’m still working on crawling, I’m tempted to move around at Gayle’s house just to take everyones socks off (I hate socks), any little thing helps.  Won’t be long, today mom put me in my crib after she changed me to go wash her hands and when she came back I was standing up in my crib–another shock for mom!  I’m just making them change everything around here!

Dad was at a wrestling tournament all day yesterday (and today) so mom and I have had some good quality time together.  I spent the day trying to crawl, but to no avail.  I did however pull-up on my tub on toys, let go, and stand for almost five seconds all by myself!  Mom wasn’t able to get a picture of it without dad here to catch me.  I’ve had my pincer grasp down for a while, but I’m starting to use and point with my index more.

Mom also had to thrown in a picture of me sleeping because I didn’t nap yesterday!  Just call me No Nap Murphy!

We got good news from Wake Forest, they are happy with my progress, I still have to wear the helmet until March or so. We’ll go back in eight weeks to check my progress again.

I’ve been motoring around more, mom thinks I’ll be walking before I crawl or even cut my first tooth! I have a little swelling and indentation in my gums, so I think that stubborn tooth might be just around the corner. Meanwhile, I’ve been enjoying learning to feed myself with some Gerber puffs, it took some time to get used to them but they are becoming a favorite.

Well, Mom and I are off to enjoy our snow (ice) day!

I’m getting so good at this cruising thing I decided to scare mom and move from the couch to the coffee table…

Table Dive from Mike Murphy on Vimeo.