Jay's Baby Blessing

On Easter Sunday we were able to bless Jay and had family and friends over for lunch afterwards. Jay was so happy to be there he just couldn't keep his tongue in.

Jay was able to spend a fair amount of time with Pa before they all headed back to Vegas, including receiving his first of hundreds of adjustments (video below)

Multiple Personality Disorder

So some of you may remember that I created a post last summer claiming that we received some old furniture and that it would be my new project to repaint it. After months of working on it, a long periods of not working on it, I've finally completed the finishing touches on the dresser.

So here are the before pictures

Stripping the paint took forever. Whoever painted the blue on the dresser had some spots that were very thick.

My plan was to do the dresser first and then do the accessory pieces later.

And here is the after for the dresser.

Since The Ohio State University and BYU are going to be a big part of Jay's life, I figured I'd paint the dresser to address those interests.

A lot of mistakes were made along the way so it didn't turn out perfect, but what can you expect from a non-artist. It fulfilled its purpose and I promise you will never find one like it.

Everything was hand painted, including the knobs on the drawers.

Now I have a few night stands and some cornhole sets to create and paint. Any suggestions on themes for any of it? All I've ever painted before has been OSU and BYU related items and I'm looking to expand my skill set.

Family

Jay has been lucky to live around family at this point of his life. His cousins Kylie and Ellie love to see baby Jay. They also love handing out kisses.

Jay also been able to meet his Ohio cousins via Skype and iChat. Thank goodness for technology. 

Here grandma is able to do 2 of he favorite things, read and spend time with grandchildren. Not sure what Jay is going to do without. I'm sure he thinks she actually lives here permanently. All three of us have enjoyed her company.

Rub a Dub Dub Jay in a Tub

At first, there were a few things that Jay. He almost never cried but when he did it was normally because of a bath, we were changing his diaper, or he was going through a growth spurt and was very uncomfortable. He now loves to have his diaper changed and is tolerant of baths. Growth spurts are still uncomfortable but who wouldn't be when you grow an inch and a half within 2 weeks.

Faces

 So we've discovered that one of the greatest things about newborns is their facial expressions. Because of the lack of muscle development, sometimes one part of his face displays one emotion while the other displays another emotion.








This top picture is a mixture of happy and puzzled. The one on the left is a common face for Jay, sleep. From day one he has been a great sleeper, especially at night.

He also struggled with getting one eye to do the same thing as the other eye which made it look like it was winking.












Yawning is also a common facial expression. It's funny to see how contorted his face gets when he yawns. The picture on the left was also common for the first couple weeks. He liked to put his hands into fists and put them to his cheeks like he is training to be a boxer. I hear Vegas has a few boxing events in the area. Someplace called the Strip.

A Stud is Born

So this post has been a few weeks in the making but we've been a little busy with Life. So on Feb 12, 2013 our first child was born. Jay Murry was born at 4:15pm, weighed 7lbs 14oz and was 20 inches tall. The entire delivery process went great thanks to some wonderful doctors and nurses. Both Jay and Nicole have done great and thankfully were completely healthy.

The whole process went wonderfully. I was able to stay with Jay the entire time, even when he was getting his checkup. We were relieved to find out that he had 10 toes, 10 fingers, 2 ears, and only 3 arms.

Need proof that God exists? Check out the above picture.

Honestly, the most wonderful part of the day was to see Jay with his family. We were lucky that Pa, Grandma, and uncle Ben were in town and were able to see Jay before they headed home.

We'd just like to thank everyone for their love and support. For Becky and staying with us to teach us how to be parents. For Pa and his willingness to allow Becky to stay with us.