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.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

So this past week while the two of us are at work, we experienced a bit of a surprise. For those of you who are wondering, this is not a repost of the post in September showing us move, this is how are apartment looks at this moment.

There was a pipe that busted in the back hallway and got the floor pretty wet. Maintenance needed to move everything out of the two bedrooms in order to put in new carpet. So currently all of our things are packed into the family room and the kitchen. 

Here are our bedrooms that have been stripped of carpet.

For those of you who are thinking about how unlucky we are, don't. We are in a hotel til New Year's which our apartment complex is paying for. We are also paying $160 less on our Jan rent. So basically we are getting paid to go on a paid vacation which will help us survive the months where our only income is maternity leave, my 8 hours in the locker room, and plasma money. So basically, it has been a rather unexpected blessing.

Christmas Day

On Christmas Day we gathered in the family room again and opened the rest of our presents. This years gifts consisted of a considerable amount of baby gifts for some reason.

Kylie and Ellie we so excited about their gifts that the concept that there could actually be more gifts than they had already opened was lost to them. They did make it through all their gifts and loved them all.

As Casey would say, "Adorbs"

We'd just like to thank everyone for their gifts. The gifts were amazing and very thoughtful. We appreciate your generosity and love you all. 

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve in the Bunker home is full of tradition. After using chimes to play Christmas songs on Christmas Adam (the day before) the evening began with the tastiest potato soup in bread bowls, along with ham and other great food. 

We gathered in the family room and enjoyed a wonderful night as a family. We were all given the opportunity to open a present if we chose to and then enjoyed some very talented performances consisting of songs, piano, and videos. 

This year's traditional Nativity reenactment was performed via stick puppets using an amazing stage built by Chris over the previous week. Kylie and Ellie struggled to understand the purpose of the black backdrop but seeing their faces and the absolute joy of putting on a show that was on their faces made this one of the most memorable experiences of the week.

Here the ladies are showing off this year's rendition of their matching pajama pants. This concluded the best night ever! Well except for when we got engaged, married, Nicole found out she was pregnant, but other than that and a few other amazing days, Best Day Ever!