Halloween in West Lafayette was a blast with our little boy Lincoln. We all dressed up and went to a stake trunk or treat. Lincoln was a little bear, Lisa was a beautiful witch with cool green and black stockings, and I was a caddie/bagger (Bagger Vance).
We also had a blast carving pumpkins. As Lisa mentions on the video, we actually carved pumpkins on our first date. It has become a yearly tradition that we look forward to doing.
We went to a farm with Lincoln a couple of weeks ago. They had a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, hay-bale maze, and live entertainment. It was more than we expected. Lincoln slept the entire time, but it was nice for Lisa and I to get out and have a fun date together.
Here is a link to a video of Lincoln. He is growing so much and is a happy, healthy boy.
Tub Time (G-rated)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsvl_659c7U
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Two weeks old
Lincoln has been growing so much already. His days are pretty simple. He just eats, sleeps, burps, and gets diaper changes. But we sure like him! Usually he gets up between 3 and 8 times in a night (some nights are rough) but last night he slept from 11:45 pm -5:15 am (when we finally woke him up to feed him). It was wonderful! It is funny how our expectations of sleep have changed. He also smiles several times a day, but always when he is sleeping. He is such a blessing in our lives!
Above.... cookie monster watches over Lincoln. We took a few of these pictures and they really made us laugh. We got cookie monster by winning 1100 tickets at Trafalga's on a date last fall. Vance won the arcade game Deal or No Deal twice worth 400 tickets each time!
Vance is such a great dad. Here's the proud papa!
Lincoln likes his swing...
Above.... cookie monster watches over Lincoln. We took a few of these pictures and they really made us laugh. We got cookie monster by winning 1100 tickets at Trafalga's on a date last fall. Vance won the arcade game Deal or No Deal twice worth 400 tickets each time!
Vance is such a great dad. Here's the proud papa!
Lincoln likes his swing...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Lincoln Vance Murray has arrived!
Lincoln was born at 11:13 pm on Friday, October 1, 2010. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. It was a really hard but wonderful experience. He has white peach fuzz for hair and definite blue eyes. We are so happy he is here and we have met him!
The birth story:
I woke up at 4 am on Friday with contractions that got stronger and closer together until 8:30 AM. They stopped altogether but started up again at noon and got stronger. I went to a work meeting but left at 3:00 because I was not feeling very good. Vance picked me up (he didn't want me driving that day for good reason) and insisted we go straight to the hospital. I was sure we'd be sent home but we were admitted. Once I was admitted, the contractions again slowed so they gave me some pitocin to induce labor and help it along. Vance was calm and a great coach the entire time. From 9:00 to 10:30 that night I dilated from a 3 to 10 centimeters. I was complaining a bit to the nurse about the pressure and pain and asked her at 10:30 if she could check me. Once she did she said we could start pushing! So at 11:13 pm Lincoln was born and more than worth it!
Our first family picture, above, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Lincoln was alert for a couple of hours after birth.
My parents and little brother Peter came down to visit us. Above is a picture of my mother, Kristen. We unfortunately didn't get a picture of Lincoln with Peter or my dad.
We are so glad to have him here but we are very tired, too!
Last night I took these pictures in the middle of the night to show what he looks like at day 4. We love him so much.
The birth story:
I woke up at 4 am on Friday with contractions that got stronger and closer together until 8:30 AM. They stopped altogether but started up again at noon and got stronger. I went to a work meeting but left at 3:00 because I was not feeling very good. Vance picked me up (he didn't want me driving that day for good reason) and insisted we go straight to the hospital. I was sure we'd be sent home but we were admitted. Once I was admitted, the contractions again slowed so they gave me some pitocin to induce labor and help it along. Vance was calm and a great coach the entire time. From 9:00 to 10:30 that night I dilated from a 3 to 10 centimeters. I was complaining a bit to the nurse about the pressure and pain and asked her at 10:30 if she could check me. Once she did she said we could start pushing! So at 11:13 pm Lincoln was born and more than worth it!
Our first family picture, above, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Lincoln was alert for a couple of hours after birth.
My parents and little brother Peter came down to visit us. Above is a picture of my mother, Kristen. We unfortunately didn't get a picture of Lincoln with Peter or my dad.
We are so glad to have him here but we are very tired, too!
Last night I took these pictures in the middle of the night to show what he looks like at day 4. We love him so much.
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