Missing Amber

My niece Amber generously agreed to come and stay with us for awhile to help out with Noah during Micah's birth. We are so blessed that she was with us during this very special time for our family - it was wonderful to have a member of our extended family here with us in a new town!

Amber arrived on July 16th and quickly became Noah's best friend building countless towers out of Lego's, drawing Elmo faces dozens of times a day and just keeping up with our very energetic little man! Noah nicknamed Amber "Ham-ber" (even though he can say Amber perfectly) and loved spending every minute with her!

Jeff was able to get Amber out one night to explore a little of Austin and they were able to swing by the State Capitol, check out the Congress Avenue Bridge (unfortunately the bats didn't fly), and see a little of Austin's nightlife. I think Amber was a little surprised at how different Austin is from what most people think of when you say Texas!

Having Amber here was wonderful - and we were all so sad to see her head home on July 26th. Noah still wanders around asking for 'Ham-ber' and knocks on her bedroom door. I miss my CSI-Miami watching partner... We can't wait to have you back soon!

Micah's 1st Doctor Visit

On Monday July 23rd Micah had his first office visit with Dr. Brown.



Micah's weight was still dropping a bit and 3 days after birth he had lost a full pound and weighed in at 8 pounds 3 oz. This wasn't too concerning since my milk had just started coming in and Micah is otherwise in great health.



We left Dr. Brown's office and headed off to a lactation consultant visit to correct some nursing issues. Next visit will be at 2 weeks of age!

Coming Home!

Sunday July 22nd - We're Home!

What a busy day! This morning Micah was circumcised by Dr. Phillips and then we were released from the hospital by early afternoon. Micah was actually too big for his coming home outfit (see pic below) but he still looked adorable!

We are so excited to be home with Jeff, Noah and Amber! Micah had a special gift for his big brother - an Elmo guitar! Noah hasn't put it down since and loves to play along to Joe McDermott's song "Air Guitar."

Announcing Micah Reilly Murphy

We are so blessed to welcome Micah Reilly Murphy to our family!

Born Friday July 20th 2007 at 10:03am Central Time
9 pounds, 3 ounces
20 inches long

Micah's delivery went very smooth :) Active boy that he is, he changed positions on the doctor at the last minute and was transverse (side to side.) We are all healthy and comfortable and look forward to heading home in the next day or so. Noah met his baby brother today and gave him a big kiss before he went off to feed his new baby doll... Noah can even say 'Micah' thanks to his wonderful cousin Amber who is here taking care of him.

Here are some of our first pictures and a quick video! Check back often for updates!

Love, Jeff, Jenn, Noah, Micah, Cody & Kisu

Video!