On Thursday January 27, one week past our due date, we met with the midwives and they felt like it would be a good idea to be induced the next day. Our Hospital adventure began Friday morning at around 7:45 am. Pitocin was administered, and we were on our way.
Kristin in her smokin' hospital attire. This is her last prego picture.
The labor was a journey for sure! We are grateful for our time without medicine and we are also grateful for our time with medicine as well. The whole day was so amazing. We look back on it with such fondness. Our new little baby was born at 8:15 pm on Friday January 28th, 2011. He was 8lbs. 1 oz. and 20.5 in. long.
Here's our little man posing for his first picture; his first of many!
We decided not to find out the gender of our little baby but both had feelings that it was a little girl all along. Boy were we surprised, delightfully surprised, to hear the words, "it's a boy!"
This picture kind of seems awkward. The purpose of it is to show his giant hands. His great-grandpa Munns has similar hands!
Because we thought it was a girl we had thought of plenty of girl names before the birth. When our baby came out a boy, we were especially glad that we had thought one lone boy name. After looking at him for a few minutes we decided that our name we chose was a perfect fit. So our new baby boy was named Hyrum King Murray. Hyrum after Hyrum Smith and King after Kristin's maiden name, a tradition with both our families.
Our new little Hyrum, wide awake right after his birth.
Mother-son bonding
The guys
Besides the surprise of Hyrum coming out a boy, we were also surprised to see how much hair he had!
Getting used to the lights
Healthy little baby boy
After we all got cleaned up, we headed to our recovery room and got ready to introduce Hyrum to our family and friends. At 11:15 that night, some of our family members came up to meet Hyrum and to celebrate his actual birthday. We sang happy birthday twice; once for fun and once for the camera!
Proud Grandpas
Hangin' out with grandma, grandpa, and aunt Jamie
Meeting cousin Juliana
Aunt Jamie and Aunt Bre
Our dear friend Jessica Hale aka Kristin's long lost twin from another mother!
Our hospital journey was amazing. We had great nurses, a great midwife and a perfect little addition to our family. We found out that love doesn't divide with more family members, it multiplies!
Our first family picture: Daddy, Mommy, and Hyrum
This picture kind of seems awkward. The purpose of it is to show his giant hands. His great-grandpa Munns has similar hands!
Oh, he is so handsome! What a fun surprise to get a boy and I love the name you chose. Having a baby is such a fun, wild, amazing experience. Good job you guys. Have fun adjusting to your new family size. We love you!
ReplyDeleteHe shares a birthday with Taggart! Congratulations you two you are going to be amazing parents!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Kristin & Blaine! He's such a handsome fella! I love all that hair!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, he's perfect!! congratulations!
ReplyDeleteHe is SO adorable, and Kristin looks so amazing!! Congrats you guys, Hyrum is one lucky boy to have such a wonderful family!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! He is adorable. I'm sure you two will be the best parents ever :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I still can't believe you're a little mama and Blaine's a little papa! Hyrum is perfect, love the hair!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! He is such a doll! Love all that dark hair :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little baby! I loved the first picture of him wide awake. Congratulations, you are going to be such wonderful parents! :)
ReplyDeletehurray, he is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures! Congratulations you three!!!
ReplyDeleteOh thanks for sharing your photos... Hyrum is very hansom and we are excited to meet him. What a cute family, love you guys!
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love this little man already! Can't wait to come home and hold him!!
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