Keller Powell Murray

So, Keller is here! Born March 5th at 7:44 AM. He was 8lbs and 12 oz. We had a wager with my OB.. She though he would be 8 lbs even.. William thought he would be 8lbs 3 oz.. and I thought he would be 8lbs 8 oz... I was closest! Since this was my first scheduled C- section, I was super anxious and very nervous. William and spent the night before at the Hampton Inn in Oxford and tried to get some sleep. We had to be at the hospital at 5Am on D day. Everything was very organized and ready to go when I arrived. It took them a while to get the epidural in place which was not a pleasant experience! Once we were in the OR things went very quickly. Keller was a little stubborn and took some extra help to get him out! He had some feeding issues until my milk came in on day 4.. he had lost 1 lb 2 oz by then ..so I was pumping as much as I could to get my supply up to par. No formula for this little man!

After 5 days in the hospital, we headed home to a house of six! Things were a little crazy the first few days, but the rest of the kids started their new pre-school that week which helped out a lot. They love their new school and cannot wait for Spring Break to be over so they can go back. Keller eats about every2 hours during the day and about every three hours at night. William has been sleeping with Rainey since we got home, so at least one of use can get some sleep! We just started using the "Miracle Blanket" and he has been in his cradle for the last two nights!!! He is a great eater, so I am hoping his weight is back up to 8 lb 12 by out appointment next Thursday.

My plans are far from God's plans!

So I had everything figured out. I had a few more weeks of misery left, I had everything arranged for the kids when the baby came, and a C section date! So much for having a plan.

We are moving to Calera.... well actually William will be working at Columbiana First Methodist as their new Youth Pastor! Over the last few months William began casually looking for a new job. He got an offer that was just too good to pass up! After much prayer over leaving family, friends, youth group, and an incredible church family.. we decided to accept the position! Many tears, many nights talking to William, and unending prayer til long after my bedtime..it has become clear that the Holy Spirit is leading us to Columbiana. So my plan is out the window. We accepted the position on Jan. 24th and just two weeks later...this coming Monday we will be moving! Things have been chaotic! But thanks to my dear friends, Val, we are almost done packing and ready to go. So move to Calera... and then come back to Anniston to have a baby 3 weeks later... that is if Keller goes along with the plan. At the rate I am going... it is unlikely! I am still planning and I am sure God is getting a good laugh out of it!
Deep breath time. We have a lot of things going on this weekend that are super exciting: out very last Sunday School Party, Keller's Baby Shower, our last Sunday morning worship, and a Youth Super Bowl Party! Whew! Maybe some sleep in there too! Hopefully!
New pictures coming soon of the new house!

Short Update

The days are long.. and the body aches! On the upside, we have a tenative C-Section date....March 5th!!! YEA~I am getting so excited to meet this little boy!..oh and his name will be
Keller Powell Murray! Post more soon.

Baby Murray#4 is a... Boy!

Here is the cake from our "Baby Cake Reveal."

Laura was very tricky in icing the blue cake with pink frosting and then covering it with white frosting.... I so thought it was a girl when I saw the cake. You could totally see the pink through the white! We had the cake reveal at youth group a few weeks ago, so all the youth kids got to be apart of the excitement. We are totally excited to have an even boy-girl ratio. So far, no names nailed down.. We do know the middle name will be Powell, but still undecided for the first name! We have used all the baby names we had...so for Baby #4 we are having to get creative....or just put more thought into it! I had my OB appointment today and everything was great. He has been measuring about 10 days ahead of schedule for about 2 months now.. so we will see if he continues at this rate. Heart rate was 151. My next appointment is the lovely glucose test..Can't wait! Hopefully one day I will manage to get Halloween pictures up!?

Pre-School and Birthdays

My babies started pre-school this fall. It has been a huge adjustment. We have NEVER had to get up and leave the house by 8 on a regular basis. Life altering! Thankfully, William usually doesn't have to be at work until 9, so he can help with drop off...which has been especially nice with morning sickness. Rainey is enjoying Mommy time as well as spending some quality time with my Grandmother in the mornings.

John and Clara Grace turned 5 a few weeks back.We celebrated with a party at the inflattables place.. which was their dream party. It was a nice Ariel/ SpiderMan party...nice combo ..right?

It doesn't seem possible that my sweet, tiny babies could be 5 years old. They come home from school and inform me of new things they learned. It is wonderful, but sad at the same time. We have almost completed our first season of soccer for John. He is actually pretty good for his first attempt. He is not scared of the ball and runs the field like a champ. The girls are still in ballet and are preparing for their Christmas recital.

Tomorrow I will be 18 weeks pregnant. We head to the doctor on Tuesday for an ultrasound. William and I are not going to find out what the sex is, but have the technician write it on a note card to be put into 3 envelopes... to keep me from cheating. We will then take the card to our friend, Laura, who will make a cake for Sunday night Youth Group. We will cut into the cake and everyone will find out at one time if it is a boy or girl.. Let me clarify.. the inside of the cake will be dyed pink or blue. We are totally excited to know what Murray #4 will be!

13 weeks is my #!

Today I am 13 weeks pregnant. I heard something very depressing also... I have 189 day left until my due date! ugh! Stomach has gotten a little bit better, but exhaustion is still the same. I keep saying that I have never felt this tired before, but I have not ever had three kids before either. I watched an amazing show today about a baby's gestation period with incredible new animation. It was like a 4D ultrasound at every week of pregnancy and to see the amazing growth that takes place in the first trimester. Although I must say.. I am very happy to see the first trimester go and am hoping for a great second trimester that involves feeling better!

John and Clara Grace start preschool on Tuesday. They seem to be excited...I am too. It will be really hard to get up every morning and get going. We have never had to do that on a regular basis. Pray for me!
Rainey will start MDO on Thurday.
Clara Grace and Rainey have chosen to take ballet this fall and I must say are too cute in their little outfits. John chose to play soccer which he is strangely good at considering he has never played before. Lots happening the Murray house and Momma can barely keep up!

OH Baby!~

Baby #4 is on the way.. Surprising I know. So, we actually waited almost two weeks before we told anyone this time around which is a world record for us! Stay posted for updates~!