Livie's Laugh

It's funny what throwing a sleeve of diapers can do for a child...

Three Good Times in the PM

For some reason Liv would not settle down after Teri put her in her crib. She usually does fuss a bit, but she really was wailing in her room so Teri knew that something was wrong. Teri peeked in to see what the matter was, and she found Liv, standing in her crib for the first time, not knowing how to get back down. She is growing up fast, but hopefully she'll learn how to sit back down sooner than later.

Tonight James was unusually quiet going down (they are often opposite in the way that they settle into sleepy time), but we figured we should not look a gift horse in the mouth and accept that he may have just been tired. We soon realized, though, that James was so quiet because he had snuck out of his room and crawled into Mommy and Daddy's bed. It shocked Teri quite a bit to find a sleeping child completely under the covers when she went to change into her bed clothes.

Finally, after everyone had settled Teri and I were hanging out on the couch, watching TV and talking. After catching me at a certain angle she leaned into my ear to whisper what I thought would be a "sweet nothing". I readied myself for a nice flirtatious comment when she said, "From this angle you look Middle Eastern." Yep, it was a sweet nothing alright!

"Liv...You Ready...?"

Last night Teri spent the night with a few friends here in town when the ladies retreat they were going on was cancelled due to Hurricane Ike. I hope it was a good time for them. Because the kids were with me I got to play Mr. Mom in a way I usually don't since I am at work most mornings. As I was cleaning up breakfast I heard the funniest comment coming out of James' mouth. I am assuming that it was probably put there by Teri at some point. He looked at Liv and said, "Liv, You ready for our big day? We gonna go to WALGREENS!" Big day indeed.

The Amazing Self-Repairing Car... maybe!?

Teri and I are entering our second year here in Nashville, and we had to get the vehicles smogged and cleared for emissions purposes. We had this issue in Los Angeles where Teri's 2000 Nissan Maxima would not pass the emissions test because a check engine light was on in the dashboard. We spent $600 to fix it, but in three days the light came back on. That was three or four years ago... the light has been on ever since.
So, we go to get our vehicles checked here, and mine passed again and her's failed AGAIN. Distraught, we took it into a mechanic for a diagnostic test and estimate on how much it would cost to fix it. After the test the shop said they could have everything up and running again for somewhere between $2500 and $3500 dollars. This was not good news.
A few days later, at our wits end, through prayer we decided to start looking for a new car. We didn't want to do this because we paid the car off and it was nice not to have a payment. So this morning Teri gets in the car to go somewhere and notices that the "Check Engine" light is off for the first time in four years. She then drives down to the testing facility and passes with flying colors!
What in the world!
So now we are left with a few thoughts. First of all, thank God for allowing us to pass the test and not having to plunk down a few grand in repairs. Secondly, we now question the whole smog test thing. I mean, with all the technology that we have at our disposal these days Teri's car failed on a technicality of a single Check Engine light. Once that light went off she passed. So it had nothing to do with her emissions, her cars fate was almost decided on a single light on our dashboard. That just seems stupid.

Mr. and Mrs. Murphy

Teri's New Haircut

Chris and Teri Watching America's Funniest Videos

Just for the memory of it I am posting this blog that no one will get but Teri and me, but what is life without a little inside jokin'.
"Hey Pinky Tank Top, whose draws am I wearing?" says popcrackerpop

Day of Fun at the Farmer's Market

Here we all are (I'm on the other side of the camera as usual) at the Franklin Farmer's Market. It was a good time. We sampled delicious food, saw cool crafts, and listened to a really good Bluegrass band named The Howling Brothers.

Here's a quick video of us enjoying the music.

Livie's Cute Sense of Humor

Forgive me if these pictures are a bit fuzzy, but that's what you get with our camera in low light. Anyway, Liv was being so cute that we had to post these photos and the video of when she decided to make us laugh with newspaper.

Family at the Zoo

I know I know... where are the animals? I should be uploading a nice little video soon, but until then here is the family... ...before...
...and after.

Liv's First Real Bath

Liv's first real bath (first time in water and not just sponged off) was as most baby's first baths...
...a little uncertainty with a good measure of thinking...


... a little more thinking...


...and then TOTAL FREAKOUT!


But in the end, all is made well by Mommy's touch.

Baby Liv Has Arrived

With much anticipation and farfare we welcome our new addition, Liv Ashley Murphy. She wiggled her way onto the scene at 12:21pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2007. She is as beautiful as we knew she would be, and now we share her to you.

Notice all that hair! I (Chris) sit in front of a mirror all day trying to get my hair to do that, and she comes into the world sportin' major style. Oh well, I'm used to standing in awe of the women around me(I mean, do you see my wife!?). This is just another example of how God's gifts are far greater than we could ever imagine.

Code Word: Baby

We had our system down... if I am at work and she sends me a "911" text message then I drop everything and we go have ourselves a baby. As you can see by the date and time Liv was born about 12 hours later. Good timing Ter!

Week 32 and Counting

Today we were trying to get a nice picture of Teri holding her belly and showing how far along she was. It quickly turned into a race to keep James entertained, and this was the best photo we could snap before he had enough! So here is Teri, 32 weeks along, still gorgeous and trying to show James a butterfly.

Teri's Due Date

This was taken a few weeks ago, but it gives you a glance at how Teri is coming along. I'll be posting a new one soon so you can compare.
Just for those who are unaware, Liv Ashley Murphy is due to arrive on December 17, 2007 (Chris' birthday). We think she will probably be early, like James, but only time will tell.