On Wednesday, July 29th, little Henry Murdock joined our family at 12:45pm. He weighed in at 8lbs 2oz with a HUGE head of 14 1/2 inches. The cord was wrapped around his neck which caused his whole head to bruise. We laugh that he is having a racial identity crisis because he has both black and blond hairs all over his body. The bruising has gone but now he is a glow worm. Because of jaundice he has been wearing a bili blanket to help his body get rid of all the bilirubin.
He is completely adored by all. I joked with the kids that I was so glad when they all went to church because it meant I had Henry all to myself for five hours and I didn’t have to share!
How Henry Murdock got his name
All of our boys have scripture names for first names but when it came to finding a name for Henry no scripture name seemed to fit. We started looking elsewhere. Both of us really admire President Henry B. Eyring, an apostle in our church and part of the First Presidency. He is a very humble, tender hearted man. So Henry is named after him.
Murdock is a family surname on my husband’s side of the family. All of the boys have a family name for a middle name. Murdock just seemed to fit with Henry. It’s actually from Joseph Stacy Murdock an early Mormon pioneer.
I’ve been asked if Henry will have a chocolate name like my others kids have in past posts from my old blog Chocolate on my Cranium. That’s pretty easy to answer. There’s actually a chocolate candy bar called Oh Henry!
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And now to inundate you with photos….
We facetimed with my oldest Eve when everyone came to visit us in the hospital.
Henry’s first real bath!
Lucky little Henry to have joined such a wonderful family. Thanks for sharing!
I have been thinking you should have had this little one by now! I am so glad all went well and you can get a little time with him just to yourself! Congratulations! He is beautiful and are the rest the rest of your family. And I love the name Henry!
He is absolutely precious. What a lucky little boy to get to join such a great family- Congrats!
Yay! I love the story about his name, and his chocolate name is perfect!
Congratulations! He is beautiful! Your kids are blessed to have such a great family!
He is delicious! Congrats!
AuntSue
Adorable and cuddly!
Congratulations! A beautiful baby boy. I love how you choose names that reflect family heritage. I laughed out loud at his blog name(perfect choice).
Congratulations Montse! What a beautiful baby. And the pictures with your parents are delightful. Enjoy your newest treasure. 🙂
I love the name stories. Ours also have family names and always a Catholic Saint that we admire! I joke all the time that we needed one more boy because I need a Francis! I was wondering if Eve and Patrick visited, but am glad they’ve been able to Facetime. Enjoy!
Mega congratulations! these are such sweet/challenging moments!!!
Congratulations! He’s amazing!!
He is beautiful. Happy snuggling for you and your family.
Well, congratulations are definitely in order!! I am in awe! So sweet and precious! How adorable! Enjoy these fleeting and super fast days of newborn baby!!
I hope all is going well with you and yours!
Congrats on another adorable one in your family!