On Sunday I began experiencing what I thought were contractions. Now, I know I should KNOW hat contractions feel like by #3, but I've never had contractions before. Eli was an emergency and was a c-section, so Brady was a c-section, and I never had any contractions with either of them. So anyway, but Monday morning the contractions were about 10 minutes apart. I woke up in pain, and it continued throughout the day. However, I was determined to go until Thursday, so we went about our business. About 9 am, Eli and Brady were fighting over whether or not Brady could color in the lines, Brady shoved Eli, Eli hit a chair, and sent the chair through the window. Fabulous way to start the day. So I made some phone calls, and got a guy out to our house and had that window fixed before noon! (So glad I did, since I was about to be admitted into the hospital...) Then I got my 5 year old and 3 year old and sent them in the backyard with a rake and garbage bags to rake up leaves to "pay" for the broken window. They did as well as they could, but I had to go out and help. While having contractions about 5 minutes apart, I was raking leaves in the backyard with the boys. :) Then we had lunch, and I put them down for "short nap". About 2:30 I called the doctor and told him what was going on, he told me to get to the hospital immediately. I had Eli take the traditional last shot of me pregnant before going to the hospital (see picture below), woke up Brady, threw them both in the car and left. I dropped them off at my friend, Gretchen Granville's, house and raced for the hospital. They monitored me, determined that I was in active labor, and the c-section had to happen NOW...here we go!!
Photo 1: The last picture of me pregnant, hours before having Major. The "MAJOR" sign was made by my good college friend, Carrie Breeding Miller. This was taken by Eli since Bill was at work and I was afraid that I wouldn't have another chance to take this picture. Turns out, I was right.
Photos 2-5: Major James Moore immediately after birth. Welcome to the world, little man!!
Photo 6: Major's weighing in at birth...proof that he was 7 lbs 11 oz on 7-11!
Photo 8: First picture of Major and Mama. Love at first sight!
Photos 9 and 10: First family photos with Major, Mama, and Daddy
Photo 16: Proud grandparents, Big Daddy and Gran Betty Moore with Major. (Nana and Papa Belcher couldn't come to the hospital, but they flew in for a week after he was born for a wonderful week of bonding with their newest grandson!)
Photo 18: First look at little brother...Eli and Brady with Aunt Kam.
Photos 19-23: Brady, Eli, and Major
Photos 24-25: Brady and baby Major
Photo 26: Aunt Kam with Major
Photo 27: Mama with her 3 boys...Brady, Major, Rachel, Eli
Photo 28: A FAMILY OF 5!!!!!
Sweet baby Major, how I have waited for you! As I write this, you are a week old. You are opening your eyes more everyday and coming to recognize your family members more and more. Your brothers absolutely adore you and fight to get to hold you. We are so happy that you have joined our family. We love you angel boy! 
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