Photo 3: The boys' first baseball cards... Bill loved these growing up and wanted to share that love with the boys.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Major's first days at home
These were taken July 15-18th...
Photo 3: The boys' first baseball cards... Bill loved these growing up and wanted to share that love with the boys.
Photo 3: The boys' first baseball cards... Bill loved these growing up and wanted to share that love with the boys. 
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Major Coming Home - July 13, 2011
Thankfully, my c-section went well, Major is in excellent health, and we got to go home after only 2 days in the hospital! Here is my precious Major coming home from the hospital...
Photo 1: One last hospital photo of Major.
Photos 2 and 3: Trying to get a good picture of Major in his going home outfit to frame and put on our fireplace mantel to join the going home pictures of his two older brothers. The hat, jacket, and booties were made by my grandmother, Dorothy Elizabeth (Otis) Jones (AKA Grams). She is my mother's mother and she made the outfit for me over 30 years ago when I came home from the hospital. It has now brought 4 infants home...me, Eli, Brady, and Major.
Photos 4-6: Major in the car seat, ready to go home!
Photo 7: Mommy, Daddy, and Major in the hospital on our way out.
Photos 8 and 9: Daddy taking Major out.
Photo 10: Major in the car...
Photo 11: First day home! Brady and Eli were SO EXCITED to have Major home! Brady, Major, Eli
Photo 12: First time napping in the Moses basket. Gran Betty bought this basket when I was pregnant with Eli, now all 3 of my babies have slept in it their first weeks of life!
Photo 13: Brady holding Major. This is a constant battle in our house right now. Eli and Brady want to hold Major constantly.
Photo 14: Daddy with Major
Photo 15: Mommy with Major
Photos 16 and 17: Daddy with Major
Photos 18 and 19: MAJOR!!
Photo 1: One last hospital photo of Major.
Photos 2 and 3: Trying to get a good picture of Major in his going home outfit to frame and put on our fireplace mantel to join the going home pictures of his two older brothers. The hat, jacket, and booties were made by my grandmother, Dorothy Elizabeth (Otis) Jones (AKA Grams). She is my mother's mother and she made the outfit for me over 30 years ago when I came home from the hospital. It has now brought 4 infants home...me, Eli, Brady, and Major.
Photos 4-6: Major in the car seat, ready to go home!
Photo 7: Mommy, Daddy, and Major in the hospital on our way out.
Photos 8 and 9: Daddy taking Major out.
Photo 10: Major in the car...
Photo 11: First day home! Brady and Eli were SO EXCITED to have Major home! Brady, Major, Eli
Photo 12: First time napping in the Moses basket. Gran Betty bought this basket when I was pregnant with Eli, now all 3 of my babies have slept in it their first weeks of life!
Photo 13: Brady holding Major. This is a constant battle in our house right now. Eli and Brady want to hold Major constantly. 
Photo 14: Daddy with Major
Photo 15: Mommy with Major
Photos 16 and 17: Daddy with Major
Photos 18 and 19: MAJOR!!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Major James Moore! July 11, 2011
He is finally here! Major James Moore was born at 5:58 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011. He weighed 7 lbs 11 oz (on 7-11!) and was 20 inches long. I was due to have my c-section on Thursday, July 14th, but Major had other ideas. Here is how the day began...
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!
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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