Never Wanted Nothin' Moore

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Life Lately…

Some randomness to catch up on the happenings in our life…

I am laughing thinking about this now…but at the time it was far from funny! We had a chimney fire and had to call 911! We were settling in for a relaxing evening by the fire…Charlie Banks was asleep in the wrap on me…Jimmy was getting the fire going. And he really got it going! Ha! We were talking about how big it was and I looked out the windows and was laughing that there were even sparks coming from the top of the chimney…clueless! Jimmy ran outside and came back in…in a panic!!! He said the flames were shooting about 15 feet out the top of the chimney! I called 911 and Jimmy was carting pans of water back and forth to put the fire in the fireplace out. It was traumatic, but luckily short lived. We were thankful it wasn’t a windy night! Moral of the story…get your chimneys cleaned!
Jimmy has come and gone again! The entire time he was home he was studying for a test he has to take for work. We are happy he will only be gone for two weeks this time…and almost a week has already passed!
I am missing my BFF, Brooke’s, bachelorette party this weekend! I know they are having so much fun…as evidenced from the videos, pics, and snapchats I have been receiving.
We did get to celebrate Brooke and Bryson at a shower in Orangeburg two weekends ago! It was Charlie Banks’ first “road trip” and his first oyster roast. He was an angel.

We are really struggling in the nap department and haven’t been able to really nail down a schedule yet. He is on a great schedule at night…still usually waking up twice which isn’t bad for me at all.
I am within 5ish pounds of my pre-pregnancy weight! Yippee. It has come off pretty easily…but I have been making a more conscious effort to eat healthy. I made a veggie soup this week that was SO good. I had never had veggie soup before and didn’t think I would like it at all, but I am planning to make it again tomorrow!
Speaking of cooking, my crockpot is literally my bff. It is the only way I have been able to cook post baby. I can chop things up whenever I have a free second and even put everything in the crock pot the night before when he goes down…that way the next morning all I have to do it put it on and dinner is ready!
So many of our friends are pregnant right now and I couldn’t be more excited! Charlie Banks’ is going to have so many friends soon! 4 of our really close friends are expecting this summer/early fall!
I am 3 weeks into invisalign! I lost my retainers many moons ago and my teeth had really started to shift. When my permanent retainer popped off at the end of the year I knew it was time to do something. It isn’t bad so far and I think this has been the perfect time to do it since with a newborn we really aren’t going too much. I have 12 weeks left!
I wrecked our new car. Jimmy had someone come clean our house as my Valentines Day present. She parked her car right in front of our garage. I went to run errands and backed straight into her car. It happened so fast the sensors that tell me when I am close to something hardly had time to make a peep! I am afraid to find out the damage this week!
We are taking Charlie Banks’ on his first trip in a few weeks! Jimmy has a class in Houston for a day so we are going to go with him and make a trip of it. We will visit with his family in Houston then road trip to Fredericksburg and Austin. I am excited and nervous to see how he does on the plane/trip!

Well that is all the randomness I can think of at the moment. I will be back soon with a 2 month update on our little guy!

Sunday, February 1, 2015

I know everyone says its…but I really can’t believe he is already a month old! He is such a big boy he is taking his first nap in his crib as we speak. I am so proud of him! I was quickly realizing that in order for me to get anything at all done I was going to have to start trying to get him to take his naps in his crib. Trying to get him to take them in his rock n play in our room was just resulting in me holding him the entire time. So I decided yesterday that today would be the day.

How cute am I?

Not that anyone is counting or anything! Smile

Friday, January 30, 2015

One Month Old

WOW! It is hard to believe that Charlie Banks will be one month old tomorrow. We had a doctors appointment on Tuesday, January 30, which was the day after our due date. We were hoping for progress, but we were still one cm. They hooked me up to a stress test and made me drink a coke so that they could track his movements and hear his heartbeat. At this point, they decided we would be checked into the hospital that evening and we would start the induction first thing the following morning. I remember feeling so many different emotions…scared, excited, nervous, anxious. Every single day for the weeks prior I thought that it would be the day and it was such a weird feeling to know that we would actually be going to the hospital that day! We decided to go downtown to have lunch at Groucho’s as our last meal out as a family of two. Then, we headed home to shower, gather our things, and basically pace around the house until it was time to head to the hospital.

Last Pregnancy Picture before heading to the hospital!

The induction started around 7 am and things moved pretty quickly. I definitely learned my lesson NOT to wait to ask for the epidural. On my second go I will be getting that sucker ASAP. Once they broke my water the nurse asked if I wanted it and things were not too bad so I told her I could wait a while. Well, pretty much as soon as she left to get me some apple juice I demanded Jimmy to go find her and tell her I needed it quickly. Those contractions came on fast and were no joke. After about two and a half hours of active labor, Charlie Banks was born at 3:36 pm. He weighed 7 lb. 9 ounces and was 21 inches long. He is perfect!

We had a little bit of a scare and had to stay in the hospital an extra night. One of the nursery nurses was concerned about his coloring and so they ended up doing some extra blood work and the numbers were pretty concerning to the doctors. After taking my blood and running some tests it was determined that we had a fetal maternal hemorrhage. Basically, how I understood it was that there was a leak somewhere prior or during birth that caused him to lose some of his blood into me. So when they ran my blood work I had a high amount of fetal red blood cells in my blood. This explained why his counts were so low.

We headed home on Saturday and settled in as a family of three. We were so blessed with so many friends and family bringing us meals and visiting us. Jimmy had to leave the following Monday which was really tough! Definitely the toughest goodbye yet. We are really looking forward to him getting back to us in a little over a week! More to come…crying baby is calling! Smile

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

38 Week Randoms

We are 38 weeks and 1 day! At my doctor’s appointment this morning she said that I am 1 centimeter and 90% thinned and she stripped my membranes! So now we are just waiting on Charlie Banks to make his debut! After I post this I am headed to the airport to pick Jimmy up…WOOHOO! That’s a big relief to have him home. Below are some randoms that I have been up to the past few weeks while passing the time waiting on our baby boy…

I have been baking (and eating) a lot of Christmas cookies! The first two batches were for a cookie exchange I went to at my friend Jordan’s moms house! I came home with way too many other delicious cookies!

My mom came to town again! We kept Harper while my sister and Jeff and most of the rest of my family was vacationing in St. Martin. Jimmy and I were sad to miss the trip! But my mom and I had a lot of fun with Harper and my mom was such a HUGE help around our house helping me get more settled. She brought our finished curtains and bedding for the master bedroom and living room pillows. Once again she has really outdone herself! I am in love with everything she has made for us and I am sure she will be happy when I don’t have any more house projects for her. We picked out fabric for the kitchen window seat, window seat pillows, kitchen valence, and master bath valence before she left town so those are next on the list. The end is near! She also helped me hang pictures…which was such a huge help and something I had been dreading so I am happy to have a few things on the wall at least. I know Jimmy is happy he didn’t have to help with that as well…ha!

We made these appliqued outfits for Charlie Banks while my mom was here! I am using the term we very lightly, as I was just a spectator, but it was fun! Now we will see if he gets to wear them or if he will join us after Christmas…

This cutie pie kept us very busy, too! She still refuses to take a bottle and she was teething! She LOVES to be held and is very particular in that she does not want you to sit down while you are holding her! HA! She was happy to see her momma I know, but we were sad to see her go and my house has been too quiet since her and my mom left.

We are still waiting on the butcher block countertop, but the electricians did install the pendants over the island last night! Slowly, but surely.

Last, but not least, a 38 week bump pic!

Sunday, November 30, 2014

36 Weeks!

I have been terrible about updating weekly, but the weeks are going by so quickly its hard to keep up.

How Far Along: 36 weeks tomorrow! Our due date was one month from yesterday…although I don’t think we will make it that far.

Size of Baby: At last weeks appointment my doctor did an ultrasound to check on his growth, because she was concerned that I was measuring on the small side of normal. To her surprise, he is actually measuring ahead! He was already estimated to weigh 6 lbs 2 ounces at the 35 week appointment. She said she is not sure where he is in there, but we were relieved that he was growing big! I really don’t see how I am measuring on the small side of normal over here either…feeling pretty large! HA!

Maternity Clothes: Definitely. Living in leggings.

Gender: Still a boy!

Movement: He is moving a lot and it is sometimes painful!

Sleep: Hit or miss…I have had a good couple of nights in a row.

Symptoms: Back pain, pelvic pain, nose bleeds, insomnia some nights, serious nesting…been washing everything in sight!

What I miss: Jimmy!

Cravings: Still craving sweets way more than I ever did pre-pregnancy. Going to indulge as much as possible these last few weeks. Did I really just say last few WEEKS?!?

Best Moment this week: Hearing that Charlie Banks is a big boy after her concern over his growth. Getting his car seat installed thanks to help from my friend Stephanie. Started packing our hospital bags! A much needed massage thanks to Jimmy. Had a really nice Thanksgiving with family on Folly. Decorating our new house for Christmas! A Clemson victory over the Gamecocks!

What I am looking forward to: Jimmy getting home on the 16th. Charlie Banks’ arrival! Bring on December…it is scary/exciting/crazy to say that come tomorrow we will have a baby THIS MONTH!

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Charlie Banks’ Nursery

First, his name! Charles Eubank Moore. Both are family names…Charles from my side (My dad, grand, and great grandfathers) and Eubank from Jimmy’s side. His cousin Banks’ (Eubank) passed away the year before Jimmy and I met. Both are very special and we are honored to name our first born after all of these people. We will call him Charlie Banks and see how it evolves as he gets older…maybe drop the Charlie. I thought his nursery deserved a post of its own. My mom made all of the window treatments, pillows, crib skirt, duvet covers, etc. She is so, so talented and I have really been putting her to work with the nursery and new house! I love how it all turned out. I found the main hunting/fishing toile online and we went from there.

Can’t wait to fill these frames with pictures of our sweet boy!

The “changing table” was Jimmy’s grandmothers and the rocking horse was Jimmy’s.

These antique twin beds were Jimmys sister, Kingslea’s. They are beautiful and she is so sweet to let us use them in the nursery. The paintings on the wall were done by Jimmy’s grandfather and are of his sailboat.

These letters were a gift from one of my best friends Mercedes. Jimmy was in West Africa when we found out we were expecting and he bought the elephant and marlin to bring home for the nursery. The Peter Rabbit plate was a gift from Jimmy’s Aunt Nancy…it was Banks’ when he was little.