Connor & Cora

We are home and adjusting to life with our new little one. So far so good. Sweet Cora is 1 week old today and her big brother Connor will turn 3 this weekend!


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Alert & Awake

A few pics from last night. . .





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Meet Cora Ellen

Cora Ellen arrived today, August 1, at 2:16 pm. She weighed 8 lbs 1 ounce and is 20 inches long.

So far all is going extremely well for all of us.

A few pics of our brunette:









And our blonde big brother -thanks Iana for the sweet but subtle big brother shirt! Connor couldnt wait to wear it.


Connor seems happy with his little sister . . . He wants to call her "chickie" and is very interested in changing her hair to make it blonde too!

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Ready or not . . .?

I had my 39 week appointment yesterday. Our new addition should arrive within the next 6 days! Am I ready? Yes, but I am hoping to attend my sweet friend Lesley's wedding this weekend. Connor, however, is totally ready (at least he thinks so)










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Popcorn

We never go to the movies. Seriously, never. Sure there are a few movies I have considered seeing in the theater but not one that I just had to see. The last movie I saw in the theater was Wedding Crashers. That debuted in Summer of 2005!

I have been thinking about taking Connor to the movies for awhile (thinking mainly that he wouldn't sit through a movie, thinking it would be a waste of money, thinking it would be a trip to regret). I discovered (through word of mouth) this week that Winnie the Pooh is only 63 minutes long. 63 minutes might be doable.

Knowing I could deliver the baby at anytime, I decided that this weekend was my last chance to take Connor to the movies. Colin was out of town for a day so my parents offered to take us. I am happy to report Connor was a rockstar, sat in his own chair for all but 10 minutes of the movie, and was super excited about the entire experience. Just proves once again that our baby boy is growing up fast and ready for more than we think!

When I was "prepping" Connor for our outing, I thought we might go to an after-nap showing. I mentioned that popcorn was available as a snack. Luckily I didn't dwell on the popcorn part because we went to an 11 am showing and planned to eat lunch immediately following the show at Connor's favorite burger joint, Mugshots. He didnt ask for or seem to want popcorn. Whew! When the film ended and we were walking out, I said we were going to eat lunch! Connor's response: "yeah, we might eat popcorn". Poor guy, next time.


Connor's 1st trip to the movies . . . He didnt need the booster for height - but to weigh down the seat so it didnt fold him up.

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The Nest

Nesting has officially begun and is almost done . . Well, cleaning is never done but I do feel like other than packing bags, we are ready for our new arrival.

Today, the curtains went up! Last big item on the to-do list.

Here are a few pictures of the nursery.











Curtain close up. I love this goblet style.



New mirror, paint and curtains plus Connor's old furniture and a boy room has been transformed to a baby girl nursery.

P.S. The pillow on the changing table is from our wedding and does not reflect the initials of our sweet girl.

Doctor says she will be here within the next 10 days!

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28 days

The final countdown to little miss moorhouse's arrival. I am 36 weeks today. Baby C is measuring at 6 lbs 14 oz. Yikes! Connor is getting excited for "the baby sister". We were at the beach with the Gambles for a week and then at the lake for the 4th oh July and Colin's Birthday. A few pictures of the vacations . . .


Happy Birthday Colin!



Driving the boat (aka Captain Connor)


Playing croquet



Dancing to "live music" -not sure kareoke qualifies as live music but. . .


"boating" with Alexy



"boating" with Trey


Sweet boy reading his book in the shade. He loved this!

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