Snow in SC!

January 20, 2009: Claire's First Snow
It only lasted 1 day, but we were able to enjoy it because school was closed!

Our Snow Angel

Our second anniversary trip to Charleston!

Labor Day weekend marked our 2nd anniversary. We took a trip to Charleston, SC
with our baby girl, Claire. We had a fantastic time. The weather was beautiful and it was so nice to take our first trip as a family to a place that we love dearly. Usually our dining experiences would be one of the highlights of our trip. Not this time. We had several not-so-good dining experiences, but that didn't overshadow the excitement we felt about being there and enjoying each other.

Claire's already a sun-lover:)

Daddy and daughter



Claire was such a trooper as we walked all over downtown Charleston.

This picture is inside our favorite candy store.

A view from inside The Market-downtown Charleston

Oyster shells line the way to one of our favorite local spots: Bowan's Island Seafood

It looks like a shack on the water, but the food is delicious.

We tried to eat our dinner on the dock but the mosquitos feasted on us first!

Claire's personality really seemed to emerge this weekend.

We had a lot of fun snapping pictures of our sweet little smiling princess:)

Claire loves being naked!

Claire is 6 weeks old!

The past 6 weeks have been an adventure! Claire has been busy!
1. She got her 1 month shot and she was a trooper! She let out one WAAAHHH and that was it!
2. She has grown more than 2 lbs. since birth.
3. She had some relfux trouble and had to be put on rice cereal and given Axid to help her. She is doing well now.
4. Claire has slept "through the night" (translation: last feeding at 10 and sleeps through the night until 5 two nights and 6 last night!)
5. She went to church for her first Sunday service today.
We are in love with our little angel! We've been tremendously blessed!

Claire's Birthday: July 14, 2008

Claire Marie Moore was born on Monday, July 14 at 4:26 pm. She weighed 6 lbs. and 8 oz. and was 20 inches long. My labor and delivery went very well. I could not have asked for a better nursing staff and doctor to take care of me! It was an excellent experience overall and best of all, we were able to bring the sweetest little girl in the world home with us on Wednesday! We are so happy to be home and are enjoying getting to know this little person that we have fallen so in love with in such a few days!

Thank you all for the emails, phone calls, and visits. We feel very loved and appreciate your excitement and encouragement for us as we begin a new adventure in our lives!

Overwhelmed and excited mom!

Extremely proud daddy!

Crazy (and wonderful) Nurse Joan. She helped me dialate from 6 to 10 in a matter of minutes because of a laughing fit! She was awesome!

Our new family

Grammy Poppy

Aunt Kellie

Cousin Tiffany

Nana and Paw Paw Puddin'

Aunt Kim

Aunt FrankieMimi

Pop Pop

Aunt Ashley

Great Grandmama Prince

Great Grandaddy Prince

Little Shrek Baby:)

My nephew, Ethan

Ethan is 7 months old and is more precious than ever! He is anxiously awaiting his cousin's arrival to the world so that he can teach her all he knows about life so far! Enjoy these sweet pictures of him and his fun uncle:)

July 4, 2008

We had a fabulous July 4th celebration with some family! We had fireworks, food, and fun!

The delicious dessert my mother-in-law made...strawberry short cake!

Jarrod getting ready to "take on" the grill. He grilled hamburgers and chicken for the family!

Mom and Dad enjoying some yummy homemade cherry ice cream!

Butch and Tammy taking time to smile for the camera.

Sister-in-law Kim and Aunt Frankie


Brother-in-law, Robert, who LOVES to give me a hard time...about everything:)

My sweet husband givin' me and Claire some lovin'

Bailey, the boy Chihuahua, aka "king of the house". He's fiesty but loveable once you get to know him.
Abbey, the girl chihuahua, aka "queen of the house".

Mom encouraging Claire to come! This picture was taken 2 weeks before her due date.

Happy 4th everybody!!

Feet and fingers and a hiney...oh my!

I've been feeling LOTS of those feet or heels, fingers, and bony hiney moving around lately! Claire's actual due date is July 18th. but we are praying fervently for her to come early for lots of reasons:)

I wanted to take a few minutes to actually "blog" since I don't do much of that.

Some little "surprises" I've experienced during this pregnancy:

1. The incredible indigestion I've experienced! Some say that's a sign that she'll have lots of hair...we'll let you know.

2. My pre-pregnancy jeans...heck, my pre-pregnancy body!

3. Being out of breath trying to walk and carry on a conversation at the same time.

4. The anxiety I've experienced about becoming a mom. I've never been much of a worrier, but becoming a mom sure has brought that out in me!

5. My desire to make sure EVERYTHING is "ready" or neat and tidy around the house. I think most would consider this "nesting" and let me tell you how REAL it is!

6. My infatuation with watching "Jon and Kate plus 8". Kate is my inspiration because I think if she can do it having 6 three-year olds and 2 six-year olds (that's a set of sextuplets and twins-8 children in all!), then I can surely handle one!!

7. The crazy dreams! I dreamed it was Open House at school and all the parents showed up and I wasn't ready! My classroom was completely disorganized and I felt completely unprepared. I had to laugh and breathe a HUGE sigh of relief when I woke up and realized it was June!!

8. The incredible effort it takes to do little things like, say...MOVE!

9. Weird cravings...my first was apple juice and starbursts and now it's maple nut goodies.

10. The sheer excitement and joy that I'm currently experiencing over meeting and holding my daughter for the first time!

**Note: The only thing Jarrod is truly looking forward to is her "poopy diapers". So just kidding! This is the only thing he SAYS he won't do, but just between us, he changed Ethan's dirty diaper today! We're making progress:)

Some unexpected blessings I've experienced during this pregnancy:

1. The closeness between me and my husband.

2. The protectiveness he's displayed over making sure we are safe and as comfortable as possible. Case in point: He went to his mom's house in Rock Hill (about 30 minutes away) and thought to himself, "I'd better get home. Devin could go into labor and I need to be there".

3. His ability to put up with my mood swings and emotional breakdowns whenever and wherever they happen.

4. Our excitement over preparing for her, shopping for her, and decorating her nursery.

5. The sweet visions we have of smelling her and holding her and rocking her to sleep. Jarrod is already dreading the day she starts dating and heaven forbid, brings a boy home! I'll make sure to blog that day:) He is really looking forward to daddy/daughter dates!

6. The fear that I'll never get to hold my baby because my husband will want to keep her all to himself.

7. The excitement that our family and friends have shown us over the upcoming birth of our daughter.

8. The overwhelming support and love and gifts we've been given in celebration of Claire.

9. Eli's (our dog) "knowledge" that I'm pregnant. He is more gentle with me than he has ever been and won't jump on me at all. When he lays on my lap, he puts his paw up close to my belly. We've been taking him into Claire's room to get him accustomed to her room and smell by using baby lotion on a doll that we call Claire and now when we let him in the house, he walks straight to her room. We think he will be a very protective older brother!

10. The love I have for my nephew Ethan since he's come into the world and the incomprehensible feeling of how much I'll love Claire!

Devin at 37 weeks

Claire's Nursery: Final Stage



This gown is nearly 60 years old. It belonged to Claire's "Paw Paw Puddin' " until he so graciously gave it to us to use for Claire's christening. It is very special to us, and we can't wait to see Claire in it!


This is the belly cast that my sweet friend, Clara Reed, helped me make. It was painted by Clara and another friend, Leslie. I am so thankful to them for helping me to create such a sweet memory!

A sign my mom and dad bought for us. It is hanging above Claire's door in her nursery.