Well, while I should be working on a Care Plan Summary before my "Spring Break" comes to a screeching halt, I think I'll take a break to update everyone on the happenings around the Moore residence. Well like I've mentioned, probably a dozen times by now, we are buying a house... We were SUPPOSED to be closing tomorrow, but, thanks to miscommunication and technology, we won't be closing until the 16th of April... much to our dismay. That's how we started my Spring Break...with that irritating little tidbit of information. But, I guess it's all in a plan, and it'll all work out. I'm really eager to post pictures of our new home, but I think that may be weird until we actually have the keys (the current owners may find that a little creepy!) I've spent most of my week talking to our lending agent and trying to get every last piece of paper in place for her. I've also spent lots of time simplifying our current residence and trying to get rid of things that are not absolutely necessary to keep and or move. Needless to say Spring Break as a housewife isn't much of a break at all it seems.
Other than all of that excitement we had another appointment this week to check on Baby J. At 22 weeks everything seems to be right on schedule. His heart rate was at a steady 152 bpm and he has been super active these last few days. His movements are getting stronger and more distinguishable! It's such an amazing feeling! I'm so ready for Jay to be able to feel him so that he can share in some of the excitement. His room is finally coming together, even though currently, the majority of his belongings are sitting in the dining room of our tiny one bedroom apartment. (We've decided to go with a fishing theme, not sure if I've already said that or not but with the number of times i've been asked I'm just going to volunteer that now.) He now has a changing table, and the most adorable round crib I could have imagined. We are getting ready to paint and redo the furniture so that it all matches, which is going to be an exciting project in itself. (If you know me I love to craft!)
Speaking of excitement, as March slowly gets close to April there is lots to be celebrating in the Moore Family. March 31, Jay's cousin Wendell and his fiancé Lacey will tie the knot at their ranch. We are so excited to celebrate such a fun and exciting day with them! I've loved both of them since I met them for the first time at Thanksgiving almost 2 years ago. Soon after that, April 4, little Miss Landry will be here, she's our new niece! Marlayna and Josh are going to have a full house with 3 of the most precious nieces Jay and I could have ever imagined. I'm pretty sure that's one of the sweetest gifts the "easter bunny" could bring this year! With all of the excitement following the next month, I'm really getting eager to see this semester come to a swift close. Blame it on pregnancy, or burnout, or just a lack of interest to this semester, but I am EXHAUSTED and thoroughly ready to be done with what I believe will be the most excruciating semester of nursing school yet. Although, with a baby, and two clinical classes next semester this may be a premature accusation to make. Needless to say, I am so ready for summer! Ready to have time to spend with our families and watch them grow! I'm ready to have time to work on our house, and our garden we plan to grow. I'm just ready to have something other than medications, policies, and patho whirling around in my head. Maybe being a patient in the hospital this summer will be just what I need.... as long as they don't keep Jax and I too long of course!
Until Next Time,
Peace, Love, and Calendars!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Trust in the Lord with ALL your Heart....
Gracious!
So much has been going on in our crazy little family. Lot's to update on, and quite frankly I just need to write, write, write! Some of you know, and some of you don't that My Mom has been having some really bad problems with her neck. We finally found a Neurosurgeon with a specialty in Cervical Spine Surgeries. So I'll be taking mom to Dallas sometime soon to have her surgery done with him... the Dr's here really didn't have a positive prognosis for her problem, which put a HUGE stress on all of us. He basically told her that if he did her surgery she would be "crippled" for the rest of her life. We are definitely glad we found this new doctor. He has a much more positive outlook and has studied similar cases and has a much better plan of care. Thankfully Jay has been so supportive and patient through the mix of pregnancy hormones, tough days, and full out crying fits. It's been really nice to have him to depend on when I'm so used to taking care of all of these kinds of things on my own. I am definitely blessed beyond my wildest dreams!
Today is also the last day of the "Option Period" of our house buying process, the last day for us to back out. I've definitely struggled with the idea of such a big commitment, specially one with this much financial responsibility, but I couldn't be more excited. (Definitely no backing out for the Moore Family!) It's been an interesting process of actually being first time home buyers, from applying blindly for the loan, to hearing how much our credit scores have approved over the past year, to finding the perfect house, to the inspection, getting insurance, and now just waiting for the closing... April 26 is the official date! I cannot WAIT to get out of this over crowded old apartment and into our cozy, precious, first home! I cannot wait to be there with Jay and Jax and hopefully to have a puppy! It'll be so nice to be able to have bbq's and little get togethers again! We already have a list of things we need to do to the house to make it feel like ours, but we are so excited to put some sweat and blood into making this place home. It's been such a rewarding feeling to buy our first home by our very own selves. It's rewarding to know that at 22/24 we are making head way beyond what we dreamed just 2 years ago. We still have lots of work to do, and still some headway to be made but, we have managed to bring our selves quite a long way. Nice to know that no one will ever be able to take away the confidence we've gained through this process!
In other news, tomorrow Jax will be 21 weeks in the making! These past 2 weeks have honestly been the most "pregnant" feeling weeks... I feel like I'm starving ALLLL the time... I seriously have to eat a pretty good snack at least every 2 hours, and I have had some uncontrollable cravings. This week it's been ice cream, sour punch straws (that's been the hardest to control), big red, lots of vegetables, orange juice, and some graham crackers.. It seems to be something different every week so hopefully I can keep up with it all so maybe Jax will know why he likes so many of my favorite foods :) He's been moving around a lot lately this week. He usually wakes me up around 4 in the morning, and definitely doesn't rest until much later. Last night Jay and I were watching Swamp people and he was moving and grooving as fast as we could. Those are the moments I treasure the most... it's so reassuring to know that he's just growing and growing! I know Jay cannot wait to feel him kick... and I'm ready to share that with him! We're just expecting it'll be a few more weeks.
Well I feel like I've probably caught up for now.... this weekend will finally be a calm one! Tomorrow is our niece Maddie's first soccer game! Can't wait to watch her play! I know she'll do great... besides that it's going to be time for much deserved rest, relaxation and some organization around the apartment so we can start packing before too long! Until then....
- Peace, Love and Sour Punch Straws
-- Jay and Kayla Moore
So much has been going on in our crazy little family. Lot's to update on, and quite frankly I just need to write, write, write! Some of you know, and some of you don't that My Mom has been having some really bad problems with her neck. We finally found a Neurosurgeon with a specialty in Cervical Spine Surgeries. So I'll be taking mom to Dallas sometime soon to have her surgery done with him... the Dr's here really didn't have a positive prognosis for her problem, which put a HUGE stress on all of us. He basically told her that if he did her surgery she would be "crippled" for the rest of her life. We are definitely glad we found this new doctor. He has a much more positive outlook and has studied similar cases and has a much better plan of care. Thankfully Jay has been so supportive and patient through the mix of pregnancy hormones, tough days, and full out crying fits. It's been really nice to have him to depend on when I'm so used to taking care of all of these kinds of things on my own. I am definitely blessed beyond my wildest dreams!
Today is also the last day of the "Option Period" of our house buying process, the last day for us to back out. I've definitely struggled with the idea of such a big commitment, specially one with this much financial responsibility, but I couldn't be more excited. (Definitely no backing out for the Moore Family!) It's been an interesting process of actually being first time home buyers, from applying blindly for the loan, to hearing how much our credit scores have approved over the past year, to finding the perfect house, to the inspection, getting insurance, and now just waiting for the closing... April 26 is the official date! I cannot WAIT to get out of this over crowded old apartment and into our cozy, precious, first home! I cannot wait to be there with Jay and Jax and hopefully to have a puppy! It'll be so nice to be able to have bbq's and little get togethers again! We already have a list of things we need to do to the house to make it feel like ours, but we are so excited to put some sweat and blood into making this place home. It's been such a rewarding feeling to buy our first home by our very own selves. It's rewarding to know that at 22/24 we are making head way beyond what we dreamed just 2 years ago. We still have lots of work to do, and still some headway to be made but, we have managed to bring our selves quite a long way. Nice to know that no one will ever be able to take away the confidence we've gained through this process!
In other news, tomorrow Jax will be 21 weeks in the making! These past 2 weeks have honestly been the most "pregnant" feeling weeks... I feel like I'm starving ALLLL the time... I seriously have to eat a pretty good snack at least every 2 hours, and I have had some uncontrollable cravings. This week it's been ice cream, sour punch straws (that's been the hardest to control), big red, lots of vegetables, orange juice, and some graham crackers.. It seems to be something different every week so hopefully I can keep up with it all so maybe Jax will know why he likes so many of my favorite foods :) He's been moving around a lot lately this week. He usually wakes me up around 4 in the morning, and definitely doesn't rest until much later. Last night Jay and I were watching Swamp people and he was moving and grooving as fast as we could. Those are the moments I treasure the most... it's so reassuring to know that he's just growing and growing! I know Jay cannot wait to feel him kick... and I'm ready to share that with him! We're just expecting it'll be a few more weeks.
Well I feel like I've probably caught up for now.... this weekend will finally be a calm one! Tomorrow is our niece Maddie's first soccer game! Can't wait to watch her play! I know she'll do great... besides that it's going to be time for much deserved rest, relaxation and some organization around the apartment so we can start packing before too long! Until then....
- Peace, Love and Sour Punch Straws
-- Jay and Kayla Moore
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