Life via iPhone, Part 1

I've seen this done before, and I thought it was a great idea.
I'm thankful to have a great camera to document our lives but a lot of times it's not the quickest thing to grab when my boys are doing something cute.  

 Enter the iPhone. 

While its camera is subpar and the picture quality is always poor, it never leaves my side and is loaded with pics.  I'd say it documents our lives quite well.

Here's a few glimpses into our family life!

Charlie throwing a fit because I wouldn't let him have another chocolate popsicle. 
I think he had enough. 

Cuddling with my Henry.

Charlie found his old Bumbo and found that he loved sitting in it! 

Then he discovered it was awesome for watching TV!

So sweet and peaceful.

Charlie thinks we set up the pack n play permanently for him.
 Every day he drags his pillows, blankets and stuffed animals in there.

Here he didn't want to get off of his bike to take a bath!

Henry with his Uncle Q.  We are loving having him live in Houston!

Sporting a mohawk after a HOT lunch at Dry Creek

Another cuddle picture

Charlie sleeping on Dada

My empty desk at work.  So sad! 

Once again, Charlie taking over 'his' pack n play. 

Henry's 1st time in the Bumbo

Warming up with his Daddy



Stay tuned for more as life happens!

2 Kids in {Cloth} Diapers!

When I was pregnant with Charlie, my very dear (& smart!) friend Casey introduced me to the world of cloth diapers.  Trey and I were easily convinced and decided to try them out.  We bought a few...tested them out when he was born.. fell in love...then bought more!  We have been hooked ever since. 
Cloth diapers have come a LONG way!  They are awesome.  Charlie's been using the SAME 18 cloth diapers from 6 weeks old to now.  Talk about saving $ on diapers- not to mention saving some space in the landfill.  Yay!


Charlie started out in cloth diapers at 6 weeks old.


So when we got pregnant with Henry we knew we'd need more since we haven't started potty training with Charlie.  (Another post for another day!)  My talented friend Taryn designed her own genius cloth diaper pattern when she was pregnant with her 1st baby, and so I begged her to make some for Henry. 

Here they are and I'M IN LOVE! 

Her diapers are ADORABLE- I love the colors and the cute fabric!  They are also a better design than the Bum Genius diapers that I swear by. 

We started Henry in these as soon as he was big enough. 



Henry trying out his 1st cloth diaper.  Bulky, but Soft!



 I was worried having to keep up with the cleaning involved with TWO kids in cloth would be a headache, but it's really not! 



20 = How many diapers we go through a DAY.  I love saving $.



I love them 100%. 

They're not for everyone... but if anyone has ever thought of using them I'd urge you to do some research because cloth aren't what they used to be! 

Charlie's Last Day of School

We were so blessed to find such a great school to send Charlie to during the days while we were working. Charlie started there full time at 3 months and was there 2 full years.  All of the teachers there have been incredible and we are so thankful for their loving care of our little boy.  It was really sad to pull him out of there, but this Mama has been looking forward to spending ALL her days with her Charlie.  :) 

We don't have many pictures of him there, but here are a few from his time with his friends at SBPA. 



Reading with Ms. Carmen at 5 months old



Charlie loved his daily buggy rides!  Don't you love how he reaches for his friend?  ..Not to mention his chubby legs!



Go Texan Day!



They made his 1st Birthday so special! 



He LOVED circle time. 





Early breakfasts with sweet friends



He always brought home the most precious artwork.



Charlie happily celebrated his 2nd birthday with his friends with a cupcake party!

With all of these sweet memories it wasn't easy to say goodbye.  Luckily Charlie didn't realize the significance of his 'Last Day'. 

He was so excited to show off his baby brother.



His sweet class!  Minus a few.  ALL boys and 1 girl.



Charlie and his best bud Colton.  These 2 have been friends since they were 3 months old! 

We thank you for being his home away from home.  He'll be dropping in off and on so he can see his favorite teachers and friends. 

As Charlie would say: "Bye bye School! Bye bye Friends!"

My New Job!

It is with bittersweet emotion that I can officially say I am no longer Becki Moore, Cytogeneticist...

but now 

Becki Moore, Full-time Wife and Mother of the 2 most precious boys in the Universe!  :) 

Trey & I decided together that the best thing for our family will be for me to quit working full-time and stay home while our boys are small.  Time just flies by too fast, and it seems like just yesterday I was pregnant with Charlie.  

This was a difficult decision NOT because my boys aren't wonderful and precious but because I really liked my job.  It was challenging, interesting, family-friendly, and I worked with an amazing group of people.  I already miss them like crazy.  I'm definitely going to miss seeing their faces every day.

Last week I was able to say 'See you Later' to everyone- they gave me a very sweet goodbye luncheon. 

Here are some pics with my favorite GENE TEAM... my second family. 

I would be lying if I said I won't miss looking at chromosomes all day...

Thanks for entertaining me for the last 6 years.  I hope we work together again one day!

Until then....

I'll be staring at these precious babies of mine- all day, every day. 

LOVE YOU GENE TEAM!

Henry is 2 months old!

Our little guy is already 2 months old!  He has grown A LOT in this past month- proving that he can come from behind and catch up!  Our pedi was very pleased with his growth and once again said he would never guess Henry had such a rough start to life- he has no evidence of past respiratory distress whatsoever.  Praise God!

Here are his 2 month stats:

Weight: 11lbs 14 oz (57%ile)

Height:  23in (51%ile)

Head Circumference:  15" (11%ile)

We are really enjoying this little cuddle bug- he still wants to be held constantly and is happiest laying on our chests.

Some new things he's doing:
Holding his head up really well
Can put all his weight on his legs 
Cooing
Sleeping almost through the night!  Sleeps 5-7 hours straight.  Yay!
Loves being outside
And ..the BEST new thing he has started this month is SMILING and little giggles. 

Henry's 1st smiles caught via iPhone!
(Can you tell I hold him in my lap all day?)

Our perfectly chubby, loveable 2 month old!

 Time is really starting to fly by and each day Henry is more wonderful than before.  I'm holding on to this precious little boy real tight because he has proven that he won't be tiny forever! 

Nature Fest!

One of the best things about Houston is there's always something to do!  We found out about Nature Fest in one of the neighborhoods in Cypress and decided to take the boys out there for some good (free!) fun.  They had duck races, pony rides, baby camel rides, armadillo races, train rides and various food and nature-inspired vendors.  It was our first 'outing' with both boys and a good reason to test out our new double stroller.  Henry slept the entire time and Charlie had a ball!

The first thing we did was go straight to the pony rides! 

Charlie's pony!  I hope he wakes up when it's his turn to ride!

Look at me Mama!

Bye bye horse!

The line for the baby camel rides were loooooooooong so we skipped that one.  Charlie did enjoy watching them though!

How cool is this?

Then we went over to the petting zoo.  Charlie LOVED this... He had no fear whatsoever. 

Then we went to check out my favorite, the armadillos!  They were supposed to be armadillo races but we didn't see those.  They let the kids put on gloves and pet them!  I think they're adorable! 

Gloves on and ready to go!

Trey caught one!

This was the ONE animal Charlie didn't want to pet.  He kept his distance!

The owners of the armadillos brought this scary bird/vulture thing.  I swear to you he was eying my Henry in the stroller right here.  Not cool.

As a treat we got the first snowcone of the season!  Of course, HUGE hit.

We are blessed to be together and have fun things to do as a family!