Home Again, Belly & Diapers!!!

If you are wondering what the catastrophe pictured above is, that's our den. We moved back in last night but obviously we still have a lot of work to do :) Our bedroom and guest room are back to normal and I worked on the kitchen most of today. Now we just have to tackle the baby's room and the den. We are SO happy to be back in our house with OUR stuff! I slept GREAT last night in my own bed (only waking up every 2 or so hours to "turn" like a rotisserie chicken....oh the joys of the 3rd trimester :) Again, you might have noticed in the above picture that there is very little furniture. That is because it was extremely water-logged and we are awaiting the insurance company to give us the "go ahead" to buy new furniture. Hopefully we will have furniture for all of you to sit on when you come visit us and hold our sweet baby in 2 months or less!

So to change topics completely, here is the newest picture of my 31 week belly. If I had taken it 5 minutes later, it would have looked much larger. In those 5 minutes I ate about 6 powdered donuts. What can I say, the baby LOVES sweets :)

And to stay a little bit on topic, Allen and I have been learning LOTS in our childbirth classes that we have been attending on Thursday nights. Hope this is not too much info, but during our first class (labor and delivery), Allen looked at me with a disgusted look on his face and said "If I have to hear the words 'mucous plug' one more time, I am really going to throw up." He has done a really great job "getting through" all the rough stuff. We learned how to meditate during one of the first classes and the husbands were instructed to sit on the floor beside the mom to be and keep her comfortable while she goes to her "special place" during the meditation. Allen made me come out of my "special place" so he could steal a pillow from me because his booty was falling asleep, then he made me change positions because it was uncomfortable for him. Needless to say, I didn't get much out of "meditation". Allen also learned how to change a diaper last week. He was a PRO!!!


He really took one look at the baby (which was a boy...he was excited) and put the diaper on perfectly with no instructions whatsoever! He even practiced with cloth diapers when he found out how much money it would save him. I told him "NO, we won't be doing that". As you can see/read, we have been busy and are getting VERY excited about Baby Cravens being here soon. Last week Baby's heartbeat sounded great (along with his/her hiccups) at the docter and we are measuring right on time for a end of March baby!

For No Special Reason...

Look at arrived at work yesterday with MY name on the card!!!

I know I have the best husband in the world!!!

Our Sweet, Beautiful Baby!

Isn't that the sweetest little face you have ever seen!!! Baby Cravens looks perfect so the doctor says. He/She is 28 weeks/2 days and measuring at about 27 weeks/5 days. Heartbeat was 147 and Baby weighs a whopping 2 pounds, 7 ounces. The nurse turned off the big screen so I wouldn't be tempted to sneak a peek to determine if he/she is a he or she :) I did get to see all 4 chambers of the heart beating away and the bladder...she wouldn't let me peek at anything beneath that. Once we switched to 4D to get a better look at the face, the baby stretched and moved all around for us, then curled back up in his/her little ball and went back to sleep. He/She even practiced opening his/her eyes for us (a new skill)! Baby is head down and has been for quite some time, so hopefully he/she will stay that way. My blood pressure and weight were right on track, so we are having a GREAT, healthy pregnancy so far. Can't wait to meet this sweet baby in 12 weeks!

Displaced, but definitely not Homeless

Most of you probably have heard about our little "excitement" yesterday. I left for work at 9:30 in the morning and everything was fine. I moved Cuba's kennel from the laundry room into the den because our laundry room stays so cold. When Allen came home for lunch at 11:30 (which he rarely does and we are SO thankful he did), water was pouring from the den ceiling and just about everything in the den and kitchen was soaking wet. Poor Cuba was wet and FREAKING out! Allen cut the electricity and water off and made phone calls to landlord/insurance agent and so on. When I got home that afternoon, things didn't look so bad....that is until the entire ceiling in the den fell in! By this time, we realized it was somewhat urgent to get our necessities out and leave. My sweet husband who is somewhat overprotective :)would not let me walk back into the house once the ceiling fell in, so he packed me a bag...please imagine what your husband would pack for you in this case...ha. With that said, he had to go back this morning and get me a few more things. The insurance people were at the house bright and early this morning moving every bit of our belongings out of the house. Our sweet nursery is now just a pretty, painted, empty room. The bedrooms are dry...no damage to anything in the bedrooms. We aren't sure yet about the den furniture and kitchen table. After everything dries out and the house is "rebuilt" we will survey the damage done to our belongings and deal with it then. Now for the good news: We have the best landlord in the world!!! His parents have a BRAND NEW home about a mile from our house that they use as a weekend home. We have been told we can stay here as long as it takes to get the house ready for us. Please look at this "Vacation Home" which is now our home away from home!
The inside is just as beautiful as the outside! Huge master bathroom...beautiful kitchen...I couldn't have asked for a better place to stay. We are hoping to be back in our house in about a month. We thankfully have renters insurance, so other than this being a big headache, we are OK and we realize things could have been a lot worse. Cuba is on vacation with CC and Big Daddy Cravens in Grenada :)

Nursery - Phase I

What do you think? I think we have the sweetest little nursery that is going to calm our sweet baby and help "her" sleep ALL NIGHT LONG!!! The bedding is from Restoration Hardware as is the paint color (Bright Silver Sage). The color looks silvery green at night and silvery blue in the daylight. I absolutely LOVE the color...more than I thought I would! Cuba likes the room too. He thinks the basket of toys are his and he gets his feelings hurt when I tell him "NO". He now just goes in and stares at the toys, but doesn't touch them :) The crib was mine and I LOVE the look. The bookshelf was in Allen's nursery. The dresser/changing table (which I also LOVE) and the night stand came from Woodland Furniture. The extra space beside the bed, next to the closet is where the chair is going. It is also from Woodland, but won't be in until February. I will update nursery pics when we add the chair, pictures on the wall, and a little decorating :). Baby Cravens has a beautiful nursery, but a BARE closet. I guess we will begin working on baby necessities now! Only 2 1/2 months to go!!!