My Growing Little Boy!

Here are our "weekly pictures" to show you how much our little boy is changing! We are having a blast with him!

Jack's Birthday

Here is the "journaling" that Allen recorded the day Jack was born:

4:00 Wake up to get ready to go to hospital
5:30 Arrive at hospital and check in
7:54 Start pitocin drip (delayed due to Doc forgetting to send in order :)
8:45 Doc broke her water
8:50 Contractions become more intense
10:48 Still stalled at 4 cm. Terra gives in and asks for pain meds while waiting on epidural
11:15 Terra is loopy and hates the pain meds. Ready for epidural, but anesthesiologist in an emergency surgery
11:20 Baby's heart rate drops sharply to 75
11:21 Nurses run in to monitor baby and mama
11:22 Heart rate stabilizes with Terra on her side
1:15 FINALLY epidural administered! Still at 4 cm
1:55 Baby and Mom's heart rate continue to stay stable
2:15 8 cm! Nurse says baby will be here soon
2:25 Already at 10 cm!!!
2:30 Pushing begins
2:41 Baby is crowning and has hair!
3:10 Doc walks in and tells Terra to stop pushing so he can deliver baby instead of nurse!
3:16 Doc says 1 more push and baby will be here!
3:17 Baby arrives and Doc tells me to take a look and tell mom. I tell her "IT'S A BOY!!!"
3:18 Terra holds baby Jack for the first time
3:25 I tell family that "Jack is here!"

IT'S A BOY!!!

John Allen Cravens, III "JACK" arrived Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 3:17 pm weighing 6lbs, 3oz and measuring 19 1/2 inches long. We are SO in love!

STILL WAITING!

We are still "babyless" :) I went to the doctor today and the news was that I have progressed a little, but obviously not enough to put me into labor :) We have scheduled an induction for 5:30 am on Wed if Baby is not here yet. As much as I do not want to be induced, I feel much better about it after Dr. Martin explained a few things. Because my cervix is ready for labor, we can skip the whole "ripening of the cervix" part of induction and simply start pitocin to begin the contractions. If things go as he has planned, he believes Baby Cravens will be here mid to late afternoon on Wednesday, March 31! (I'm still hoping for a weekend baby)! Monday was my last day at work and I have been shocked to find that I have been bored this week. I am so thankful that I have had such a WONDERFUL pregnancy and was able to work until the end...even it is was part time :) I am not even at the miserable point of pregnancy that I hear everyone talk about...I just am getting very anxious to meet this little baby! I really have enjoyed being pregnant...other that the first 20 weeks of morning sickness :) Allen and I are planning on several "dates" these next few nights since we know it is about to be much harder for "date night" at our house, but we wouldn't change that for the world! The carseat was installed into the car for the 3rd time earlier this week (yes, it took us 3 tries to get it right) so we are 100% prepared (or as prepared as we can be) for Baby to get here. Allen explained to me last night that he already has a Christmas present picked out for the baby...talk about planning ahead :) Will keep you all posted on birth day!!!

All our bags are packed and we're ready to GO!

Our due date is 9 days away, but we are praying praying praying for a baby this week! At the doc last Friday, I had not made a whole lot of progress since the previous appt (1 1/2 weeks before). He really doesn't want me to go past my due date, therefore wants to schedule an induction for early next week if baby isn't here yet. I am SO ready for this baby to be here, but I REALLY don't want to be induced. I love my doctor and trust he will make the best decision for us. We are getting VERY excited (and a little nervous) that we are about to be parents! Cuba is a little concerned about what this means in his life. He has been practicing playing with his duck (aka "baby") and carries is all over the house with him.

Hope the next time I post it is to announce the arrival of Baby Cravens!

38 Weeks and a BIG Belly!

Still here and still pregnant! My Doctor has been out of town since Saturday and will be back tomorrow, so that is 1 good thing about this baby not arriving yet. I am 100% ready for this baby! I walk in the nursery and there is just nothing else for me to do :) At my last Dr appointment last Thursday, I was very excited to learn that things are "progressing" (won't tell details), so at least my body is figuring out that it will be delivering a baby soon :) I see Doc again on Friday afternoon and hopefully all these contractions I've been having have continued to "progress" things! After SEVERAL requests, here is a picture of my rather LARGE belly at 38 weeks.

FULL TERM - 37 weeks, 1 day

Quick update...Baby Cravens is officially cooked and ready to arrive. Now he/she just needs to hurry up and decide he/she wants to meet us. I met with the pediatrician this morning and really like him. He made me feel very comfortable and told me no questions were silly and to ask away! I have a Dr appointment this afternoon and am really hoping that all these contractions I am having have been at least a little bit productive...will keep you posted on that. On the work front, most pregnant moms begin to take it easy with work the last few weeks....I have chosen to do the opposite. Here is a very pregnant girl who normally works 4 hours a day (I know, I have it made) who for the past 2 weeks (and next week) has worked full time. If this doesn't put me into labor, I don't know what will! I was in a therapy session yesterday with one of my "little bitties" and I thought I was going to have to have another therapist pull me out of the ball pit because I was having GREAT difficulty getting out. Guess I should stay out of the ball pit until after this baby comes! Allen is getting a little nervous about taking care of a newborn, but he looked like a pro holding our little neighbor, 8 week old Wyatt, last Friday night!

Sorry this update has no pictures to make it nice and pretty, but I PROMISE a belly pic on the next update as requested by so many of you!

Nursery - Phase 2

Here are a few pictures of the "almost" finished nursery. We still have to add window treatments, a couple of pictures on the wall, a lamp and a BABY! Yesterday, baby's heartbeat sounded great and other than the baby being very low and in the right position to be delivered, nothing else has happened...so a little longer to wait!







ALSO, here is a quick pic of our new couch and chair in the den...We are SO excited to finally have furniture and Allen is in love with his recliner!

A couple of months ago, I blogged about the baby having furniture, but not any baby necessities...well 2 babies showers later and with 2 very excited grandmothers, we now have anything and everything a little baby could need or want. We do feel SO blessed to have so many people that will love this little baby! I will return soon will pics of my rather large belly!

NESTING???

I'm not sure, but maybe this is called nesting....On my kitchen table there are at least 5 "to do" lists which I have made this week (5 different ones, because I categorized them...weird, I know). I have done a pretty good job this week checking things off....including washing EVERYTHING the baby will touch.

It's been a good week to nest because Allen was in South Carolina for work all week so Cuba and I were home alone. I think Cuba missed his dad, what do you think?

PROMISE I will soon post pics of the nursery...Mom, Dad, Cade, Aunt Mar and Meagan are coming up tonight to have dinner and hopefully help us put the baby bed together (for the 3rd time) and our new tv on the wall in the den...Allen is VERY excited about the new tv. Den furniture is being delivered on Wednesday!!! Since we haven't had any furniture, this is where we have been spending our evenings the past month.

Allen loves the baby's chair and Cuba loves the Boppy. Now that I have the Boppy slipcover washed, he's not allowed on it anymore (his feelings are a little hurt!). Poor pup has another thing coming when Baby Cravens gets here!

Quick Update on Baby C

So sorry for the lack of posts lately! We are all fine and just working hard to have everything ready for little baby Cravens! The nursery is finished other than the lack of pictures on the wall ( I promise I will post pics soon). We are hoping that our new den furniture will arrive next week (yes, we have been back in the house without den furniture for a month now....poor Allen stands in front of the little tv in the bedroom every night to watch his "shows".

Wanted to give you all a quick update on the baby! I just got home from my 34 week appointment (am exactly 34 weeks today). The Dr went ahead a did the final ultrasound today to check baby's measurements and position and the great news is baby is still head down and VERY low, so will probably not be flipping before delivery! I asked if it meant that baby would come early because he/she is so low, but I never got a straight answer...just a "maybe" :) Heartbeat sounded great at 137 BPM. Baby's measurements of head, abdomen and femur measured exactly at 34 weeks...little baby has caught up with the growing. He/she weighs an estimated 5 pounds 2 ounces! Other fun news is that it appears little baby had a head of hair!!!! Baby should gain 1/2 pound every week until he/she arrives....I really don't think this baby has enough room to gain that much :) He/she looked so squooshed! Hands were up by the head and a foot was pushing up against me where I always feels the hardest kicks. He/she is trying to stretch out and just can't.

It is getting close to the end and even though I am SO excited and can't wait to meet this baby, I am trying to enjoy my time with Allen and my sleep! My goal is to continue having date night with Allen every week when the baby gets here...even if that means just going to home depot for 30 minutes without baby (our favorite place to go on date night :). I am hoping that Nana, CC, Pops, or BigDaddy will come up and babysit!