AHHHHH!!!!!

So, I'm nesting extremely early this time. I only have Raun on break through the end of August so all the big stuff I need help with needs to get done pretty quick. We decided to make the sunroom/haley's toyroom into the baby's room which means all of the toys have to go as well as the foosball table. This all means that the queen bed in Haley's room needs to be moved up into the loft area to make room for the abundance of toys. We had to reorganize the attic and the garage so I could get the the crib and all the clothes. Everything is half done!!! Such a mess and my house truly looks it at this point which really drives me crazy b/c members of our ward stop by randomly all the time. However, My brother-in-law- Dan is paying us a visit this weekend so he will be helping Raun with all of the impossible furniture moving; plus he has an SUV so he can help us go pick-up the toy box for Haley. Super excited about this weekend! I have been meaning to get a picture of the bump up but i'm so anal about pictures being taken while i'm huge. There are maybe 5 pics total from my pregnancy with Haley. It's a cute bump now and I'm no longer looking fat. Haley is really starting to understand and be more aware of the belly. We have decided to name the baby Grace Elizabeth Craven. Raun really wanted a Gracie and Haley is already calling my tummy baby Gracie.

And the winner is!

It's a baby girl! We are so excited, but I'm definitely shocked. We are still playing with the name but we will have it set very soon. We want Haley to be able to call the baby by name nice and early. The place we went for the ultrasound was incredible. They would have let us bring up to 18 people in with us and there was plenty for Haley to do and see. They gave us 2, 3, 4-D images that procasted onto a huge flat screen for a really clear, big image. It was just a really great bonding experience for us, Haley and the baby. Here are a few of the pictures we were given:

Her big yawn! She is so sweet!

Look at that button nose.

Her left hand is over her eye

I love her already!!!!!!!!

Jumping the Gun!!!

So Raun and I can barely contain ourselves so we made an appointment at a 3-d ultrasound place and are going tomorrow to find out the sex of the baby. They said that they give us a DVD with the heartbeat and movement and a cd with tons of pics for us to post up so hopefully I can get on that quickly! Stay tuned tomorrow tho for at least the results!

Slacking!!!!

I'm such a slacker, but this pregnancy is really killing me! So I guess I'm more of a whiner! I not over my morning sickness, but I'm not puking as long as I'm always eating. I have been losing weight still though, which seems impossible b/c I'm always putting food in my mouth. I guess I just have myself more disciplined with this one in eating better and healthier. I just reached my 2nd trimester on Monday so hopefully things will start getting better soon. I'm not showing yet which i feel is weird b/c everyone said I would show earlier this time around. I have felt very faint movement recently so it has eased my worries a little. We should be able to find out what this one is end of July- early August! I've been trying to get better with getting out of bed and showered right away so I can get Haley outside before it gets too hot. Water Country has been the best place for us to go so thank heavens we have season passes! Haley is still not potty trained! Well she does great when we are at home but we have had a few accidents around town lately. Kinda embarassing!!!! Raun's semester is flying by as it usually does. He only have 5 weeks left before his 6 week break. He's really starting to burn out so this break is much needed and Haley wants to be able to spend more time with him. She's such a daddy's girl... I guess that's why he wants another girl!

Not again!!!

So as most of you know, Raun and I found out we are having another Craven. This pregnancy has been nothing like Haley's. I am constantly sick; throwing up at least once a day at this point. I had lost of hope in thinking that I was actually 11 weeks along like the doctors office said. Well I went in for my first OB appointment on Monday and we didn't hear a heart beat. I wasn't worried, I just slowly started realizing that I am not 11 weeks. After my exam the doctor said 8, but she wanted me to have an ultrasound to get an exact due date. We went back on Tuesday and had the ultrasound. It was so fun because we didn't get one until 20 weeks with Haley. BAD NEWS: My due date went from Nov. 25th to Dec. 16th. What a bummer. I'm not really worried about when they baby is coming, it's just I thought I was rounding the end of this misery. I could still have another month of this nightmare. BLAH! Oh well; I guess there is really nothing I can do but grin and bear it for now. We are alittle stressed realizing that Raun's graduation in Dec 15th but his parents will be in town hopefully and if anything they can go with him to it.

For now this is our little one! Hopefully I will get better about posting.

Just dealing with it!

It's been over a week now and I'm not gonna lie.... It's been rough! However, Haley is really being a trooper. To all those parents who will soon be potty training I would like to share some maybe helpful hints: 1. Let them pick the underwear; they will be less likely to mess on a pair they like and chose 2. Be presistant atleast for the first few days. I stayed on Haley for the first 2 days straight and by the third day she seemed to be getting annoyed so I backed off and that's when she would go by herself. 3. Training directly on the potty has been really nice. I haven't tried to use a training seat; however it has bee nice just being able to flush it down with minimal clean up. 4. Teach them to do it themselves. I tried not to coddle Haley with helping her pull the pants down, get on the toilet, wipe (I do however wipe her a little when she is done), and wash her hands. It makes it easier for the times you are unable to drop everything and run to the bathroom with them... like being in the shower. 5. Make it fun! Books, stuffed animals, special cleaning and wipes items are all wonderful tools. It makes them feel special.


I am no expert and by no means is Haley potty trained after one week. She about 75% for number one and still have yet to tackle the number two. I just thought I would makes some suggestions for those who are thinking about doing this in the near future. Oh yeah one more... many of our kids favorite characters have potty movies (elmo, little bear, etc) and read along movies with books. Haley loved Elmo's potty time!

I know I have talked non-stop about potty training but it has consumed my time. Sorry!!!!

Something so amazing has happened since this morning that I had to write about! I was really feeling like a failure today after giving up... it didn't help that Haley wasn't asking to use the potty either. Well at about 6:00 she came in to the kitchen and asked if she could put on underoos. I hesitated and then said ok. We went in once again and had her pick out the pair and then had the talk about not pee-peeing in them. I also told her that I was not going to ask her; that she had to remember all by herself. It happened. She went into the bathroom, turned on the light, pulled her clothes down, sat on the toilet and went #1!!!! Then she got up and wiped herself and her seat off. So amazed. I dont' remember being so proud as a parent. It's still going to be a long road of going #2 but I can deal with one diaper a day for awhile. YAY!!!! I'm probably a little too excited, but I wanted to share the news.

The ice cream to celebrate!

AHHHHHH!!!!

Okay so I have to admit it! I QUIT!!! She is not quite ready to potty train! I have been beating my head into walls trying to get her to not mess her pants and my attempts have been up successful. I woke up sick yesterday morning and I am not in the mood to fight with her from dawn until dusk again! We will try again probably at the beginning of the summer. This is much harder than I expected and I need to work on having a little more patience before our next attempt. Don't mind the picture! I am still learning this blogging thing out so this was my first try at putting a pic on and now I can't figure out how to move it! Anyways, this is a picture of us at Myrlte beach playing around the outlet mall! Haley was completely uninterested in the shops she just wanted to play on the rides! We had fun regardless.

The Potty diaries: Day One

Today is the beginning of a long road for me! I officially began potty training. I could have never imagined what I was in for, neither did Haley. I guess I shouldn't be so negative; Haley was about 50/50 today, which from what I read is great. We went through 6 pairs of underoos. It seems like a lot but really with having to put her on the potty every 15 minutes, only 6 was outstanding. Bribing her with jelly beans worked pretty well. Going number 2 will be our biggest challenge. This just takes so much patients, time, and energy. I have to commit myself to staying home for the next few days, possibly weeks, to make sure she has it down. I don't want any accidents in Wal-Mart or Ukrops. Haley seemed to stay in pretty good spirits. I think she was pretty sick of sitting on the potty. I had to come up with ideas to keep her on the potty for a few minutes so we read some of her favorite books. Needless to say I hope day two goes a little better but I will be sure to keep you updated!

Let's try this one!

Well since I have facebook and myspace, I thought what the heck! Let try blogger out too! You don't really get the opportunity with the other two to post blogs. Actually you do, but I think this way seems better. Hopefully, I can keep this page up as well as my other two.