Week 21-22

Week 21


Nesting has officially begun at the Crall household! As the belly grows we get closer and closer to meeting our little man and we have so much we want to get done! With my on-going back pains it starts to make Momma Crall worry about being able to get everything done in time without pushing myself too far. With that being said...THANK GOD FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!  My Mom and I planned a girls spa day which was much needed for this mommy-to-be, although I must say pregnancy massages are not nearly as enjoyable. Just not the same when you have to lay on your side and have three pillows smothering you. Don't get me wrong a massage is a massage and I'll take what I can get!

Inaddition to my spa day with Momma Brito, we also had ANOTHER birthday...this time a possible future girlfriend for Baby Crall! Miss Waverly Scalise was born on March 31st to my birthday twin Blair and her hubby Ryan! Congrats to the Scalise family on their beautiful little girl!

WEEK 22
 
My mom decided on a date to host a baby shower for Baby Crall and I which also sent me in a little panic! What do I register for? What do I really need? What brands and products are better than others? So many questions and for someone who is incredibly indecisive, this is a MAJOR task at hand! Mom's know best...that's the saying right?! Well, of course they do and my Mom talked me off the ledge and helped me prioritize what's important and what big ticket items are really worth the big money. Future to do: Actually register!

As part of our Crall family nesting stage, we decided that we should remove our NASTY, FILTHY, DISGUSTING carpet and lay down hardwood floors so Baby Crall doesn't have to crawl around on old dirty carpet. This has been on our wish list for quite some time and with little man on the way it became a pressing priority! Within a week...Andy researched flooring, took me to the store to get approval, bought the supplies and (personally) laid the flooring! 

This is where our friends come into play. Craig and Debbie spent 32+ hours of Easter weekend at Casa de Crall pulling up carpet, chiseling tile, pulling baseboards, laying wood floors, and then helping us clean! Talk about GOOD friends, we definitely could not have done it without them! Here are some of the pictures during our work in progress.

 Demo near completion

 Single line placed as base

 Manual Labor

 Andy & Craig covered in glue and finished for the night enjoying an ice cold beverage

 Best friends are good to have...they make sure you don't have glue marks! Thanks Deb!

We're done!

 Furniture moved back in and now getting the house back in order.

Happy Easter from the exhausted Crall Family

One major task off the Crall To-Do list...next up...painting Baby Crall's room!

Additional side notes from this very busy week: Happy Birthday to my helper Debbie (4/3), my little sister Kelsey (4/5), my Mother-in-law Anne (4/8) and yet another potential girlfriend for Baby Crall, Ms. Grace Marie Bycott (4/8)...Congrats to Jackie and Shane for their new bundle of joy!

More updates to come...

Love,
K & Baby Crall