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Daddy: Phillip Andrew Cravens

The best looking daddy-to-be ever!
Andy does so much around the house when I'm feeling sick, and takes very good care of me!
He makes sure I don't go lifting things I shouldn't, and tries to keep me away from chocolate, caffeine, and foods Baby and I shouldn't be eating.
He makes me feel special, loved, and beautiful at all times!
I really don't know how I could ever survive without him, and every day I can tell just how very much he loves his little wife and itty baby!

This handsome man has been by my side from the beginning! He's been with me for all of my doctor's appointments, sicknesses, little late night cries on his shoulder, and he's always been here to help me laugh!

Andy reassures me time and time again that he would have things no other way. I was worried at first, even though he had told me before how he looked forward to being a daddy, what if he wasn't happy about the news that Baby was on the way?
I should have never doubted him, because I don't know that I've seen him much happier than he is now, and we both have grown in our excitement and happiness.

During my 'bad times' when I'm rather moody, he shows such amazing patience, and even when I snap at him (and then start crying because I did so) he is right there, hugging me, and reassuring me that I have done no wrong.

We have grown closer these last few months, adapting and learning together. It's been a wonderful experience that thankfully has not pulled us apart but has bonded us even closer.

The patience I mentioned in earlier paragraphs, however, is not present when it comes to finding out whether Baby will be a little Rand or Kimbrea. He is most anxious, and I wonder sometimes how he's managed to survive this long without knowing!

If you wish to find the happiest and most loving husband and daddy to be (and handsomest, too!), look no further!

Mommy: Kimbrena Dawn Cravens

When I first found out that I was pregnant, it came as a big surprise! Mainly because when we had suspected the several times before now, the test results were always the same. So, of course, this was the first test I had taken without Andy being there. Almost immediately the two lines appeared, and I'm not sure how long I stared at them before grabbing up the paper to double check what TWO lines meant!
I ran into the bedroom where Andy had just gotten to sleep after a long night at work, pounced on the bed beside him, and just looked at him. I couldn't say a word when he sleepily asked "Well?"
Needless to say, he woke up quite fast at the look on my face!

Since then, things have really been amazing. I have had some horrible bouts of morning sickness, and sometimes wonder if I'll ever feel good again. But then, when I see pictures of babies, think of our special little one's birth, look at the ultrasound photos, or hear our wonderful Baby's beautiful little (and very fast!) heartbeat, all I can feel is awe and amazement.
Sometimes the thought of ME being a mother is a scary thing, and I worry whether or not I will make a good mommy or not, but Andy and my momma always help me feel better.

Some people think that pregnancy early on in marriage (We'd been married almost 6 months when we found out about Baby's upcoming arrival!) was a bad idea, and that you need at least a year to bond and adapt to each other before the trials of a baby comes.
But I don't think we've grown so much or came to love each other even more than since Baby was discovered in my ever-growing belly!
While this is sometimes a scary ordeal, it is indeed the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to both Andy and I!

I just can't wait to hold you in my arms, our little Baby Cravens. We love you!