33 Weeks...and Ike

Yay...we're in our 33rd week!

Logan has been very wiggly in the last few days...I love it.  He's about 4 pounds and 17 inches long...keep growing Logan!  He still does some amazing kicks and rolls and I continue to love it all.

I got my haircut this weekend.  John wanted me to keep it long....I wanted it short again....so I got some layers and it is angled towards my face...it looks nice.  (I'll post a picture when I post shower pictures).

This weekend we experienced a bit of Ike....roads were closed all over the place....record high rainfall for the Chicagoland area...about 10 inches in one day...eeks!  And naturally it was on the day of my shower....the rain stopped for about a half hour in order for all the guests to arrive to my Mom's house without getting wet (or the gifts wet either).  :)

Here is a picture (not super clear) of a guy going through one of the many, many road closures.  

We were very thankful NOT to have a basement anymore....we can pretty much guarantee that if we were in our old house, the power would've been out and the basement flooded.  Whew....

We thought we were completely out of the clear until I came home from work today and visited Logan's room (like I do everytime I go upstairs).....on the newly painted ceiling I saw a leak about 5 feet by 2 inches (picture below).....and then right near the doorway a circle about 6 inches in diameter of water.  

So I called John and he came home from work.  He changed clothes and headed up into the insulation-filled attic (which is not so condusive for a 6 foot 4 inch guy....but he managed).  So I tapped (with a hanger) where the leak was in Logan's room....and John, at first didn't find anything.  Then after he lifted up a piece of insulation....yep, there it is a puddle of water.  I could hear it sloshing around....eeks.  I threw a towel and a garbage bag into the attic and John was able to sop up the water....and he had to throw away a piece of insulation that was completely saturated with water.  

So we are going to let the ceiling dry then see how much of it needs re-painting. Seriously....the ONE room that we've fixed up in this whole house...and just 2 weeks ago...is the part that leaks...  So John will need to re-insulate that area....I suggest that it's around the same time that he installs the ceiling fan in Logan's room.  :)  He'll also check out the shingles on the roof to keep them from leaking in the future....oy.

So that's our small 'Ike' experience.....and we pray for those families truly affected by Ike's path.