Hello everyone. Since our last post, we have a new addition to our family! Caroline Elizabeth Mullen was born Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 3:59 am. She weighed 6 lbs and 3 oz and was 20.5 inches long. After some antibiotics and some phototherapy (for my billirubin level), we were able to come home Saturday, December 12. We have taken several pictures, so to share with everyone, we have posted a slideshow!

We are very excited to see everyone during the Christmas season!

Craig's Assistant Adjuster

Today, I had the pleasure of spending the day with my wife while I was on the road adjusting claims. We started early, 6:00 a.m., and ended up getting home around 4:00 p.m., driving just over 400 miles. It certainly made my day a whole lot easier and we got to do some sight seeing along the way. Jenny is now 39 weeks along, and we go to the doctor tomorrow (Wednesday.) Everything is just fine, just experiencing some pedal edema, which we understand is fairly common. Well, that is about all for now. Enjoy our photos and we'll keep you updated on our baby status!



Picture of New River from Hawk's Nest overlook.



Looking up river, towards Ansted/Hico/Lookout.



Here is Jenny sitting on the bench at the overlook. It was a very nice day in southern West Virginia, especially for December 1!



Here we are at the overlook, probably one of our last trips before baby Caroline arrives.

Caroline's Nursery

This is Caroline's nursery, as seen from the hallway. You can see the new paint, glider rocker and ottoman, changing table and crib.







Here is a closer view of the glider rocker and ottoman. We tested it out this afternoon, and it is very, very comfortable!







Here is the crib. It is outfitted with classic Winnie the Pooh sheets and a really cool mobile.







Caroline's dresser. She already has more clothes than we know what to do with!







Stay tuned for more from Caroline's nursery!!

Halloween 2009

Halloween has become a tradition at the Mullen household. We really like to go all out, dress up and hand out candy to the trick or treaters. We usually have around 100 ghosts, ghouls and goblins come to our house, which has the super scary halloween sounds of Sirius playing. An added bonus is the joy of seeing our cats through the door, one of which may be sporting a halloween costume of their own! Enjoy our photos!

This is the pumpkin we carved Halloween afternoon!



Jenny dressed up as a witch!



Craig as Michael Myers.



Callie making her debut as the halloween pumpkin!

Fun Weekend!

Jenny and Liz making apple sauce. Audrey and Madeline visit the fire station!


The highlight of Craig's weekend was this:



We were so glad to have Brandon, Elizabeth, Audrey and Madeline at our house for the weekend. Unfortunately, Mimi and Papi were not feeling well, so they were not able to come. Tom and Martha stopped by on Saturday afternoon, and Craig's mom and dad had chili buffet with us Saturday evening. Fun day of football on Saturday, a visit to the fire station and home made applesauce were some of the highlights.

Fall decorations

Jenny has began to decorate our house for fall. This is the centerpiece of the living room!



Stay tuned! More pictures and details at 11!

26 1/2 Weeks and counting

Our bellies are at 26 1/2 weeks and doing well! We thought we'd take a little comparison picture for your entertainment.

Sorry it has been awhile since we've posted! It has been busy busy busy around here. Our last doctors appointment was about 2 weeks ago, baby Caroline continues to grow like a weed. Her kicks are starting to get a little more fierce...especially after a big meal. We like to play music for her, read to her, and just talk to her all the time. She really responds to the music...our personal favorite is Elvis's rendition of "Sweet Caroline". The dance moves are priceless!