8:00 a.m.

It’s looking like the hurricane is now downgraded to a Cat 3. Also, so far it is tracking just to the east of the coast. They are saying the danger is not over yet, the slightest wobble of the eyewall can take it from 65 mph to well over 100. The next 4-6 hours are critical for the coast. Where we are, it looks like the winds will be in the 30’s. Thank god. And baby is still exactly where we want her right now.

2 p.m.

The worst has passed and we were very lucky that the worst case scenarios did not come true. We spoke to our friends who stayed in our building at Daytona Beach Shores. The building lost power for about 20 minutes. Our unit appears to have sustained no damage, no water leaks at the windows or doors. There were some gusts that reached over 90mph at the Daytona Beach airport. I have to say the governor did a great job preparing everyone. Always-better safe than sorry!

We’ve been hanging around watching tv and eating. After a while we all went for a little walk to ease the cabin fever, but it’s still a blustery day out there. Good ending to a scary hurricane!