Nesting Problems

We've spent the last several months trying to prepare the house for the baby's arrival. We've been through several coats of paint, and made lots of plans. We have wanted to move for some time, but really didn't view it as a viable option. We planned to fully transform our house into a proper nest for the new arrival.
That changed this week. We were always aware of the shortcomings of our house, but felt most of them were cosmetic, and our house was a pretty economical choice. Due to fertility expenses, we had procrastinated and avoided calling the plumber to fix the broken drainpipe under the slab in the livingroom, but knew we would have to deal with it someday.
Someday decided to arrive early this year when the clothes washer backed up water and dumped it's full contents underneath the Christmas decorations in the garage. After several attempts to get a decent plumber to the house, we finally found our man.
The "nest's" appearance has changed dramatically in the last week. There's a 3' x 3' hole in the foundation in the living room, accompanied by a 12' long tunnel to the edge of the house and a 57' long trench stretching halfway across the front yard. It's quite a sight. The piles of dirt and the yellow caution tape streamers hung from the tops of embedded shovel handles gives the impression that either the government is testing missiles in our front yard or we are experiencing the worst gopher epidemic in the history of Texas.
Fortunately Jeff's parents didn't want to see a broken nest housing their grandkid and swooped in to save the day, helping us pay for the repairs. I don't think we could have done it without their help. Now whether we find a new nest before or after our little sweetheart arrives, it's unlikely we'll have a gaping hole in the living room with rebar protruding out. Hopefully nothing else flares up in the meantime.