Maternity Pictures

A few of my favorites! 

 

Now for a belly shot...

Pictures were taken by Andrew Bowser in Springfield, Mo.

Keeping Up with Kimber - 37 Weeks

How Far Along: 37 Weeks

Size of baby:  Watermelon...and it feels like one!

Total Weight Gained: Who cares at this point!

Maternity Clothes: My maternity shirts are getting a little short. 

Gender: Girl! Kimber Diane Haik

Movement: I think she is pushing on my ribs and running out of room. 

Sleep: I am able to sleep but I still wake up exhausted like I did not sleep at all.

What I miss: This week I really missed going out with my friends since they were in town for my last baby shower. I went to dinner but I barely made it to ten.

Cravings: Sweets!  

Aversions: Nothing

Symptoms: I guess I was having true contractions last week but did not know. I told my doctor about my back hurting and he said that was contractions. I have not felt them since. I have been having braxton hicks but those have calmed down. It also hurts to walk but I am fine once I get going.

Best Moment this week: At my 36 week check up the doctor told me I was 80% effaced and 1 cm dilated. He had a very surprised look on his face and in his tone of voice that got James and I really excited. Nothing happen so now I feel embarrassed getting everyone else excited. Oh well it is all new to me. We even ran out that night to complete our shopping list. So now we are 100% ready! 

After my doctor told me of my progress, I spent Thursday and Friday stressed at work trying to everything done and everyone caught up on what to do. (I may have over reacted)

I have been walking more hoping to help things along and I think I have used my jetted tub more this past week than in the 3 years we have lived in our house. Speaking of house...I would really like a bigger one. We feel so cramped!

Keeping Up With Kimber - 36 Weeks

 I'm huge and this shirt is not flattering. Also, I need to wear eyeliner!

 

How Far Along: 36 Weeks - Less than a month!!

Size of baby:  Honeydew - still the same size according to thebump.com

Total Weight Gained: I think I am going stop counting. Is it bad that all I can think about is working out and losing weight?

Maternity Clothes: As you can see in the picture, I hate how you can see the line at the top of my stomach. I guess that is a sign I am about to pop. 

Gender: Girl! Kimber Diane Haik

Movement: I think she is pushing on my ribs and running out of room. 

Sleep: Still the same as last week. I prefer the couch to my bed since I can use the back to help support my back. I get really hot at night so sleeping in the living room I can turn the fan on and kick off the covers.

What I miss: Normal activity and having a tan. (that is normal for this time of year)

Cravings: Sweets, I can eat and eat and eat desserts. 

Aversions: Nothing!

Symptoms: I can't remember anything which is making work really difficult.

Best Moment this week: Since I can really feel her, I have been trying to figure out which body part I am feeling.

James acting like a professional photographer making me pose.

Weekend Update

We had a great weekend that started with going to Art Walk that is downtown Springfield the first Friday of each month. Of course I forgot to take pictures....I really need to get better. Since we got a late start we only went to my friend's place of employment, Obelisk Home. I love everything about that place and it makes me want to redecorate my house. Then we went to Twilight Grill for dinner, thank goodness we had a gift card because we will not be going back and I don't recommend it.


Here are pictures from the rest of the weekend...

Saturday Morning I made mixed berry muffins...Yummy!

 While I was baking, Harvard was busy playing with all of his babies.

 I took a break from browsing on the internet and came back to find this....

When James got home from work, we ran some errands but that did not last long. The traffic and mall were crazy busy. I guess it is holiday shopping time. We tried 5 places to get me the new iPhone and all were sold out. We went to Sam's Club to get these LED lights that can be placed under cabinets or in closets. We got them for above the sink.

For some reason our builder did not put lights above sink. I am really happy with the LED strip of lights. We went to Hobby Lobby and found a lamp for Kimber. After our little outing that only lasted maybe 2 hours I was done and my feet were killing me. The rest of the night we worked on Kimber's room and basically finished it.

Sunday morning we got up an hour early since we forgot to change our clocks but that is ok since we were going to church. I just had more time to get ready. After church we went to Village Inn for breakfast.

James tried the chicken and waffles and I had french toast. He does not recommend the chicken and waffles. He ate half of them and was done. 

We came home to found this....

Harvard sleeping away on my pillows. I forgot to put them back on the bed so he took over.

Before we started in with an afternoon of cleaning, organizing and watching football we started the chicken chili and cornbread for dinner. The chili took about 5 hours to cook in the crock pot and was absolutely delicious with the cornbread!

James also wanted to use our kitchen aid mixer that I got for a wedding gift. So he decided to make monkey bread using a monkey bread mix. 

I helped with rolling the dough into balls and coating them in cinnamon and sugar. I forgot to take a picture of it when it was done but I recommend using biscuits and a easier recipe.

That about sums up our weekend!

Keeping Up With Kimber - 35 Weeks

How Far Along: 35 Weeks

Size of baby:  Honeydew

Total Weight Gained: 27 pounds

Maternity Clothes: I love to wear tights! They are so comfortable compared to maternity jeans. 

Gender: Girl! Kimber Diane Haik

Movement: She is still very active probably more active than ever. A lot of websites say that you should not feel them move as much during this time but they are wrong.

Sleep: Still the same as last week. I prefer the couch to my bed since I can use the back to help support my back. I get really hot at night so sleeping in the living room I can turn the fan on and kick off the covers.

What I miss: Normal activity.

Cravings: Nothing this week

Aversions: Nothing!

Symptoms: I am not having as much swelling which I am really working on. I think drinking lemon water really helps. I am just really uncomfortable and maybe experiencing Braxton Hicks but I am not sure.

Best Moment this week: Watching James carve a pumkin for Kimber's some what 1st Halloween. I think it took him around 2 hours. It was really cute. We also attended an all day preparing for childbirth class on Saturday. It was really nice to see what the Labor and Delivery area of the hospital was like. (the best part was spending all day Saturday with James...never happens)

We went shopping on Friday night to get stuff for the hospital bags. We probably over bought but I feel a lot better. I have slowly been working on backing my bag. We also experienced our first trip to Target to buy baby items and it was difficult. We bought all of her bath items. So many choices of shampoos and want is baby oil used for???!!!! We have so much to learn. 

My goal for this week is to finish my thank you cards from both showers and to finish packing my bag and the diaper bag. 

I really want a pedicure!!! Maybe I will treat myself to one on Saturday.

Happy Halloweenie!

Happy Halloween from the Haiks!!!

We are not doing much for Halloween this year so tonight we are grilling steaks and handing out candy. We just realized our doorbell does not work so I hope the little ones will knock on the door!

Keeping Up With Kimber - 34 Weeks

 

How Far Along: 34 Weeks...I am actually measuring right on target at 34 weeks.

Size of baby:  Honeydew

Total Weight Gained: 27 pounds

Maternity Clothes: I actually wore my maternity yoga pants to work on Monday. You know it was Monday and they look like black pants!

Gender: Girl! Kimber Diane Haik

Movement: I am starting feel her move her leg or arm instead of just little kicks. Very weird. At one point I felt either her bottom or head.

Sleep: I wake up every night at 12:45, 3:00 and 6:00 to use the bathroom. Some nights it is a little difficult to go back to sleep and when I finally get to sleep I have to get up again.

What I miss: Walking long distances.

Cravings: Nothing this week

Aversions: Nothing!

Symptoms: My feet are swelling really bad. They look so weird by the end of the night.

Best Moment this week: Getting the glider for the nursery! They said it would take 3 months but we got in 1.5 months. We are almost done decorating. 

We had pictures taken on Friday afternoon and I can't wait to see them! Of course I bought one of the local daily deals a couple of months for Andrew Bowser Photography. I really liked him and would recommend him to anyone. From what he showed us they are going to really good which is surprising because I take horrible pictures.