April 2011
27 posts
One Year Blogversary. Giveaways for You!!
I cannot believe it. Next week will mark my one year blogversary. Because many of you have truly made an impact on my life, I wanted nothing more then to give back to you!! So look out for five days worth of giveaways next week!! It’s the least I can do as you have allowed me to pour my heart into this blog and have encouraged me along the way. I cannot thank you enough, so please take...
This past week has proven to be the most uncomfortable so far. You have grown into such a strong baby and it seems at times that you are trying to find a way out. As much as I’m ready for you to join us, please stay in a little bit longer. I want you to grow as much as you can and use my body to nourish yourself as long as need be.
I’ve managed to gain about 37 lbs. At my...
Enjoying this day and all the incredible weather that mother nature brings. Although we got rained out, and frantically had to run for cover, thank you dad for attempting to capture this moment in time.
~K
Dress: Kohl’s Shoes: Guess Vest: Ross Belt: Sister’s closet (thanks sissy)
The glamourous. The flossy flossy.
(you may need to google that title. It’s a Fergie song for all you non-flossy ladies)
Due to infertility I found myself over-fantasizing pregnancy. I focused so much time and energy on the idea of being pregnant, that I had no clue what the reality of a pregnancy was really about. I’ve struggled throughout to maintain a positive attitude. There were days where I spent hours upon...
Confession 104.
I’ve already cried this morning.
I’m in terrible pain. It started about 5pm last night. My lower back began to ache. At 10pm I had 3 huge pillows under my legs to help relieve some stress. At 10:30 John was massaging my back as best you can with a 9 month pregnant woman. By this morning I was in tears from all the pain.
I haven’t taken anything this entire pregnancy, except for...
(Sausage toes. I know. Pregnant or not pregnant, I have Hobbit toes. Laugh amongst yourselves.)
Our weekend consisted of a lot of the above and hopefully a few more of these weekends to come.
John and I have decided that our plan the next few weekends are to have NO PLANS. It’s extremely important to me to have some real quality one-on-one time with my lovaman.
It has been nice, I must...
Happy Easter!
While none of these photos have anything to do with the holiday…Khloe wanted me to wish you a Happy Easter!
Don’t worry, we didn’t do this all at once. That would be torture.
She LOVES that carrier. I think she’s going to try to find a way to make me carry Eliana in my arms so that she can ride along too.
~K
As I was stepping into the shower this morning, I stopped to marvel at the amazing transformation my body has taken these past 36 weeks.
There’s a piece of me that will never fully understand how this was even made possible. But as I stared at this curvaceous new body, that modern science and a lot of faith has granted me, I noticed my scars from all the progesterone shots that were...
NC Friends.
My friend Roxy (great name right?) is offering a deal in Living Social for Roxy Haney Photography!
For details and to purchase go here.
The offer starts today, Friday, April 22nd thru Sunday, April 24th. Vouchers are good for one year after purchase!
**If you mention that you’re an OH Happy Miracle reader, she will donate 10% of each session to the American Red Cross for disaster...
Note: This post will be full of random glory. Ramblings of a pregnant woman at its best. This is how the wheels turn all day now.
1- You know how you’ve all been saying to me, “You just wait.”
Like just wait and you will pop, just wait and you will start to ache, and your feet will hurt, your thighs will rub together, and your face will explode….
Well, here we go....
Maternity In Style.
Why can’t maternity clothing be fashionable? Better yet, why do you even have to wear maternity clothing? Guess what? You don’t. Well, you kind of don’t. The only maternity items I have purchased this entire pregnancy are my jeans.
The great thing about fashion these days is that it’s versatile, so there’s really no reason to go maternity. I couldn’t wait to...
Eliana's Nursery.
It amazes me what you can do when you’re on a tight budget, you have a whole lot of family/friend love, and a little bit of patience.
Every single item was either a gift, a hand me down, purchased with a gift card, purchased with a discount, or I made it.
A huge thank you to those of you who contributed. I have the most amazing family and friends in the world.
I hope you...
My heart goes out to all of those affected by Saturday’s tornadoes.
While John and I only experienced power outage, massive rain and wind, many have lost their homes, loved one’s or have been injured.
Somewhere over 22 deaths and been reported and over 130 injured. That’s one too many.
Please, if you are able to donate, call the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 or you can...
Someone needs to press the pause button, because I cannot wrap my brain around the fact that I’m 35 weeks pregnant.
I’m doing really well. I’m finding my happy place, but there are still moments of anxiety as this little girl will be making her grand entrance any day now. I’m still holding on to these precious moments that only her and I can share and I find myself...
Not good enough?
(30 week photoshoot by Melissa at Dear Baby)
I’ve struggled with confidence my entire life. There has always been a piece of me that has held myself back from being my actual best self. 100% Kristen. The awesomeness of awesome that I could possibly be. I’ve always told myself that I wasn’t the smartest, the prettiest, the funniest, the coolest.
I was picked on as a child....
My childhood.
I ran across this status update yesterday, and I couldn’t help but nod my head to every single word:
“When I was a kid I didn’t have a computer, internet, Nintendo DS, XBox, or Wii. I had a bike and a curfew. My toys were the outside world. If I didn’t eat what my mom made me, I didn’t eat. I didn’t dare tell my parents “no” or dare to talk back....
To recap yesterday’s “photoshoot” with the mister, we basically went from classy to trashy pretty quickly.
1- Of course you have to do the typical, “Look at the Baby” shot (quote directly taken from, Old School). The peaceful shot of you with child, cherishing the quiet moment only you and the little miracle baby can share.
2- And then there’s the...
It's official. You actually can keep growing...
Just when you say, “I don’t have any more room to grow.” Guess what? Your body does this amazingly weird thing….it creates more room and youkeep growing.
About once a week I grab my tummy and say, “there’s no way that I can possibly grow another inch. There’s just no way”. And then the very next week I go to put on my maternity skinny jeans, and...
I'm ready.
Now that 30 is quickly approaching, I realize now that when we began this journey a little over 3 years ago, I wasn’t really ready for this child. I thought I had it all figured out. I thought I was mature enough and financially secure enough. Now I realize that just wasn’t so. That’s not to say that other women aren’t, but looking back at who I was, I feel like I almost...
Finding my way one pound at a time...
It’s quite evident that I have lost focus. My brain is in overload. Just taking a moment to jot down a few of my thoughts has become tiresome.
But everyone deserves a good laugh. So this is for you:
~ John is now my personal assistant. I’ve had to start asking for his help when putting on my shoes. And when I do put them on myself, I feel like I’m literally crushing Eliana....
