Any day now !?!?!

37 week belly

I'm officially full term!! The little man could be here any day. The belly is still growing but is slowing down its pace. At the doctor's last Tuesday, they checked my cervix for the first time. Not a whole lot going on... It was still high, softening a little, but no dilation yet. I've been pretty uncomfortable this past weekend. Up to my appointment, I hadn't really noticed many contractions, but that has definitely changed. I worked Thursday night, and started having contractions early in the morning for the last hour or two. They were about 12-15 minutes apart, and becoming a little painful. They lasted most of the morning and didn't stop until I woke up, ate lunch, and got moving for the day. I've been having contractions on and off this weekend, but nothing consistent. I'll find out Tuesday (my next Dr's appointment) if they have made any progress.

34 weeks and the Nursery (x2)!

34 week belly (finally slowing down a little)

Matt and I have been pretty busy these last couple of weeks getting everything ready for baby K's arrival. We are finally ready and just anxiously waiting. Here are a couple pictures of his nursery upstairs, and his crib in our bedroom.

The closet full of diapers and goodies

A preview of his crib location once he moves upstairs



The view from the door

The nursey still needs a few finishing touches like blinds, curtains, and wall decorations. We will have time to finalize the room once he's here.

The crib and ottoman in the master bedroom


The view from the door.

We had to completely rearrange our bedroom furniture to get things to fit. I now have a nice little obstacle course to get through with my frequent overnight bathroom trips. You can also see all the bags that have been packed for the hospital. I'm pretty sure they're going to think we are moving in!

Baby shower extravaganza!!

A couple weeks ago we had our first shower down in Jasper thrown by Matt's mom, Medea. It was so much fun to start getting all those essentials we are going to need for Baby K's arrival. Also, Medea had everyone bring a book to the shower as their card. We now have quite the collection of books inscribed by family and friends. I'm sure we'll be reading all of them over and over again some day soon. Thanks Medea for the wonderful shower!!

The beautiful cupcakes at the shower

This past Saturday was my family/friends shower thrown by my mom. It was held at my dad's K of C club in town. My dad served as bartender and was exposed to his first baby shower experience. I think he enjoyed himself ;). We also played a game to help Matt and I with ideas for a middle name. Now, everyone will have to wait to see if we took their suggestions or not. Family from both ends of the state made the trip down and enjoyed the wonderful food and dessert. The surprise gift was a crochet blanket from my mom who hasn't crocheted in almost 30 years. Thanks for all your hard work mom, it was an amazing shower! Also, thanks to Rachel, Trisha, Brooke, and Krista for helping set-up as well!

My assistant Meredith and I opening gifts at the shower

On Sunday, my work friends threw another shower for me. It is so nice to see everyone outside of work and in regular clothes. It was thrown by Emily and Lacey, and they did a wonderful job. We had a Mexican buffet for dinner, and it was delicious!! Baby K got lots of great things, and I've enjoyed coming home with more gifts each day I worked this week.

group shot at my work shower

32/33 week update!

33 week belly

So I've been running behind on my posts and pictures, as you can see the belly is definitely growing. The tank is barely covering these days, and the belly button is poking out already. At the 32 week Dr's appointment, baby K was still behaving himself. His head was down, HR in the 140's, and measuring right on track. Next post will wrap up all the baby shower's we've had, and the reason we've been so busy.

30-31 week update

We had a great 4th of July weekend. We spent Saturday at the Krodel cabin where we enjoyed a great day that concluded with a beautiful fireworks show provided by the girls in the family. It was a day that reminded us of our childhood. As my Uncle Tom would say, "This is the life, good beer, good food, good family..." On Sunday, we headed to the Kluemper get together. It was a hot day, but we were able to stay cool in the shade. Matt also played in the corn hole tournament, and we were able to visit with Grandma Kluemper. On our way out of town, we were able to stop at the Oeding's to see my cousin Andy who lives in Minnesota, and his baby boy TJ. He is so big already, and looks just like his dad. It was so nice to spend a holiday weekend with family!

I had my 30 week doctor's appointment last week. Baby K is still behaving himself. My belly was measuring 31 weeks, he still has his head down, and his heart rate was around 142bpm. He continues to be a very active little boy and enjoys flipping his legs and butt all over.

30 week belly

This past weekend was the "Klinker Klassic". It is my grandma's family get together in Lafayette. We play a golf scramble, and then meet up for dinner. I've been playing in the scramble since it started, and I wasn't going to miss it this year. Matt, my dad, brother and I made up a team. I was still able to drive, chip, and putt. Under close supervision from my dad, the team used me as a back up, so they used a couple of my drives, and I was able to sink 2 putts for birdie. It was a lot of fun even though we didn't win anything this year.

Matt and I also started painting the nursery on Sunday. It is still a work in progress so look forward to pictures coming soon. We are headed to Jasper this weekend for my first baby shower hosted by Matt's mom. Can't wait to see all the goodies for baby K!!

And finally because everyone needs a little humor in life. While I was focusing the camera for Matt to take the belly shot this week. He decided to stand in, and I couldn't help but take a picture of Matt's 30 week belly. Enjoy!!

28/29 week update

Sorry for the delay in this update. Times are crazy around the Kluemper household. I had my 28 week Dr's appointment last Thursday. I began with a 100g carb fruit punch beverage for my glucose tolerance test. It was a bit of a struggle to get it down in 5 minutes, but baby K seemed to enjoy the sugar rush. (The doctor's office called yesterday, and I passed with a glucose of 124 and my hemoglobin is doing well at 13. These results mean no gestational diabetes or anemia for this pregnancy). Next, I had my follow-up ultrasound for my placenta. It is sitting beautifully in a high position in the back which is what they hoped would happen. My mom accompanied me so she was able to see him live and in person. He is measuring right on track, 2lb 11oz, still has his boy bits, and all his organs appear to be developing normally. Here is a profile picture from the ultrasound.

The ultrasound tech attempted to get a 3D picture of his face, but he wasn't really cooperating. His head is already down and in my pelvis. It looks a little halloween-ish, but he definitely has some of his father's features.

Matt's parents came up to Indy on Friday to see Kansas, Styx, and Foreigner in concert. We tagged along and enjoyed the show. Our seats were pretty close and under the pavilion so the sun wasn't on us, and I was able to keep cool. Baby K seemed to enjoy the Kansas show the most, he bounced around the most while they were on stage. Thanks for inviting us, we enjoyed ourselves!




I'm a little behind on belly shots because we finally started the reorganization of the house this past weekend. Our "to do" list included emptying the office for the nursery, converting the spare bedroom into a bedroom/office, and rearranging the furniture in our room to make space for the crib. Matt and I worked on organizing Saturday, and my dad came over Sunday to help Matt with the furniture. We can finally say we have started getting ready for baby K's arrival. Thanks to my dad for helping us, he went above the call of duty (petrified mouse discovery), and my mom for bringing all of us lunch!

29 week belly shot

There's been a lot of growth since Florida!

The new bedroom/office

A little cramped, but it accomplishes what we wanted.

A preview of the new furniture and a before picture of the nursery.

(The walls will not be staying this color.)

Matt and I are headed to Jasper this weekend for the 4th. We are headed to the Krodel cabin on Saturday and the Troesch's house Sunday. Looking forward to seeing both sides of the family!!

26 weeks & "Babymoon"

We headed to Orlando last Saturday morning. It was my first time on a plane without Dramamine in probably 15 years. Of course the first flight had so much turbulence that no one was allowed out of their seats, including the flight attendants, the entire time. Needless to say, I needed to pee before we took off and felt like I was going to get sick about 20 minutes into the 90 minute flight. Luckily, I made it through, and the next flight was much better. Otherwise, Matt would have enjoyed his first experience with my motion sickness on a plane like my mom did for many years.

My parents let us use one of their time share weeks at the Grande Vista Marriott Resort. We spent Saturday through Tuesday hanging out at the pool and checking out the "hot spots" as Matt would say. On Monday, Matt and I went golfing. I wasn't sure how I would do, but I was able to play 9 holes pretty easily. I think Matt was impressed with my 6 month pregnant skills. I shot a 48, but it was a short par 3/4 course. It was a great couple of days spending time just the two of us. I even cried when he had to leave Tuesday (pregnancy hormones ;))

Matt's beautiful golf swing

On Tuesday afternoon, my mom made it after being delayed in Indy almost 2 hours with mechanical problems. On Wednesday, we headed to the Palm Coast and Cinnamon Beach to meet up with the McIntosh's (Keven, Laura, and Bella). They happened to be vacationing at the same time. It was one of the best days for getting a tan for me. The temperature was in the low 80s with a constant breeze. I was able to spend most of the day in the sun because in Orlando, I wasn't tolerating the heat very well. I spent a lot of time in the shade and under the umbrella

26 week belly shot at Cinnamon Beach

I must also tell a funny story about eating out while on vacation. Matt and I had called the concierge on the first night we were there for a suggestion on a good fish restaurant. Matt asked the price range, and the concierge said $15-20. Well, when we got there, it was a little pricier than expected, but we did really enjoy our food. Well, when my mom got there, we called the concierge again for a suggestion on an Italian restaurant, thinking of pasta, salads, and tiramisu. Apparently, the concierges aren't that familiar with the restaurants in the area. They suggested a place called "Vito's", which sounded pretty Italian. Well, turns out the restaurant was a higher-end steak house (with and Italian undertone). The menu had a few pasta dishes, but mostly steak and veal options. Mom and I enjoyed ourselves and overindulged a little since she said my Dad was paying ;). We also left with two bags of leftovers which we ate for lunch for the rest of the week. We spent time at the pool and ended the week with a quick trip to an outlet mall. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable vacation. Thanks for coming down mom, it was just what I needed!!!

My mom and I got back Saturday afternoon with just a minor delay. Matt and I headed to the Taylor's after dropping her off. They were having a summer BBQ. The usual suspects were there, and I got to spend some quality baby time with Mary & JJ, baby K's future friends. It is always great to see everyone!! Today, Matt and I went and finally got registered for shower gifts so I can finally mark that off the "to-do list". Next update coming after my 28 week appointment, glucose tolerance test and ultrasound.