We Finally Have a Name!!

We named our precious baby angel, CARLEY NORA LOWERY! We love her name & are thrilled to share our news with you!

It was definitely harder than I would ever have imagined to come up with the PERFECT name! Nearly everyday a new name would come to the table & it was either taken into consideration or shot down immediately. We wanted to include a family name in the mix which makes things complicated & fun at the same time. As Sean so eloquently stated, if you don't like it, you don't have to pretend you do!

I had another MD appointment today that Maggie went with me to at 8AM for Week 26. It was the lovely glucose tolerance test. This is where you fast for at least 2 hours prior, then you drink this sugar 10 oz drink & they draw lab work one hour after the drink to test for gestational diabetes. Fun, fun! The MD said that I had gained another 4 lbs (in 4 weeks), a total of 12 lbs. I may not continue to give you this information if that number gets abundantly higher and higher! ;) We got a good report...MD said that Carley was very active! I believe that because I can actually see Carley move in my belly! It almost takes my breath away, in a very good way!


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During this week, I picked out the 2nd fabric swatches for Carley's bedding! The 1st bedding I ordered came in & it was neon green & brown paisley! It hurt my eyes the green was so bright! It was not what I anticipated one bit for Carley's nursery & the store I ordered it from was nice enough to let me pick something else out! Yay!



This is a brown & cream twall with a green stripe pattern & brown trim! Hopefully this will not be as bright as the other bedding! I think that it will be PERFECT!! We added pink bows & pink ruffles!!


Sean is such a wonderful husband, once again! I got to pick out a Best Chair glidder chair & ottoman that is suppose to be the "best chair", as recommended by my sister-in-law, Rebekah! The green swirl is the fabric I picked out for the chair & ottoman! So excited!


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Sean painted Carley's room, a beautiful, neutral blonde color all by himself because the pregnant woman is no help with the paint fumes! Sean also put together Carley's crib! I picked quite the best HANDYMAN husband! The furniture is dark chocolate brown although it looks black in the pictures! We also added cream blinds to the windows.




Okay, the story with this hutch is that we ordered it as a combination hutch, thinking that the combo included the bottom drawer part too, obviously not the case! It is now on order & backorder! We are patiently waiting for it to arrive! :)

Girls Getaway Trip!

At the end of Week 20, my BFF, Lauren & I took a girls trip to Charleston & Kiawah Island, South Carolina to attend Beth & Jake's wedding! The red heads unite again, finally! 1st thing at 5:30AM at the airport on Friday, "are you girls sisters?" It took almost 12 hours of travel to get to our hotel room in Charleston to take a "disco nap", as Lauren calls it! Ha ha! We were fortunate enough that we got to go to the rehearsal dinner on Kiawah Island, where we reconnected with Beth's siblings & got to know Jake & his family a little better! We got to sight-see & browse around the island to observe the beautiful ocean-view mansions! It was like HEAVEN on a golf course slash island!


Amazing homes on the island.

Don't you think it looks like a postcard?


A beautiful family of deer crossing the street in the neighbor hood.


This is the closest that we have ever been to a deer. Definitely not scared of people!















Our buddy Lindsey that played tennis with Beth in hs.




Lauren & I did some more investigating on culture of Charleston on Saturday & went down to the attractions at Market St to experience some fine dining at the Original Charleston Crab House. We ordered a seafood sampler & neither of knew how to eat the steamed snow crab legs...I needed some scissors! We bought some souvenirs from the vendors & enjoyed the no humidity weather of SC! Boy, we had a GREAT time! We made it to the wedding back on the island & it was truly a dreamy site! The 3 course meal was a highlight & danced the night away with the rocking band...Lauren even broke out her MJ Beat It moves! I just LOVE me some Lauren...she is the life of the party!! It could not have been a better weekend spent with my best red headed gal!


Cute Charleston homes in front of pond.

Beth & Jake's reception site! Love the moss hanging in the trees!








Love Beth's gown!

Half-way there...Week 19-22

Here are the lastest preggo pics:



Week 19



Week 20



Week 21, this is the week Sean 1st felt our baby move! She is getting so BIG & strong, it's AMAZING!!



Week 22, Maggie went with me to a MD appt on July 22nd & everything looks normal & great! Her heartbeat was 160! Definitely a little girl! =) I have gained 8 lbs total!




We have been busy around the Lowery house thinking about little girl things such as the nursery..cribs, paint colors, bedding & everything else! We need to make some important decisions in the next few weeks due to we do not have that much more time before she gets here! We are over half way there & we can't believe how time has flown by these last couple of weeks! Sean said that I am getting ready for the "nesting" phase! It maybe early, but I am trying to get prepared!!

We also have been trying to come up with our little girl's name! We have not decided on a name yet for our little girl, but we have narrowed it down to 3 names: Hayden, Audrey (my grandmother Stewart's middle name) & Nora (Sean's grandmother Roussel's 1st name)! It maybe a combo of some of these names! Let us know what you think!

The Best is Yet to Come!

Before the baby Lowery news video clip:

On June 24th, we had the "BIG sonogram" appointment to determine if our baby Lowery is a little boy or a little girl! It was the most AWESOME experience to see our actual baby and all of its parts from the tiny hands, 10 fingers (we even saw the thumbs),10 toes, skin, all the correct bones, 4 lobes of the brain, the cute little nose & much more! We actually got 68 different pictures taken of our baby! This was definitely a defining, real moment for us both! God really knew what he was doing when he made each one of us!

The Breaking baby Lowery news!

See video clip below:

It's a GIRL!! We are ecstatic and jumping for joy that our baby is a healthy little GIRL! The MD reviewed our pics & said that everything looked normal & on target for the anticipated due date! Her heartbeat was 144! It is GOOD to finally be able to say our baby is a GIRL!! Sean says that we need to start saving for her wedding! We ask that you send money in our direction now!


IT'S A LOWERY GIRL!!! We can't believe it!


This is a profile picture of our precious little girl! She is a beautiful gift!

Wedding Extravaganza!

We took an extra long weekend to attend Adam and Sarah’s wedding in Fayetteville, Arkansas! It was a packed full, crazy weekend with lots of twists & turns; therefore Sean ended up being the chauffeur most of the time. Good thing we now have a family car! No one really knew where or when things were taking place, with no maps included!
It was a real quality guy time & a reunion for the “I Witness” quartet, Sean, Adam, Alan, Mark & with the addition of Marty! We spent one complete day at the lake, kind of scary when you think about Sean and me (Kimberly) in the sun all day long! Thank goodness for SPF 50 and a boat with a canopy. We captured some pictures of the boys skiing and tubing & they were looking HOT & it wasn’t just the sun! We did it all…good home cooked meals, rehearsal dinner at the lake, bachelor & bachelorette parties, and the wedding!
Adam had a brilliant idea that he wanted his groomsmen to wear a long sleeve Melon colored button down shirt, white linen pants & a beige sweater vest for an outside wedding in June at 7 PM! It was BLAZING hot! The wedding took place a beautiful three story historic home with spiral stair cases & lots of LOVELY pictures taking opportunities! The wedding ended up being a great SUCCESS & was finished off with sparklers!! Happy Honeymoon to Mr. & Mrs. Adam Burnett!
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Strike a pose! Week 16, 17, & 18!

More preggo pics for those of you who care to see the progress of baby Lowery! These weeks have been by far the best pregnancy weeks that I can document! I have truly enjoyed every minute of it good and not so good! We are BLESSED!

Week 16


Week 17 In front of Pam & David's front door in Arkansas


Week 18 Will baby Lowery reveal him/herself this week?
I felt baby Lowery kick for the very 1st time this week..I was driving down the road (of course)! It felt like a little head nod or a thump! I might have felt it before this point, but I had not yet confirmed that is what it was! HALLELUIAH!

15 weeks & Counting...

During the 1st trimester I was experiencing gagging, nausea, and hunger all at the same time during weeks 7-12, not to mention extreme fatigue! I would gag at the silliest things while driving down the road, for example, a pile of dirt, a funeral home and the sight of dirty trucks! Thank goodness all of that is over and done with for now!! I am definitely feeling better in the 2nd trimester, not that the 1st was too horrible! I have more energy and a better appetite! Bring on the blueberries, strawberries, mint Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches and donuts!!

My mom, "Maggie" (her grandmother name) went with me to the doctor appointment on May 27th to hear the baby's heartbeat! No sonogram this time. I thought it would be special if Maggie came with me since Sean has to earn a living at work! The baby's heartbeat was ever so magnificent to hear, 150 beats/minute! We got another good report and the MD would like see us back in three weeks! On June 24th, we will find out if our baby is a little BOY or a little GIRL! How EXCITING!! We are patiently waiting for this day to come!! Are we going to be decked out in BLUE or PINK for this baby Lowery?!

We just started taking pictures of the first baby bump during the 2nd trimester!

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Week 15

There is just ONE baby Lowery!

Sean and I went to our very first baby sonogram appointment on April 27th! Sean rubbed my shoulders and back during the 30 minutes of anxiety waiting for the MD! Sean is such a wonderfully sweet husband! This is our first picture of baby Lowery! We got to see the baby move around and he/she had a heartbeat of 160! We were very pleased that we got a good report! The MD said I was 10 weeks and have anticipated due date of Nov 22nd! It was a surreal miracle to experience this day!! PRAISE GOD!

Dr. Sean Lowery Party! Surprise!!

We are going to back track again to bring you up to speed on the events that occurred at the Lowery house. Sean graduated with his doctorate in audiology and the Stewarts threw him a celebration party for friends and family members on March 28th. I am very proud of Sean and his many endeavors throughout the years of his education! GOD is GOOD and Sean is now finished with school FOREVER, we think! Sean’s immediate family, David, Pam, Ben, Rebekah and Daniel all came in for the excitement! Toward the end of the evening, friends and family members started to toast and praise Sean for his marvelous accomplishments and even told some comical stories about him. Some of the stories mentioned the fact that would Sean procrastinate his studies until 11:00 at night before his papers were due at midnight or the conversation Sean had with his mother early on that college may not be for everyone! After all of this was said and done, Sean stood up and thanked everyone for coming to the party and then started talking about how people that night had asked him why he was wearing a brown T-shirt under his nice blue dress shirt! Then Sean started unbuttoning his blue shirt to reveal the words...I'M WITH PREGNANT with an arrow pointing to me (Kimberly)!

There was an outburst of laughter and tears! It was quite the moment of surprise for everyone including the grandparents! We love all of our family members and friends for loving and supporting us!! It was an unforgettable moment of joy for us!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Okay, sorry for the delay! We have been busy lately at the Lowery house! Sean and I like to make memories of memorable events on major holidays! For instance, he proposed to me on Ground's Hog's Day in 2007...Go Hogs!! We found out that we were PREGNANT on St. Patrick's Day of this year!! What a WONDERFUL blessing from God!! This just suits us perfectly on this day because we LOVE anything that has to do with the Irish culture! We hope to take a trip to Ireland someday in the future! We could not have been any happier and surprised with the baby news!! Sean told me that I was going to be a wonderful mother!!! We wished we could have shared the news with you at this point, but we had to make the grandparents wait just a little longer!! Here a just a few of the moments that we captured after we found out the news!