Weekend fun!

This past weekend was a lot of fun! I am all about trying to get out of the house & do stuff now since I know it will be a little bit more of an effort after Kent is born.

On Friday night Kyle & I had dinner at Pei Wei (an Asian diner chain found in most metro areas....very yummy! We highly recommend it!) Then we went to the MALL, mainly because Kyle was on a mission for a new briefcase.

On Saturday Kyle & I had fun registering for baby shower gift ideas at Babies R' Us. (My first shower is just 2-3 weeks away with my family/friends in Ohio). Kyle was a good sport in the midst of the baby wonderland of Babies R' Us. Now that job is behind us! The next project is the get the nursery started. After much thought, I have decided to go ahead & paint it. Originally I thought I would leave it in the olive green color that is already on the walls, but it isn't really matcing my sesame street decor/theme. Thankfully, I have an awesome mother-in-law & sister-in-law who are going to help me paint it soon. So be on the lookout for pics of our nursery progress.

On Saturday night Kyle & I went to the Chris Tomlin concert at Nokia theatre in Grand Prairie. Chris Tomlin is one of my favorite Christian artists and his concert definitely did not disappoint...he did a great job! I love seeing how he is using his talent for God's glory. Tickets to the concert were a b-day gift to me from Kyle. Great job, honey! I love you!

On Sunday we celebrated Billy's birthday at Brett & Amanda's house. Amanda cooked a delicious meal of beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes, fried okra, homemade bread, green bean casserole. (did I leave anything out?) I brought deviled eggs & dessert...a carmel apple pecan pie...yum!

Needless to say, it was hard to return to work this week after such a fun weekend. Thanks for all of the fun times & memories, everyone!

Happy Belated Valentine's!

For Valentine's this year, Kyle & I combined our budget and went to see Stars On Ice. It was really fun! Basically it's an ice skating show that has several famous ice skaters, etc from around the world. I took a few pics, but it was with the small digital camera we own that doesn't have a zoom lens. Needless to say, they aren't that great. We also couldn't use a flash during the show, so even pics with my nice camera probably wouldnt' have turned out.

If you have never seen Stars On Ice, I would highly recommend going the next time they are in your town. Most of the kids at the show looked bored & got fidgety, so it is mainly for I would say Junior HIgh age on up.

After the ice show we came back home & I cooked Kyle a yummy dinner of his favorite....shrimp! We had fried shrimp, fried coconut shrimp, twice baked potatoes, salad, & bread. Yum-o! I also got a cute card from Kyle with a little boy on the front of it smelling roses (which reminded me of our little Kent right away). I won't share what Kyle wrote on the inside, but it was very sweet!

Speaking of Kent, I had the "official" ultrasound at my doctor's office this past Friday. (Yes, the one where they tell the sex of the baby). The sonographer didn't know that we already knew, but he confirmed it in about 2 seconds by saying, "it's definitely a boy. I will pay for this boy's college education if I'm wrong." So that seals it, if there were any doubts at this point. Kyle kind of wished he would have gotten the sonographer to sign his name to his statement, but oh well. Kent is progressing nicely. At the ultrasound the sonographer said he was right at 1 pound in weight on Friday. The pics that were taken look pretty much like what you see for my week 20 ultrasound and my computer scanner isn't working, so I won't worry about posting those at this time.

Happy Belated Valentine's everyone!

Week 20 Ultrasound Pics

Paula did an ultrasound on me this past Saturday when my parents were in town. I'm now 20-21 weeks along.


Here is a shot of his head looking out at us with a profile of his arms, belly & legs.

Here is a shot of his face, arm, & legs (which are curled up).

At first Kent had his legs crossed and wouldn't let us double check on whether he was for sure a boy. But then he ended up uncrossing his legs to show us what we were wondering about!

How precious Kent is in our Father's sight! I can now feeling him moving inside of me, which is really fun. The scripture of being knit together in your mother's womb has been on my mind a lot lately. Please keep your prayers coming for our precious Kent!

Mom & Dad in town....

Mom & dad came to visit us from Ohio this past weekend. The last time they saw us was over Thanksgiving, which was when we announced we were pregnant (at 8-9 weeks). Needless to say, I looked a little different this time!

They flew in on Friday afternoon. On Friday night we enjoyed dinner at Hoffbrau Steak in the Arlington Highlands. (very yummy....I highly recommend it!) We then looked around Cosco because my parents aren't members (they live in Sams territory), then had frozen yogurt at Pure Bliss. It's one of my favorite places of the moment. The place is a self-serve frozen yogurt with a huge topping bar. You pay for the yogurt by weight. It is all nonfat. The best part are the free samples to figure out what flavor you actually want to buy. Try this place out if you live in Arlington & love frozen yogurt....you can't go wrong with the cappucino or peanut butter flavors, in my opinion!

On Saturday morning we had a yummy breakfast at our house with my parents, Kyle's parents, Kyle's Aunt Kay, Brett & Amanda. We enjoyed breakfast casserole, butterscotch sticky rolls, & fresh fruit.

After breakfast we played a game to officially announce our baby boy's name to our parents, who we wanted to be the first to know.

Kyle was creative & made a version of Wheel of Fortune, calling the game "Wheel of Baby Name." Everyone around the table could guess a letter in the name & when they got one right, they could guess a name.

The name they discovered that will be our boy's name is Kent Matthew Rhodes. He will have the same initials and middle name as Kyle. Plus, Kyle & I are fans of Superman & Smallville, which can't be bad

to use the name Kent.

AFter the baby name breakfast, we all traveled to Paula's office where she did an ultrasound on me so that my parents could experience baby Kent in action. We were cramped in Paula's office, but had lots of fun.

Saturday afternoon Kyle & my dad went to see the Pink Panther 2. My mom & I hit Babies R' Us. We were at that store for 4 hours! I needed to take time to look through everything available to figure out what to register for soon. We had fun, but were exhausted by the end of being in

babyland.

On Sunday my parents enjoyed worshipping with us at church. We then were treated to lunch with Billy & Grandmother Rhodes at a local country club that is open to the public for lunches on Sundays. Very yummy!

The rest of the day we relaxed & enjoyed visiting. We watched the movie Eagle Eye together on Sunday night, then it was time for bed.

My parents left for Ohio on Monday morning. We had a great visit and are thankful they could come to see us. We are going to Ohio next month to see them & for a baby shower. Fun times ahead!

Be on the lookout for some more ultrasound videos/pics in a future post shortly.

Go Stars!

I went to my first Dallas Stars hockey game the other night with Billy, Brett, & Kyle. It was a lot of fun! Hockey is a game that moves fast, unlike football or baseball.

The Stars ended up winning the game over the Canadian team.

Our seats were at the very top section of the American Airlines center, but we could still see everything going on pretty well.

We even were entertained by the Dallas Stars "ice girls" dancing to music & cleaning off the ice between plays. I figure these are the reject

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. But it did look like good exercise when they would have to skate back & forth on the ice with snow scrapers to keep it clean.

Thanks, Billy, for a fun evening at the Stars game! We loved it!

Superbowl 2009 Party!

I've never been a big fan of football. For the longest time, I never understood the game. Over the years of Piqua Indians, Ohio State Buckeyes, Dallas Cowboys parties, I have learned the basics.

However, the thing I do enjoy about football are the get togethers with people. It's a good thing for Kyle & I to do. He watches the game with the guys, I talk with the girls. And of course we both enjoy the good food!

For superbowl 2009 we enjoyed the game with our small group from church. Pictured is Kyle's 1st plate of food.

Our small group has been blessed with many new babies this year (guess it's in the water with us due in June), so there were many babies at the party with the proud parents.

I'm not in any of the pictures because I was the one taking the pictures. Oh well. You know what I look like.

Jason & Carey did a great job hosting the party at their house. The Subway party subs were a great addition to the food part of the party.

We look forward to many more fun times with our small group from church. And maybe, just maybe, I'll

learn some more about football along the way. (or not!)