It was off to Arkansas for me this week as I went to visit the Bennicoff family and my St. Louis relatives. I flew for the first time being visibly pregnant at 30 weeks! It was only an hour flight, thank goodness! After getting off the plane, I was greeted by my parents and sister. They were excited to see me, but I think more excited to see the baby belly and feel the baby! We then boarded their car bound for Arkansas. Baby R must like car rides because it always seems that he or she is moving around and doing flips. It was a four hour ride to Arkansas and a with a 7 month pregnant women we took many stops, turning four hours into more like 5! Finally we arrived in Arkansas and pulled up to the Bennicoff house! They were so excited to see us! As soon as I walked into the house, Liam ran over and hugged my belly, talking to the baby and saying things like, "It's your cousin, Liam",. "I love you baby cousin", "you are so cute baby", and "you can kick me if you want to." He was so excited about the belly and baby! Bedelia was a little more reserved but still very excited about Baby R and having a new cousin. They both came up with names for the baby. Liam talked a lot about the baby being a boy and most of the time called it a he. He thought a good name would be Tyler or Storm. Bedelia thought it was a girl and thought either way, it should be named flower. The trip to Arkansas was great! We got to dance on kinext with my family! How funny it was to be pregnant and dancing like that! I enjoyed spending time with Chas, Jason, and the kids as well as my parents and sister. We got to see the Duggar house, Tulsa Zoo, Melting Pot restaurant, and a wonderful park where we had a picnic lunch and took a nice walk along some trails. It was special to spend time with my brother and his family and have some nice chats with both him and Chastity. Baby R is lucky to have so many great family members. The five days with them was great and it was hard to say goodbye. We got to see Liam ride his bike without training wheels and see him practicing at soccer. Bedelia is getting so much bigger and it was fun to be able to play with her and see her wonderful imagination at work! On Wednesday we boarded the Camry again bound back to St. Louis to spend a few moments with the St. Louis relatives. It was a great surprise to find that they had planned a shower for me there that evening where I got a chance to see all my St. Louis relatives including Auntie Sug and Uncle Ralph and all the cousins from St. Louis, and Jim and
Maggie! I got some great gifts, enjoyed spendning time talking to each of them, and Baby R really got a kick out of it. As Baby R is growing, you can feel him or her even more and the baby was especially active during the shower. I think that he or she was just as happy as I was to be able to spend this spring break with all my family down South!
Meanwhile, back at home, David was busy designing and working hard on the baby nursery. He installed a chair rail, put up Wainscoating, painted the ceiling, put up the valances and pictures, painted the trim, and then set up the entire room. He did an amazing job and while he was at work, every now and again, he would think about how soon we would be in that room with the baby as parents. It was a little emotional to think about! When I arrived home on Thursday, David taped me seeing the room for the first time! It was amazing! He is such a great husband and will be a fantastic daddy! Baby R will love his or her room because it is so adorable but most of all because it was created with so much love and hard work. I am so proud of daddy Rothe! Baby R is so lucky! To see pictures of the completed room, go back to our website! It really turned out fabulous.
Baby R is moving like crazy lately with full on rolls and feet/hands sticking out through my belly. It is so crazy to see a hand or foot move across my belly. Dave has felt it a few times and we know it will continue to be more as the baby gets bigger. 9 weeks left and counting till our little one comes. It has been a journey so far but we know we have so much more of a roller coaster ahead of us! It was a fun week of spring break which ended with Daddy Rothe buying a "practical" car for our family! Practical but definitely slick and attractive! We've had a wonderful week!
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