Texas Baby Shower

Chris and I had our couples baby shower here in Texas this weekend. We had such a fun time and got some great gifts! BIG thank you to Carolla, Amber and Jenny. You ladies made our day so special! Here are a few highlights;

Thank you Amber for all you did!!! :)

The really really delicious bundt cakes!

L to R; Grandma Bette, Parker, Jenny, Chris, Me and Cindy! by the cute gift table

The adorable diaper cake, which had goodies tucked away inside!

The Santa Fe crew!! Top; Ashley, Teresa, Shila

Bottom; Me and Mel

yes, we all went to highschool together

Brittany, Teresa, Me and Mel

I just thought this pic was too cute, this was after opening presents and I was tired!

Karisa and I! Baby Ella is due 3 weeks after Avery!

Bunco Girls!!!

Karisa, Kimmy, Ashley, Kristen, Shae, Brandi, Me, Shila and Nicole!

Vacation 09

Here are a few pics from our last vaca before the baby! We went to Destin Florida with chris' family. We had a great time relaxing on the beach and at the pool.

Rusty, Cindy and P in the condo

Chris, Me and P just before dinner one evening.

33 weeks preggo here! Chris trying to ride in a wave!

View from the condo!

Cute pic of me and Parker

I feel like a beached whale! :)

Here is the famous belly shot!

We had a great time on vacation! thanks Rusty and Cindy!

....Today I had a check up with the doctor (34 weeks exactly). Everything looks good, Avery's hb was 130 and measuring right on schedule! On Sept 30 we will have an ultrasound to determine how much she weighs. :) getting close to meeting our little girl! less than 6 weeks now!!!!!

New 3d pics

We went back for another 3d ultrasound on Thursday. This time Baby Avery was almost too awake. She squirmed and moved around so much the technician almost didn't have time to focus in before she'd move again. I think I may have given her a sugar rush. Chris and I stopped by Braums and got a chocolate milkshake just before the session. She was still moving even after we left. I had heard that if you drink something cold and sweet that they will stay awake for awhile. We did get to see her do some really cute movements; we saw her open her mouth, yawn (many times), and even try to eat her hand!! She just loved sticking her fingers in her mouth, I think she was exploring. We even saw her open her eyes for just a bit. It was really amazing to watch. I could've stayed there all day and watched her move! I have a feeling she will be a very active baby!

This one is for dad; she is already a trekkie! See the vulcan sign? Live long and prosper! haha

The stuff to the left of her face is placenta tissue, the tech said that since she was so close to the uterine wall it was a bit cloudy.

Almost a smile!

Mouth open!

Got her fingers in her mouth!

more pics

Can you see her little leg and foot?

Mouth open again!! :)

2cute!

Love her!

Today we went to Visions of Love for a 3d/4d Ultrasound session! These pics below were from the very beginning of the session. We got a few good face pics but then she decided to first put her feet up and then her hand in front of her face. She was awake at the beginning and then went to sleep and we couldn't get her to move anymore. We will go back again next week and see if she isn't so camera shy! It was great to see her with some fat on her cheeks! She didn't look like an alien, but like a baby. Chris was finally convinced that she is in fact a GIRL and we picked her name..... Introducing: AVERY JO RHODES!!!

Love her cute nose! Think the dark thing to the right of her face is her umbilical cord

Kinda hard to see but if you look close you can see her smiling!

Hand under the side of her face

Love her! She is also head down which was a relief to me! Lets just hope she stays that way!

31 weeks 1 day! only 8 weeks 6 days to go! :)

We can't wait to meet you Avery!

Party, friends and family!

This weekend was my Edmond baby shower! Thanks to mom and sissy for making it one amazing party! I think we ended up having more than 30 people show up. Such a blessing! Here below are just some of the pictures my camera got. There will be more to come! My sister made an amazing cake that was even better tasting. Mom and sis decorated the house all cute in pink and brown! Baby Jo got some of the cutest outfits and I can't wait to dress her up!

Melissa, Me, Brooke and Teresa

Thanks to Mel for the games! wish we had had time to play them all! Thanks to Brooke for the veggie/fruit platter, I'm still in love with the veggie dip! Also thanks for the cute, pink bootie party favors! They were so cute and so creative!

Thanks to sissy for the fabulous cake she made herself!! It turned out really good!

Sissy also made this cute diaper cake!

Here is me with all the yummy food! :) imagine that!

Family pic! back row: Dad, papa, mommom, aunt Karen and aunt Pam

Front row: Mom, me, Chels and Haley

Thank you so much to the Ft. Smith crew for driving all the way over just for the shower! They drove all the way in for the shower and then drove home! It was great to see you all and made my day! Family pic! Me, dad, mom and Chels!

LOVE YOU GUYS!! thanks so much!

29 weeks!

Well, since this week is the only time this month that chris is home for more than 3 days at a time so we had a few projects to try and cover. The main one was PAINT! Chris and I spend 2 days, 3 trips to Home depot and 5 paint samples trying to find the right shade of pink for the baby room. I didn't want to go too bright. I think we have finally made a decision and tomorrow chris will begin painting her room. Here is a pic of our paint tries:

The one we chose is the bottom right color. The far left was too bright. Middle one had a purple tint to it. Top right was also a little too bright. Middle right was almost white, didn't have much pink in it at all. The winner was bottom right and I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Our plan is to paint above the chair rail and then either leave the bottom the color it is now or paint an ebony/beige color. I will post more pics when we get it all done!

Our 2nd task for this week was to try and decide what to name her..... This is much easier said than done. Its a big decision and not one either of us want to rush. We have a few ideas but nothing concrete! For now we just call her Baby Jo (Jo will be her middle name, after Nanny, my grandma on my mom's side). I would have liked to have this decided before my Oklahoma shower, this saturday, but thats not looking very likely! I will definitely update if we do decide!

Today marks the beginning of week 29! that makes me 7 months 1 week. Hard to believe she could be here in 11 weeks (give or take a few). Here is my week 29 belly pic:

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the shower this weekend! Plus I get to go wedding dress shopping with my mom and sister! Hard to believe she will be getting married next year! June 12, 2010!!!!! What a busy year!