Kehrt Family Weekend

We traveled to Des Moines to stay with my family and have a baby shower put on by my sister-in-laws, niece, and one of my mom's best friends Kim. It was a great weekend. Since we all come from different sides of the state and Illinois, it has become common practice to spend a lot of our holidays and special moments in hotels. Friday night was pretty low key with dinner and good company. Saturday Dad Kehrt, Chad, Bruce, and Nick went golfing. This was quite an adventure for Nick as it was his first golf experience. He did pretty well so we hear...considering he is a lefty playing with right handed clubs!

Saturday afternoon we had the baby shower and the girls did a great job of putting it on. It was great to see everyone and Little O received lots of toys and must haves. We had a lot of fun and I couldn't have asked for anything better. THANK YOU LADIES!!! We spent the remainder of the day swimming with my cousin Laura's daughter Aly, who is quite the waterbug and my nieces Mara & Ellen. They were content sitting on the steps in the beginning but with a little coxing and the element of time, They were jumping in and having fun!

Sunday before heading home to KC we went to my sister-in-law Stacey's parents home for a birthday party for Mara and Ellen. Mara turned 3 on Aug 21 and Ellen will turn 2 on Sept 15th. They also got lots of goodies to play with! Ellen may have had more fun with the tissue paper than her toys. It is hard to leave everyone and come home to Kansas but it was a great weekend and we had a lot of fun. It was our last trip to Iowa before Little O arrives so I am sure the next trip home will be equally eventful. Here are some pictures of our weekend!

Great Grandma's Kehrt & Thompson, Grandma Kehrt, & Mom Oberle

I had an excellent helper opening the gifts from Aly!

Kim, Roxanne, Jill, & Stacey- Thanks so much for the shower!!!

My friends were all able to make this great day!
Happy Birthday Mara & Ellen! Ellen has no problems digging into her cake. Mara likes to make sure she knows what she is eating :)

Although the rest of the family is making up ground. There is still an extra place in Ellen's heart for Uncle Bruce.

Little O Update

We had our 20 week appointment yesterday with the doctor. We first did our 20 week sonogram. Since we are not finding out what the sex of the baby is until he/she arrives the tech avoided certain areas of the baby. She told us, she didn't even go down there because boys are so obnoxious, they will show you if you want to know or not :). It was quite amazing to both Bruce and I although we did need some help telling what everything is. She tried to get us a good look at the baby's face because apparently, I am harboring a future Gold Medalist in Gymnastics or a Martial Arts expert because Little O would not sit still long enough to get a good clear picture. She told us that the baby wouldn't sit still (which I can clearly feel) and Bruce laughed and said "Yep that sounds like my kid....already being difficult!" It is also much like his kid to avoid pictures at all costs :) The baby is measuring at 21 weeks so Little O is right where she/he needs to be. I have gained the weight that the doctor wants me to gain and everything is on track!!

Have a good week!

New Adventure!

We have hit August and that means travel, travel, travel.... We are trying to get it all in before the doctor confines us to the city limits.

August 2nd, I made a quick trip to Des Moines for Sarah Towns' baby shower. We were able to catch up with her and get some good girl time in before baby Towns arrives in September. The shower was very nice and it was good to see a lot of girls that I haven't seen for a long time, some that I haven't seen since I left Des Moines. Bruce headed to Claflin for a family gathering at the Oberle household. They spent a lot of time in Great Bend at his sisters home. It was a great weekend and everyone had a good time catching up. I was sad to miss the weekend as the kids all went to the pool to swim and that is just as much fun for me as it is for the kids! My wonderful mother-in-law and father-in-law didn't hold my absence against me and did send some canned pickles home with Bruce! THANKS! Little O and I both thank you!!!!


Last weekend, we were pretty busy with a lot of odds and ends... We are getting back into the home improvements again, trying to get a lot done before Little O arrives-- yes we are only half way to Little O arrival... but it is a big list :) Bruce somehow talked me out of painting the nursery but we did a fair share of painting this weekend in places we have talked about doing since we moved in. The previous owner's painting skills were less than stellar.... one coat and call it good apparently was his motto. We got a lot of things done, most of which nobody else will ever notice is changed, but Bruce and I feel much better about it.


Bruce and Mike did embark on a new adventure they have never found themselves in this weekend too. The crib and dresser/changing table came in so we picked it up and the boys assembled the crib. It was not nearly as difficult as we anticipated. There was a Kodak moment where both of the boys were looking at each other in the "how the hell does this work" look... I actually was able to catch it with the digital camera....unfortunately to my dismay, I had the memory card door open on the camera and lost the picture... but here are the boys afterward rewarding themselves for their achievement. Nice job guys!!! Thanks for your help "Uncle" Mike!!

The Foo are Amazing!!!

Last weekend we attended the Foo Fighters concert. I have been to several concerts and honestly, it was one of the best concerts we both have ever been too. You cannot compete with Jimmy Buffett's atmosphere but the Foo rocked them all musically. Our seats were really good so we had a good view of the band the entire time. They did an excellent set of "unplugged" songs which was my favorite. As the only sober one in the group by the end of the night, watching our group trying to get themselves out of the arena was another great show for me!!!

Below are pictures we took at Mike's party a couple of weeks ago!

Congrats to the newly engaged couple! We are excited for you Rupe & Christy!!!

Bruce & Julee, enjoying the party!!!

Highly talented (& intoxicated) Mike proves he can pat my head and rub the baby belly -- at the same time!!!! Yes, he is wearing my jacket as a Superman cape :) :)

Little O Update -Dr appt #3

We had our 3rd Dr's appt for Little O on Monday. Bruce has been putting brutal hours at work and was not able to attend. Dr. Smith said everything is going along as planned. The baby's heartbeat was in the 140's at this appointment which is where he/she needs to be. My blood pressure and vitals are excellent. I haven't gained a lot of weight this month but Dr. Smith said overall I am where I need to be in weight gain. Our next appointment with the Dr is in August and that will include our ultrasound!!! The second trimester is awesome compared to the first...not that I had a whole heck of a lot to complain about in the first....it could have been MUCH worse. I feel pretty "normal" again...with the exception of the baby bump. It was kind of like a switch went off about 2 weeks into the second trimester, I started feeling better and now I can even use my electric toothbrush again (instead of a regular toothbrush:) Below are some 16 week belly pictures.

Have a great week!

Relaxing 4th !!

We had a relaxing 4th of July. We took a few extra days and went up to Clear Lake to spend some much needed time at the lake with Mom and Dad Kehrt. We did a little bit of everything....Bruce and Dad took to the links for a couple of days on the small par 3 golfcourse near their house. Bruce lost by a few strokes on the first match and demanded a rematch...He was VERY excited when he won the second round. While they were competing for bragging rights, Mom and I went to the Craft show downtown. Although the craftshow had little to be desired, we did manage to get some shopping done. I am not much of a shopper but they have this GREAT little store called "The Red Geranium" that I can always find something in! We found the perfect 1st addition for the baby's room. It is a nightlight that matches the nursery theme we have picked out. It will be fun once we get it all together.

We also spent time with the Thompson family. All of my mom's brothers and sisters were in town for the weekend. As is tradition on the 4th, we went to Belmond's parade and watched it from Grandpa & Grandma Thompson's front yard. Now, this is Bruce's "favorite" part of the weekend.... Bruce is not fan of parades...any parade... but Mom again worked her magic and got him to go... This is an opportunity to see family and Bruce likes that part. However, he does not see the point of parades. Although the Belmond parade is generally the same parade year after year it is fun for us to see people we haven't seen in quite some time. But I do have to agree, how much farm equipment and firetrucks can you put in one parade... and let's not forget the area car dealerships that feel the need to put as many 2008 Chevy Impala's as they can in the parade...as if we don't see them every day on the road... this year, I counted 3. We had a great time with all but one of my aunts and uncles (hope you are feeling better Aunt Cindy), most of my cousins and two of my cousins, little boys.

Bruce and I had a great time swimming with Donovan (my cousin Angie's son) in Clear Lake and Trenton (My cousin Missy's son), Bruce, and I walked around the farm looking at the cows, barns, and tractors. Trenton and I ended one night staying inside while the rest of the family watched my uncle's shoot off some fireworks. Trenton didn't care for the noise and I hate fireworks up close... I prefer to leave it to the professionals, and I like to watch those kind but hate being near them. Fireworks are much more dangerous then people realize-- yes I sound like a Nervous Nancy but its true. A Co-worker of mine, who is a trained fireworks tech found that out this weekend as well. After he was released from the KU burn unit he is doing well and back to work already. That is my soapbox for now... I have only one picture of the whole weekend... and it isn't great quality. Have a great week everyone!!

Need a vacation

I need a vacation! It is summer, the weather is nice, and it has been a while since we have taken a vacation. Therefore, I think I need one :) We will be in Clear Lake for the 4th so our vacation time is coming at a perfect time!

We are all doing well. Bruce had to travel this week for a training session to Dallas. He doesn't mind the travel and I don't mind if it is kept at a minimum. He hasn't done a lot of traveling lately so I can't complain about a few days here and there. And...it is part of his job so we have to be ok with it.

Little O is doing well. We are moving into the 2nd trimester and The Blah is wearing off. There are a few remnants here and there but overall much improved. We are about 14 weeks along. Most baby books give you a unique description of how big the baby is...Bruce prefers these descriptions to technical terms. Little O is about the size of a peach now. We have started some initial nursery planning and made our first baby purchase.... the glider/rocker. We thought it was funny how you walk into a furniture store and the nursery section has "baby gliders" for a crazy amount of money...but then you walk over the glider/rocker section and you can find the same glider for 1/2 the price. When we got it home Bruce thought we need to break it so it is ready for the baby and now it has taken up temporary residence in the living room.