A Century Ride and Baby's Kicks

It was a great weekend here in Little Rock. We had two big events this weekend. First, on Friday afternoon, Rob and I were sitting on our front porch, relaxing and reading. I was resting my hand on my belly (it's a good spot for that), and I felt a kick through my belly on my hand. Up until that point, I had only felt the little kicks from inside. So, Rob placed his hand on my belly and waited....and waited...then, after a few minutes of nothing, we both quickly looked at each other in amazement. I had felt the kick from inside, and he had felt it from the outside. It was so neat. Such a great moment!

Then, on Saturday, Rob participated in his first ever century ride, the Big Dam Bridge 100. He and his friend Jeff started from North Little Rock around 7:30 AM and cycled a loop through Little Rock, Conway, Satillo, and back. Rob only got into road cycling about 2 months ago, so he hasn't been training very long. I was so proud of him for finishing, and I never imagined that he'd finish in such good time. I was at the finish line waiting for him, and he finished the whole 100 miles in 6 hours and 12 minutes. It's such a huge accomplishment, and I'm so very proud of him. Check out the photos below.


Rob is on the left in the black jersey; Jeff is on the right in red.
This pic was taken as they approached the finish line.


Here's Rob immediately after finshing. He's so happy, as you can tell.



And here's Rob and Jeff with celebratory beers.

Rob and I are pictured below. I'm SO proud of him.