10 years and counting...

I met Aaron in 7th grade. We had several classes together and I always got to sit behind him being that I was a Griffin and he was a Forsyth. I graded his papers, which was always easy bc he never got anything less than a 100. I also listened to all of his funny stories and jokes, which are still mostly the same today, btw. There was something very different about Aaron. Everyone I hung out with used bad language, listened to Marilyn Manson, gossiped and cheated in school. Aaron didn't. He was weird. Aaron was the president of C2J, the school's Christian club, which stood for Committed to Jesus. He talked about church and was very good. I had to know more. So everyday I would pass Aaron notes on the edges of his papers that I graded, or have my friends talk to him. At the time, everyone was "going out." Of course this didn't mean you went anywhere, just meant you were boyfriend and girlfriend....which really just meant you walked down the hall together and passed triangular shaped notes to each other. I wanted that. I wanted to walk down the hall together and talk to Aaron about why he was the way he was. So, I asked him to go out. =) I sent him a note in class with the whole check yes or no section. And he ALWAYS circled "or". Everyday, I got to know him a little better throughout the semester and he explained to me that he was a Christian and really planted that seed with me. To make a long story short, throughout the semester he told me that he would tell me his real answer, not just "or", by the end of the school year. On May 7th, one of the last days of the semester, Aaron told my best friend Molly that I needed to pay attention bc I would get the answer that day. (cheesy, I know, but we were 12 ;) SO all day I watched and finally when my mom pulled up to the lot to get me, I thought oh well....but I still turned around to watch as we pulled away....AND as you can all guess...... 10 years ago today, Aaron nodded his head to me in the car rider lot at 3:47pm at East Union Middle School. ;) AND I just knew I would marry him and make him my very own. I became a Christian over that summer before 8th grade. Aaron and I continued to pass notes, went on our first date at nearly 16, four years later and knew that the Lord had called us to get married. This is a very unusual story and definitely wasn't the easiest way to go about pursuing marriage, but in the end, God has ordained this and made it into a story that honors and glorifies Him.

Thank you for being a wonderful husband, Aaron! Thank you for always following Christ and sharing that with me throughout our journey. You are my very best friend and I appreciate all that you do for me. Thank you for leading in our relationship and taking care of me. I still think your jokes are hilarious and love being able to share in all the inside jokes from so long ago. I LOVE YOU! I am looking forward to all the years to come and what God has in store for us! :)

8th grade dance, when Aaron was shorter than me

Junior Prom 2003

Engagement 2005

Wedding day 2006

2008

19 weeks ;)

IT'S A.................

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GIRL!!!!!!

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I'm sorry I left all of you hanging for some days! I will post pics and tell you ALL about this later, but I did want to go ahead and let ya'll know that it's a healthy baby girl. WE ARE THRILLED! We get to use our girl name we picked out together in 8th grade (more about that later too. ;) She will be named Azaylee Horizon.

Countin' down the hours...

So, tomorrow's the big day! We are sooooo excited about finding out the gender. We are praying for a cooperative baby who is very willing to be immodest for the duration of the ultrasound ;). I should be posting the results late tomorrow evening. We find out tomorrow morning but we have to wait all day to reveal bc our families are coming over in the evening to find out all together. Today, so far, is passing very, very slowly. I've never been known for my patience, but I have NO IDEA how anyone waits the entire 40 weeks to find out the sex! Well, I was 19 weeks yesterday and getting bigger and feeling more pregnant by the day. I hope it warms up soon, so I can start wearing some skirts and shorts. I was able to find lots of those at a consignment sale, but only have one pair of maternity jeans. I have been "rubber-banding" my normal pants and seems everytime I move around the rubber band shoots off and I spend 10 minutes on the floor looking for it. Haha. Kinda funny to picture, huh?
Well, we'll keep ya posted.

Diapers?? Feedback Needed!

I need some opinions.  Do/did you do cloth or disposable diapers?  Either way, I would love to hear your thoughts on which one works best, what you would suggest, or pros and cons.  Thank you!

Easter 2009

We had a wonderful Easter! What beautiful weather! We went to Midway for church with all the Forsyth Family. Afterwards, we headed over to my grandma's for lunch and visiting. My parents were in Indiana with my sister, so I missed out on seeing them, but I am so glad they got to go for the weekend!

Later in the day, we had another lunch at Aaron's parents house(whew! good weekend for a pregnant girl). We were able to see all of Aaron's siblings, including Andrew and Ason. It was great! Please be praying for Andrew, his wife Regina and son, Hawk. He will be leaving this week for Iraq and will be gone at least through December. :( As I'm sure you can imagine, this is very hard on all the family, especially Gina.

Here are some pics from yesterday.

Aaron and I, with nephew, Hawk....Isn't he a cutie pie?? ;)

Me and Hawk

4 Months

I ordered an Angelsounds fetal doppler off of Ebay and it is wonderful! I have been listening to the heartbeat everyday!

I can also hear the baby kicking while listening through the doppler...but it seems everytime I try to record it, it stops. Hard-headed kid. ;) ( I have been trying to post the recording repeatedly but it wont upload....hope to have it up soon.)

We find out the gender 2 weeks from tomorrow! =D It seems like this is going by so quickly!

Also, I am feeling some movement now and I am loving it. It makes me want to sit down/lay down and do nothing all day just to feel it more often.

I will also try to get a 4 month picture up soon. Our camera has officially died.:( Hopefully we will get one soon.

At 17 weeks, according to babycenter:

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom (about the size of your palm). She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.