Its always hard to come up with titles for random posts

My appointment is a week from yesterday =) I am getting so excited. After talking to the doctor last week, I found out that I will get an ultrasound next week for sure and get to hear the heartbeat. I will be so glad to finally get some of my questions answered and feel like this really is real. Each week seems like a huge accomplishment. It's kinda strange to think about. I am trying not to be fearful or worry about my baby. I know the Lord is sovereign over this whole situation, I just have been surprised with how often I find myself thinking about everything that could go wrong. Please be praying for me about this.

Next weekend we are going to Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort for a marriage retreat with couples from the church we used to go to. We are REALLY looking forward to this. We went a couple years ago and had so much fun. I'm sure there will be pictures afterwards, if I don't forget to take them. I seem to forget everything now!

We went to Ikea last night for the first time! What an awesome store! We found all kinds of cool ideas for things to do in our house and it all seems pretty affordable. I can't wait to go back when I have more time and money to shop.

We are finally bringing Speckles to Forsyth County to get fixed tomorrow. We called the Charlotte Humane Society and their first available appt was for June 11th. That seemed like a long time to have to listen to Speckle's mating calls at the front windows, so we decided to call around and find somewhere else to bring her.

Indiana, here I come ;)

Aaron just booked me a flight to go to Indiana for a weekend in March!!! I am SOOO excited. I get to go see my sister for a weekend! =DDDD

We are VERY PLEASED to announce.....

......that a baby Forsyth is on the way!!! That's right! We are pregnant =D. After a year of praying hard over this and learning some patience, the Lord has blessed us with a child. We are around 6 weeks right now and will be due in October. I have not been to the doctor yet, she wasn't available until the beginning of March. (learning more patience ;))
Thank you for all your prayers so far in this process. Please be praying for a healthy baby and pregnancy. We are so excited and are praising God for His sovereignty and timing!

Nothing exciting happening yet(other than heartburn,exhaustion, and only wanting to eat waffles =P), but the belly shots have begun.=) We will keep ya posted!

***Aaron and Ashley***

Update

The other day I opened the dryer to get the clothes out and Abby was sleeping inside with it completely closed. Who knows how long she was in there! poor cat. she didnt seem to care too much. ;) Pics below.

Thanks for all the previous cat suggestions. Speckles has not gotten on the counter since I posted that.....or maybe she is just good at not doing it when Im around. Either way, I havent tried any of your suggestions yet. Thanks Robin for letting me know about the humane society. We will be scheduling a kitty visit in a few weeks!

Heat Update: When we bought our house the seller purchased a home warranty for us as part of the contract. The warranty company sent out Accent Heat on Monday and we were able to fix the heat for 60 dollars! The guy said one of the parts alone wouldve been 500 dollars. Praise the Lord for ALWAYS taking care of us!

Kitty Advice Needed

Speckles, the used to be stray cat, is now an inside cat. She is doing very well with going in and out of the house instead of using a litter box. I guess she learned that from watching Abby. We are having an issue with her trying to jump up on counters. Kitchen and bathroom. With Abby I have always used a water bottle to squirt her when she would do something like that and she learns pretty quickly not to do it again. With Speck its been completely different though. The other day when she jumped up on the counter for the first time, I poured pretty much a whole glass of water on her (couldn't find the squirt bottle.) and she just rolled in it and purred and licked it up. How do you punish/teach a cat that likes water? Do any of you have any ideas of how we can train her? Also, I would love any Vet recommendations of where I should bring her to get her fixed now that she is "coming of age" ;-]

This is such a cool website.
It is vinyl letters/sayings that go on flat surfaces. I have been looking for things like this on etsy.com, but they are quite pricey. These are affordable, ranging from 10-12 dollars per set. Here are some of my faves. (hint, hint Aaron ;p)







I just love having a house now, so I can actually decorate it and not have to take the stuff down in a year to move to a new apartment!
We have been having trouble with our heat though. We keep waking up in the middle of the night shivering only to find the vents putting out cold air instead of hot. It works off and on though so we are not sure what the issue is. We went and bought a great space heater. It is on most of the day since I keep the 2 kiddos. Normally a couple hours after we get up, the heat will kick back on again. Anybody know anything about heat and air?? brrr

Blogging.....

soooo....Im sorry to all of you who are anticipating a post. For some reason, I am at a loss of cute stories, cute pictures,or exciting news to share. I didnt take any pictures at Christmas. Thats right, not one. I had the flu on New Years and missed a wonderful party, so again no pics. And ever since then weve just been busy with the usual stuff. This week, Aaron had Monday off for the holiday then today off for the snow, so it has been nice having him around. We got a giftcard for Christmas to Cheesecake Factory, so we were able to go on Sunday with Regina and Baby Hawk. That was quite a treat, since we would not normally spend money on it. Thats about all thats going on. Another day in the exciting lives of Aaron and Ashley. ;)