Holly and Reed | Raleigh Maternity Photographer

Holly and Reed | Raleigh Maternity Photographer

The Real Deal...

Dear Friends and Family,
I am so thankful for all of your support and love. I have been so blessed to have all of you in my life. I am counting down the days until Mia arrives. Reed and I are really excited and ready. I cant wait to see all of you. Here are some pictures of what I really look like!!!

Mia's Room

Here is Mia's room so far. I wanted to make it bright, colorful, and inviting. We are getting ready and cant wait for Mia to come!!!

Our Baby Shower

Over the last weekend I have had two baby showers in VA. They were so awesome. I was showered with lovely gifts for Baby Mia. It was so much fun to see everyone even though it was a blizzard outside. Thank you everyone for coming. Over the weekend and on our drive home, I pulled a muscle and have had to be in bed rest for couple of days. It has been really hard. I went to the doctor today and they said that I am measuring a week or two ahead of schedule. Her head is down and she is in a great position. She will be here very soon. It is so neat and I am really happy to be getting close!!! All family, pack your bags early, be ready at least by the first week in March!

Snow, Snow, Snow

I just arrived back in NC, from the 2010 snow of VA. It actually came and I was stuck there for two day's longer than anticipated. However, I had a great time going to a business conference and visiting with my family. One special visit that I had was with my GREAT GRANDPARENTS. It was so good to see them and they are really excited about the baby. This weekend are my baby showers which are going to be a Blast. The biggest frustratin that I have it trying to sleep. Yikes, it is really hard. I toss and turn all night. However, I can deal with it. I am just taking it one day at a time. I cant wait to see many of you at my shower.

Our Baby's Name

I wanted to announce our Baby's Name. We are so excited to be having a little girl. After a lot of thinking and planning we are naming our little girl.....
MIA GENEVIEVE BARTON, which broken down means: MIA(MEE-ah): Wished for Child, Beloved. GENEVIEVE(JEN-a-veev): Women of the people. I wanted a name that was strong yet delicate, and this seemed like a perfect fit. I hope that all of you enjoy sharing in our baby's name. The picture is a little preview of her nursery wall.. More to come soon!

We moved to North Carolina....

January Greetings to all of our family and friends. There have been a lot of changes for the Barton Family since I last blogged after Christmas. I guess the biggest change has been that we moved to Raleigh, NC. We have spent the last six months working for a ministry called, Least of These International. We had such an awesome time doing this, grew as a couple and learned so much. However, we have moved in a different direction at this time and Reed is working for as a Water Design Engineer. In this economy we felt really blessed to find a great job. Right now we do not know how long we will be here but it is a really nice area. We are excited to bring our baby girl into the world. Right now I am taking the next eight to ten weeks to prepare to be a Mom. I am already nesting really bad. I guess that is to be expected since I have box’s everywhere and have to organize a whole town house. I am just taking it day by day. Another cool thing that has happened is that Reed and I have begun our Labor Class. It is really informative and we keep asking ourselves, are we really already here in our lives. We are embracing parenthood as best we can and know that we have a lot to learn in the future. I want to thank all of you that have helped us in this transitions. We could not have done it without you all. We have been surrounded by love and are so thankful for everything that we have. There is a lot more to come, pictures of our new place, baby's room, baby shower... Cant Wait.