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.

Christmas Cheer...Now Time To Move....

We had such a great time this Christmas Holiday. We really missed our family and were excited to go home and visit. We continued with our many traditions of making Christmas Cookies, Christmas Eve Pajamas, Orange Rolls and Christmas Captain Crunch. This Christmas was extra special because of Baby Barton. She was moving so much and everyone was able to feel her. There was so much excitement about her and her arrival in March. This week is the first week of my Third and final Trimester, and I am really pregnant. I still feel awesome but I am moving a little slower than normal. I am really excited about the New Year and all it has to offer. I end this blog with this thought…“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”- Mark Twain.
More to come about our future plans….???

Make a HOPE BASKET THIS YEAR.....

Dear Friend s and Family,
The Count Down starts now. You might think I mean until the baby is born but actually I mean until Christmas. This season is making my pregnancy fly by so quickly. Many of you have been asking me how I am doing and how I am feeling. I wanted to tell all of you that I am doing awesome. I do feel pregnant though, I have to sit on the couch in a different way, I can’t really run any more, and well I get out of breath a lot faster than normal. I feel our baby moving all the time. However, every time Reed try’s to feel here she stops kicking. I think she thinks it is funny! I do not know if it is the baby or the Mother coming out of me, I just really feel thankful this holiday season and just want to give back. Reed and I worked at homeless shelter last night and it was so awesome to serve the community and give back. I am also making my dad a really cool gift for Christmas. It is called the HOPE basket. For Christmas, My dad asked me to give him clothes to give away to a homeless shelter that he works at. I decided to take it a little further and make a HOPE basket for him. The idea is to create a basket that is out all year that reminds me to give back all year. I am going to put it somewhere in my house to fill all year long to give back. For example, when school starts buy school supplies for kids who need help. There are so many things that we can do all year to give back to our local community. I think this is a great idea to give to people this year. It is also a really good way to get your kids involved in being aware of injustice. I would love to challenge all of you to make a Hope Basket for yourself and make one to give away. If you really do go forward with it I would love to see your HOPE BASKETS. Post them to FACE BOOK and I will share it with everyone!

Holiday Cheer....

Six Months along and the baby girl is growing like crazy. It is really neat to feel this little girl move inside of me. She is kicking and tossing and turning.I am so excited about the holiday season. We are very close to having a name picked out.. More to come later..

I think this was one of the greatest days of my life! We are so happy to be having a healthy baby girl. She was moving the whole time! She touched her face and brought her legs to her chest. I was speechless!!! Having a baby is so neat...

ITS A GIRL....