We have officially decided to name our daughter Aspen Dawn Caton. We love it and it fits so well with who we are as a family. Others have mixed reviews and we really don't care cause we are the ones cookin' her :-) A funny side note is she and one of her many cousins (though he is the farthest away) both have city names!
It's exciting to be able to reffer to her with a name now, and we can't wait to hold Aspen in just a few short months!
-I Hope You Dance lyrics-
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
Dance....I hope you dance.
This is an amazing song, and if we could dedicate any specific words of advice these would for sure be in there. In this life, on this planet things will be: happy, silly, hard, magical, painful, confusing, beautiful, boring, hecitc and everything that fills the spaces in-between! We hope when dealt a rough hand you always remeber to "dance", and know that we are here to guide you and help you grow! That's it for now chicklet-
With infinite love,
Mom and Dad
Today was an exciting day because Chris finally got to feel her do an official KICK! She is super active, but he must have a calming effect or something, every time he has tried to feel her she stops moving and I think goes to sleep!
HAHAHA little one, we- as your parents have outsmarted you for the first time of many!
As soon as he felt it, Chris drew his hand back and was like "woah!" I said "I know right!". It is amazing and a little insane that I am growing a human, and we both like watching my belly jump around- She's gone from a jelly-bean to a jumping-bean!
