Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Sugar Babysits Luna

Luna's first Thanksgiving, and Sugar was on duty.

Gijs is Mister Mom!

Gijs juggles two babies! Luna and Nizhoni keep him busy.

Leopard Print Luna


Luna relaxes in luxery at Mimi's house.

Luna meets her Great-Grandmothers


Luna got to meet two of her Great-Grandmothers in November. Gam (Dorothy Mae Tucker) & G-Mom (Joan Jaseph).




Welcome card from her Dutch friends!


Luna received a warm welcome from her friends in Holland, Rinze, Irma, and here in the photo, Lieke & Mees.

Friday, November 14, 2008

She is Here! ...FINALLY!

OUR BABY GIRL HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! 
Luna Lucia Mae Aarden was born on November 12th, 2008 (her mother's birthday!) at 6:48am. She was 8 pounds, 15 oz (1 oz. short of 9 lbs.) and 21.25 inches long. She was alert, calm, and sweet. You can see more pictures here: www.theaardens.shutterfly.com








Monday, October 27, 2008

Gijs and Joni 40 Weeks Pregnant

Leila and Joni are pregnant together!



































Henna Belly 10-19-2008

Leila, Sherry, A.C. and Malena decorated my belly with henna...You can see the rest of the pictures at: http://theaardens.shutterfly.com/828



Tuesday, September 9, 2008

The Baby Shower!


We had a great time at the baby shower, thanks to all of you that were able to make it! You can see a slideshow of the photos here:
(just copy the text and past it into your navigation bar-sorry, I couldnt figure out how to insert a link :)

http://theaardens.shutterfly.com/410

Sonogram 21 weeks


Here is our 2nd Sonogram at 21 weeks.

Monday, August 4, 2008

We are registered!

We have finally gotten it together enough to get registered. We appreciate everyone's support and love, and that is gift enough! If you feel inspired to contribute to our new family stockpile of baby equipment, gadgets and gizmos, you can find us under the name: 
Joni Aarden, and we are registered at:
Target.com BuyBuyBaby.com

Sunday, April 20, 2008

IT'S A GIRL!!!


We had sonogram at 21 weeks, and they determined that our little one is indeed a GIRL!
I bought my first baby dress immediately.
Sorry Gijs, Manny & Fernando... A mother always knows ;)
...Better luck next time.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Boy or Girl, that is the question...

We have a Sonogram in 1 week (June 23rd), and we will find out the sex of the baby! We knew right away that we did not want to leave it a mystery. BUT: just for the record, I already know that it's a girl. Yes, Manny, a girl. Next week I will have a picture to prove it :)

Monday, March 17, 2008

Our First Sonogram

12 weeks.
This sonogram was taken at only 12 weeks of pregnancy. You can see that our baby is already quite friendly. Hello everyone!
(Thanks for the Picture, Alyson. Y.C.M)

Sunday, March 16, 2008

In the Beginning...

The day comes along in our lives when something very big happens, that you know will change your life, but you are not quite sure how. That day came for us when we found out we were going to have a baby! We found out when Gijs asked me to take a test since I had been "moody" for a couple of weeks :)
Even though I knew he was just making the whole thing up, I decided to go ahead with a test. We got the big +, and here we are writing about it now. We wanted to keep a journal where we can keep all of you, our loved ones, updated as to what is happening with us.
Thanks for being in our lives, and embarking on this exciting journey with us!
Love, Gijs & Joni