So much has changed in the past year! I almost don't know where to start.

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In the past year, I met and married the one guy (Curtis Boaz) who completes me in every way. I knew right away that he was "the one" and our relationship took off from there. God gave me everything I'd ever prayed for and more in him. Of course there was a condition in the gift... I had to move to Texas. Yep, I now live in Texas! I've found that I really do miss everything about California. Everything from my family to the food. At first, I was naive about it all and really thought that I could give it all up and not miss it, but I was quickly proven wrong. All in all though, I don't mind living here...Curtis makes it worth it.

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Not very long after Curtis and I got married, we got pregnant. According to my doctor we got pregnant around May 26th...we got married on May 8th. Not long at all eh? I've found that pregnancy and I do not get along very well. I was extremely sick from week 6 to week 17 of my pregnancy. At one point, Curtis took me to the ER because for three days straight I hadn't been able to keep ANYTHING down... not even water. While there, the nurse was digging into my arm with an IV trying to find my vein. Thankfully she ended up pulling it out and putting it in the top of my hand. I was so dehydrated at the time that my veins were very hard to find. From the point my pregnancy got a tiny bit easier...but not by much. They put me on Promethazine, which helped me with the nausea and helped me keep food down. After week 17, I quit throwing up. Thank God!

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On September 29th, we found out what we are having. We found out we are having a girl! We've already decided on her name and that is Amelia Evaine Boaz. We love names with meanings and we loved the idea of a name that really isn't all that common... unlike mine. =) Amelia means "To Strive or Excel or Rival", Evaine is another form of Eve meaning "Life" and our last name, Boaz means "Strength". Amelia already has her daddy wrapped around her tiny finger and we will be expecting her to arrive around February 16, 2011.

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We got to go out to California for the week of Thanksgiving and we had a great time! While there my family and friends threw Curtis and me a surprise baby shower! I was oblivious until I'd walked into my Uncle James's house and saw everyone in there. You would have thought that the balloons on the mailbox would give it away, but all I'd thought was that I'd missed someone's birthday. I remember walking in though and trying not to cry. I was so surprised and very happy to see everyone... I think that's probably the moment that I realized just how much I missed everyone. The baby shower went very well and we received A LOT of clothes for Amelia. We have clothes of every size and when I say every size I mean newborn to 24 months. I really am blessed to have such great family and friends. The rest of our visit went well and we brought home a lot of my furniture including a rocking chair that my mom received from my grandmother when my mom got pregnant with me. It was SO hard to leave though, believe you, me. I don't think I've completely recovered yet, but I know that in a little less than 2 1/2 months I'll at least get to see my mom and my sister. They'll be coming out for Amelia's birth and I've found that Alisha, of all people, is excited about becoming an aunt. I never thought I'd see the day that my sister would be spoiling a baby that has yet to be born. Alisha has bought her everything from a pink stuffed dog to a pair of baby vans and baby converse. I never thought a baby could bring near as many changes to mine and my family's lives, but I'm glad for the changes.

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While in California, we were given a free photo session from the woman who did our wedding photos and I cannot tell you just how much we love her and her work! She is an amazing person and an amazing photographer. I'm still waiting for a link to the full size photos, but I took a screen shot of one photo so that ya'll have a small glimpse of what's to come. Click on the photo and visit her website! She's great and if you live in the Southern California area...she's a great person to go to. She's not super expensive, her work is great, and she is just an all around great person.

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Right now I am 29 weeks and will be 30 weeks on Wednesday and Amelia moves so much these days that sleep has become pretty difficult to come by. I know that it's only going to get harder when she's born and keeping me up with late night feedings, but at least she won't be kicking and jabbing me from the inside haha. In fact, she's moving pretty rapidly as I type this. I know she's going to be one hyper little girl, but I think Curtis and I are up for the challenge.

Labels: a wedding, a year, and a baby girl