Gabe is Coming Home!

Starting Monday morning at 8am, Spring Break is officially over :(

Gabe has been gone for the Big 12 Tournament and then to Philly for the NCAA's to cover Texas A&M...but he comes home tonight! I am so excited that he was able to experience all of that, but I have really missed him. I can tell you that I have grown up a lot being husbandless for almost 2 weeks! The amazing thing is that I survived! I created a blog, cleaned the garage, learned how to sell on Craig's List, did our taxes, went to the Dr. all by myself, had my ring tightened and straighten (for free...they always made Gabe pay...hehe), registered at the hospital, called on an error with our car loan (if you know me at all...you know I HATE to make phone calls...even for pizza!), worked on our finances, cleaned the litter (Gabe always does it with me being pregnant) and fed myself (Gabe usually takes care of my breakfast and lunch...I am so spoiled). The biggest praise is that I wasn't scared at night either! I think it helped that I had my parent's dog and our dog, Camie, to protect me :)

I tried to rest as well. I know I will never have a week all to myself again...but that's ok...we're ready to give that up to be parents :)

Not only was Gabe gone, but my mom is in Wisconsin and my dad is in Africa. How did I get stuck here while everyone else traveled? :)

I can feel Ella's movements everyday. It's so comforting to know that she's in there moving around. I am a little over 29 weeks...the countdown is on....11 weeks to go!

Starting out....

Our blog is a work in progress but I am hoping that I will be able to use the rest of Spring Break to customize it and get it up and running.

With the suggestion of some sweet friends (Tonya & Erika), Gabe and I are going to try and keep up with blogging so we can share about our lives and how they are both going to change when our sweet little Gabriella Joy arrives! Everyone has been asking how we came up with the name.

GABRIELLA is named after her daddy, Gabriel. Gabriella and Gabriel both mean "God is my strength." We are going to call her Ella. Both Gabe and I had great-grandmothers named Ella!

Gabe has a couple nicknames for his little girl. Ellie for everyday use and then El-J for sports. He is already imagining cheering on his little El-J on the field.

JOY: We chose Joy for the middle name because our hearts desire is for our daughter to be filled with the Joy of the Lord. We also picked it because I wanted to honor my mom (Barb) and her middle name is Jo, so we added a Y :)

Ella is due the first week of June! The last day of school with the students is Friday, May 29th with staff development on Saturday, May 30th. I am hoping to make it til the very end!

We are so very excited to meet Ella and enter into parenthood! Wow...what a miracle! I think I will miss my special one-on-one time with Gabe. We have been married for over 4 years and I have cherished every moment, but we will have so many new and wonderful moments and memories ahead!