Baby Murrell...now has a name!

For those of you who were around when I was pregnant with Joshua, you know that his name was not announced until the night before his birth to our families. This time, we have finally made a decision and are excited to announce that Baby Murrell can now be called Gabriel James! Peter and I both loved the name Gabriel when we talked about it and have decided that we will probably call him Gabe most of the time. James is Peter's first name and has been in his family for many generations. Gabriel means "God is my strength", and that is our prayer for him...that he will grow into a godly man that relies on God to be his strength.

Here's a pregnancy update: Over the last several weeks we have been anticipating Gabriel's arrival at any moment. Not because of anything the doctor has said or any contractions, just because Joshua was four weeks early. I seem to always have "borderline" things happen to me late in pregnancy. The amniotic fluid level is borderline, my blood pressure is borderline, and my patience has definitely been borderline :) Dr. Clark threatened me with bed rest at my last appointment, so I have been trying to take it easy this week. We go back for another appointment and check on the amniotic fluid level on Tuesday morning. I have passed the 37 week mark which is technically full term and Gabriel's lungs should be fully developed at this point. We have scheduled the c-section for Friday, January 18th, and I can't believe that is only two weeks away! Whenever he makes his arrival, we will be excited and are anxiously awaiting that day!