quick update....

well, i promised y'all an update today, so i had to make good on my promise. when i made that promise, however, i did not forsee staying up until 2am last night doing a project for school... SO... i'll give you a quick little update and a better one this weekend or early next week since we are headed to nashvegas to see the in-laws this weekend!

well... thanks to all of you incredible readers, i narrowed down all of your many glowing OBGYN recommendations... and josh and i went to meet with Dr. Greg Banks last week. i had a feeling that we were going to really like him, but just in case, i also made an appointment with Dr. Kennedy. however, after meeting Dr. Banks, I called and canceled it. we absolutely loved him and are excited for him to be my doctor and then sometime in the future, mine and our growing baby's doctor! i wanted josh to go with me to make sure that he liked him because, while he will be my doctor, he will also be handling my pregnancies eventually and it is very important to me that josh likes who i am putting in charge of my care during pregnancy!

hmmm... school is going well. i literally just finished my last class of summer school 2009! YAY! i have a paper and a final exam next thursday and then i will be off for about a week...and i get to start all over again with new classes lol... oh well. i'm enjoying being back in school and it's going very well, which is great for my self-esteem and morale :) during my time off, we are going to visit my BFF joy, her hubby, and her parents at their cabin in blue ridge, GA and then the next weekend, we're going to my parents' lake house on beautiful lake martin with 3 couples from our sunday school with whom we've gotten really close over the past few years. we all met right before each of us got married (weddings january 20, may 12, may 19, and june 9), so it's been special having such a special part of our lives in common!

something very sad is the fact that i had to tell my other BFF eden bye today. :o( she, her baby wyatt, puppy Buck, and her hubby josh are moving out to lemoore, CA because josh is a navy pilot and that's where they have been stationed. i have to admit, i really teared up. because she is pregnant with #2, which she just found out yesterday is a GIRL, she will not be back to birmingham before baby girl keever is born in december. i've already prepped mr. josh gamble by being very clear with my expectations about going to visit them this fall and once the baby is born in december, which i learned in pre-marital counseling lol... needless to say, he was very receptive. :o)

also on a sad/veeeery exciting note, miss laura grace brannon officially goes to auburn for vet school tomorrow AM! i am so so so excited for her and this incredible and impressive new chapter in her life that she is starting, and honestly... a little envious... of her new beginning, new house, new city, etc. she is going to work hard, but have the time of her life. i couldnt be happier for her :o)

well, it turns out that i have written you a little more than i'd originally planned lol... i'm glad though.... b/c i was feeling bad that i couldnt make good on my promise. i'm off to bed my loves. thanks for taking the time to read. leave me some comments and let me know you're out there!

goodnight, y'all!!!

Apology....

I'd like to apologize to those faithful (and the sporadic) readers out there. . . while baby births ARE VERY EXCITING, those kind of posts don't really tell you what has been up with the Gambles lately. I promise that either tonight or tomorrow, I will take the time to post what we've been up to and some pictures to coincide. :)

ps. BFF Eden is, as I post this, finding out the sex of baby keever #2!!! Cannot WAIT to find out who I'll be falling in love with in December!

Baby Gillis is here!....again!

What a wonderful blessing to be able to congratulate another couple of friends from our Sunday School class on their new (and 2nd) baby,
Luke Christian Gillis!

Here's what dad wrote:

"We have some great news. Luke has arrived and he is obviously very excited about being here and having a big brother. He was born at 11:31 am this morning weighing in at 8lbs 10 oz. Mom and son are doing great. Dad is not bad himself. Here are a few pics. We will send more later. Thanks for all the prayers during this exciting time in our lives. More to come. Brent Gillis"

We are so excited for them and their 2nd baby! Congratulations Brooke, Brent, and Cooper!

HARPER ANNE ROMANO

I am so excited to congratulate Ginny and B.C. Romano on the birth of baby Harper Anne Romano!

Harper Anne was yesterday evening by c-section at 5:21pm

She weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz.

She was 20.5 inches long

Her special birthday will be 07-08-09!

I went to high school with Ginny and B.C. and now we are all in the same Sunday School class.
They are absolutely precious people with sweet hearts for the Lord.
I know they are going to be fabulous and loving parents!

CONGRATULATIONS, Y'ALL!!!
(I'll post a picture if/when I can find one!)

Baby E.V. is here!

I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Elin Olsen Glenn and her hubby, David on welcoming their daughter Emmeline Violet Glenn this afternoon! She was 8.7 lbs and 21 inches, with a head full of beautiful dark hair! A wonderful blessing! Congratulations, y'all!