Mr. Michael Justus Skypala
Born April 30th, 2011 9:37am
8 pounds, 3 ounces
21 1/2 inches
(Photo taken by our sweet friend Lezlie Andrew. She's awesome. Check out her blog: http://www.lezlieandrewblog.com/)
It has been quite a journey for us in waiting for Mr. Michael to get here. I had an ectopic pregnancy back in 2007 (when we were not trying to get pregnant) and this took out one of my fallopian tubes making only one functional. This made it a little more difficult to get pregnant so after 2 years of praying, hoping, crying, and trying we were surprised by a positive pregnancy test! Nine months later we were blessed with this little boy and I couldn't love him any more.
Here are some highlights of the journey so far...
In October we went to Arizona for my Grandad's 90th birthday, but we had a surprise to reveal as well. Gabe took a family photo and after a few, "say cheese" photos, he threw in "say Brooke is pregnant" You can see the reaction in these pics.
"Everyone say cheese"
"Everyone say Brooke is pregnant!"
(It took a second for the news to set in)
(Now we are getting a reaction)
Then in December the sex of the baby was revealed by cutting into a cake. Gabe and I didn't even know because we had the doctor put the sex in an envelope that we sealed (without peeking) and sent to my mom's friend Deanna who baked the cake. Blue for boy, pink for girl... what kind of cake will it be??
It's a Boy!!!
The Happy Family
We had 2 fabulous showers, one in Plano and one in Amarillo that helped us prepare for our little guys arrival. We were showered with so many gifts and much kindness! We are blessed with so much love and support and I am so grateful for all our sweet friends and family!
Plano Shower
Hostesses
Cute Decorations and Cupcakes (yum!)
High school friends (Katie (right) is expecting in August and Becca (left) had her baby in July)
Family
Amarillo Shower
Hostesses
The Sweet Spread and Coolest Toy Chest Cake ever!
Family
Silly Friends (1 real, 2 fakers- guess which ones are which)
Being pregnant was a joy...
But being a mom is even better...
I thank God every day for this precious gift! Thank you to everyone who has prayed, encouraged, and supported us on this journey. We love you lots!
Every good and perfect gift is from above! James 1:17
Gotta go... crying baby... more updates to come...
Yay! I'm glad you're blogging too! Claire's baby book may not be put together just yet but pictures and videos of her since birth are all organized on the blog! Ha! We had a great time with y'all the other night, let's get together again soon!
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