I have waited for so long to say those words. And now, tomorrow is less than 24 hours away for Matt, Ellie, and I. I am so excited, nervous, ready, worried, every type of emotion you can imagine. I am so grateful for the sleep I was able to get last night ( I think I got maybe about 6 hours). Tonight I know sleep is going to be hard to come by. I just cannot wait to meet my newest little girl. I want to see this fighting spirit that has been kicking me and stretching and rolling inside me! I have said it so many times, but Ellie is a fighter. She has been showing us all that for months now, and I am ready to see this fighting spirit on the outside!
I don't think I could ever express enough to you all how grateful we are for all the prayers you have lifted Matt, Ellie, and I up in the past few months. They have helped to fill us with a strength that can only come from the Lord. There are so many of you that we don't even know that have been praying for us. What a gift from Him. I hope some way some how when we get home, we can meet you all. We thank you in advance for your continued prayers. You all will never know how much they mean to us.
For those of you who don't know my husband very well, I hope you all get that chance to know this man. I was so blessed 5 years ago to be introduced to him. This after what seemed like years of wanting the perfect man to come into my life and thinking it was never going to happen. Matt is the most amazing husband I could have ever asked for. To see his strength and the way he has helped to take care of me not just the past 9 months, but the past 5 years is something any girl would dream of. I love him so much and am so happy the Lord put him in my life!
And to our Maddy-our firstborn. Always know the special place you will hold in mommy and daddy's heart. You are our first and you taught us so much more about love in the short time we had you than anyone could ever imagine. I prayed this morning for God to give you an extra special big hug and kiss from us. We love you so much and miss you everyday. Tomorrow you will be a big sister and I can't wait for the day when I can tell Ellie all about you.
I am going to try and do some blogging tomorrow depending on what the day brings us. My brother is going to take over and update you all as much as he can. He will do a good job of keep you all updated. He is so excited, so I could see him posting every hour even if nothing has changed!
We love you all and pray you have a great Sunday!
Love,
April
