Waiting, waiting, waiting...

Ok, so all we have to do now is wait. Wait for Ella Ann to get here, wait for Nanna to get here, wait for Mims and Mo to get here...I see a growing trend. :) LOL! Anyway...just an update. Josh has to work tomorrow and wednesday, then we pick Nanna up on thursday morning. After that we go to our 40 week appointment. Hopefully we will know something then. After that we wait for Ella to decide she is ready for the world. Nanna leaves on the 29th and then Mims and Mo get her on the 4th. Exciting stuff. Josh and I are sooooooooo excited to have family here. We wish that my dad could be here (not sure of his "Ella" name yet), but he will be here in our thoughts and hearts! Ok, so that is what we are up to the next couple of days. Hope that all is well with ya'll. Please keep Nikki (Josh's cousin) in ya'lls prayers as they will enduce her on the 21st because her lil Collin is just raring to go! :) Love and Big Hugs to all!

Shannon, Josh, and Ella Ann

Are we there yet???

Ok, I have prided myself in not being too grumpy through this pregnancy, but I have to say that I am about ready for little Miss Ella Ann to show her pretty little face. 6 more days till her due date. I went to the doctor for my check up on wednesday and my cervix has started to soften and I was almost 1cm. I wish that ment she was on her way, but the doctor still says she will probably be late. Oh well, Josh and I are (not so patiently) waiting. LOL! I will try to post some more pictures soon, however I am having so major problems with my computer, gotta have it looked at to see what the memory problems are. Anyway...stay by your telephones. Josh says DEFCON 3 will strike at any time! :) That is his codeword for Labor. We love all of you and can't wait to share our little one with the world!

Love
Shannon, Josh, and Ella Ann

11 days till the BIG day...

"I love my fat wife!" Quoted from Joshua Gilreath

LOL! That is what Josh says to me when I say I feel fat! ;)

Ok, we are getting to the end of a very long wait! Only 11 more days until Ella Ann is scheduled to arrive. We have a doctors appointment on August 12th and then again the day before she is due on the 20th (the same day momma gets here). Everyone says that the first one comes late, so we are just waiting around until she decides to join us. Josh and I were joking this morning that she will probably be late because she is a girl! LOL! Also that she will want to be fashionably late! Anyway, Josh and I are so excited and happy. We wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone for there love and support. We could not have done this without family and friends, so THANK YOU again! Love and Hugs to all!

The BIG 27!

August 6th was my 27th Birthday and Josh and I had planned to have a quiet dinner with our good friends Brooks and Sabrina Jones. Little did I know that he had BIGGER plans. (Thank you Patron!) When we got to Chilies, there were about 30 people there to Celebrate with us. (Jones', Stewarts', Stovalls', O'Neils', Boyd, Carmona, Gattis, Durnells', Flavins', Kilfoyles', Bonillas', and some of the new members of the 786th) I had no clue! I got some really nice gifts and some gift cards which will come in very handy! We had a great dinner surrounded by friends. My Husband is the most amazing man! I know that I say that often, but it is true! Here are a few pictures of the night. (Thanks Brooks) The one couple that I did not get a picture of were the Jones'. They are great friends and we are lucky to have them in our lives. Thanks to all that helped celebrate my special day!

Me all dressed up for dinner.

Me and the love of my life! :)

Lely playing hide and seek under the table! :)
Josh and I eating birthday chocolate molten cake, our favorite!!! It was a great night! Thank you my Love!!!

Just Us...

Just wanted to do a little updating to the blog. This last week Josh took leave on Wed-Fri because it is the last time "we" will have with just the "two" of us. It was also a busy week as it was our anniversary of meeting and my birthday. Here is just a random picture of us sitting relaxing on the couch enjoying eachothers company.

The night my life changed forever...

Today, August 5th is the anniversary of the night that I met Josh. Me, Momma, G-ma Pat, Aunt Julie, and Flea went out to celebrate my 26th birthday. Little did I know that by walking into Dick's that night I would be walking into my Fairytale. (Thanks Momma for pushing me to take a b-day shot!) Here are the only 3 pictures I have of me and Josh that night. He bought me my first birthday shot and that was the begining of our story. I can honestly say that I am the happiest woman on earth and I am so blessed to have someone so loving, caring, and compassionate that I can call forever mine. I love you baby.

Waiting...

Well, we are just here waiting. 17 days till our little girl is due to say "hello". We have a busy couple of weeks ahead of us, but we are anxious and ready! Hope all is well with everyone. Please e-mail us and let us know how you are. Hugs


Josh, Shannon, and Ella Ann