it's a boy!

As unconventional as it started, and as unexpected as it was....Michael and I are excited to be welcoming a new addition to the family in January!  We found out at our 17 week scan last Thursday that we are having a baby boy who appears to be perfect so far.  Gabriel "Gabe" David Hochstetler will make his debut in just about 4 months! 

We (and by "we" I mean Michael) have been busy getting the house ready for baby Gabe.  We have redone the kitchen, much too late in my opinion, and we have cleared out what is to be his nursery.  I have mostly been complaining of how uncomfortable I am and have been talking Michael's ear off about ideas that pop into my head while he is the perfect husband and pretends to listen and tends to my ever so annoying needs.

Michael and I are looking forward to sharing this journey via baby blog, and I ask for prayers and encouragement through this new experience in our lives.  Here are some pictures (sorry they're fuzzy) of the newest little Hochstetler!