Holding On...

I heard this song the other day and it reminded me SO MUCH of our journey to have a baby. I literally sat and cried in my car as the words of this song resonated with me...Holding On, by Jamie Grace.

 It definitely wasn't an easy journey, but I'm so thankful that we kept holding on...Addison Kate is worth every single tear, the frustration and the heartaches. She is one BIG answer to prayer. 

So I encourage those of you still waiting for your answer to prayer...keep holding on, it's SO worth the wait.

Baby Knight and Mommy: 20 Weeks

First Baby Consignment Sale...

I attended my very first baby consignment sale this past weekend. I really didn't know what to expect, but had heard that consignment sales have GREAT deals...and this one did not dissappoint. I was literally a bundle of nerves before walking into the store...I still can't believe that we are finally going to have a baby. So I sat in my car and thanked God again for this precious little miracle baby before I went in to shop.

It was a small sale, but I was able to walk away with some very pretty things for Addi Kate without the expensive price tags :)

This smocked Christmas dress caught my eye first...

This dress looked so big to me, but she'll be 10 months at Christmas.

I saw this adorable little snowman minky dress on-line somewhere and wanted it so bad, but didn't really want to pay the $30 they were asking for it...

Luckily I was able to get it for $7 at the consignment sale!!! Now I just need an orange shirt to go underneath with some adorable orange striped leggings :)

This sweet little smocked chick dress stole my heart...it just screams PRECIOUS!

It has never been worn and still has the original tags on it...originally $70 and I got it for $20.

I need to iron this little navy summer dress, but it will be nice and cool over the summer months...

This little pink smocked bubble is my ALL TIME FAVORITE item of the sale...

I literally squealed when I found it :)

Addison...you will be one of the best dressed babies around town! Now we need to find you some play clothes. Daddy said you can't go fishing or ride in the boat with these pretty dresses on :)

Choosing a Name for our Gift from God...

I've always dreamed of baby names. I can remember in high school imagining what I would name my baby one day. My parents used the same first initial for my sister and I, so it was a MUST that I did the same with my kids one day. So I created list after list after list with all the names that I really loved, both boys and girls names. No one would probably believe me if  I share just how many lists and combinations of names I've saved :)

When David and I started trying to have a baby, the topic of baby names never really came up. I think we were worried that we would jinx ourselves if we picked out names for our children. And even when we finally DID get pregnant, it took us a while to start the conversation about names.

It was really important to me that we use a family name for our baby...I like names that are sentimental and have a special meaning. Unfortunately, all the family names that we like are boy names. So hopefully we'll be blessed with another baby one day and we'll save our boy name for our next little miracle.

For our baby girl, we decided to go with a name that we thought was pretty, feminine, and well...ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for our special baby girl.

We have chosen to name our gift from God... 

We'll probably call her Addi Kate for short. We love this sweet name and our baby girl even MORE!

Baby Knight and Mommy: 19 Weeks

Grandmother Love...

While on our trip to Houston, I was able to visit with two of my grandparents. I am pretty sure we will not be able to travel to Houston for Thanksgiving this year (because I will be 30 weeks pregnant and high-risk), so I wanted to take this time to see them before the baby comes.

On Friday night we had dinner with one set of my grandparents. My Mother made us shrimp gumbo (one of my favorites) and we spent a few hours catching up and sharing stories. We left that night with a few little goodies for Baby Girl too...

This is a picture of two of three blankets that Mother made for our baby...

I just LOVE the I heart Mommy and I heart Daddy fabric :)

 Mother also gave me a very special plate...

This was her plate when she was a baby. I can't wait to feed Baby Girl from this plate when she has her first real meal.

Mother also gave us this sweet little baby blanket that belonged to her...

I'm not quite sure what I'll do with the blanket yet...I'm thinking of framing it or having it heirloomed somehow.

On Saturday night before we headed out to a party, I took a quick picture with my other grandmother, Memaw...

We were able to spend a lot of time with Memaw on this trip. Because my parents were out of town this weekend, she was staying at their house and taking care of some of the dogs. She greeted us on Friday when we arrived, took us out to lunch on Saturday and made us breakfast before we left on Sunday.

I definitely got my Grandmother Love this weekend :)

All Dressed Up...

David and I just got back from a QUICK trip to Houston, which is why I haven't shared an 18 week baby bump picture. But I promise the 19 week picture will be coming this week.

I am DYING to share some of the adorable clothes our baby girl has received over the past few days though.

This was the FIRST thing I ordered when I found out we were having a baby girl...HAIRBOWS!! This is just the beginning folks...I have some multicolored and holiday ones coming soon :)

When we arrived at my parents' house this weekend, this sweet little gown was on our bed. I can't get over the sweetness of this outfit.

And this little sassy outfit was hanging in the guest bathroom at my parents' house. I'd say Baby Knight is going to be one blessed little girl :)

I couldn't wait to get home from our trip to check the mail because I have quite a few more items I'm expecting this week. So I'll share more when they finally arrive.

I can't wait to dress our sweet baby in all these cute little clothes when she gets here in February!