Sweet Addison Kate...

Sweet Addison Kate,

Today is the day that your Daddy and I have prayed about for years...your birth date. We are so anxious to finally get to meet you, see you, hold you, teach you, but most of all, love you.  Although your Daddy and I will make mistakes, we promise to try and be the best parents and role models for you.

This pregnancy has been the BEST 39 weeks of our lives and every step of the way has been absolutely perfect. Each new experience, from all of your ultrasounds, to the sound of your heartbeat, to your movements in my belly have been joyous occasions...ones that your Daddy and I will NEVER forget. I am really sad that this pregnancy is ending today, but I know that the best is yet to come.

I hope that one day you will know just how special you really are and how much your journey into this world has inspired, encouraged, and touched so many people.We already love you more than the world and can't wait to show you our love each and every day of your life.

All our love,
Mommy and Daddy

The Next Chapter...

As my pregnancy comes to an end this week, I wanted to reflect on how my baby bump has developed over these past three trimesters...

This pregnancy has been THE most fascinating, exciting, and blessed time for us. I can't wait to see what the Lord has planned in the next chapter of our story.

Sunrise Photos...

David has always loved sunrises and sunsets. Every time we go on a trip or take a stroll on the beach, we always come home with a camera filled with pictures of the sunrises or sunsets. Once we found out we were pregnant, he had wanted us to go out to the beach and take some pictures. And being the procrastinators that we are, we waited until the LAST weekend before Addison arrives to do just that. 

Here are a few of the pictures that we took...

 Isn't the sky just beautiful?? We arrived at the beach at around 6:45 a.m.

 There wasn't a soul on the beach either!

Look at that belly!!! Isn't it just amazing? It's still hard to believe that the human body can stretch like this...just WOW!

This last pic is probably my favorite. I just love how the sun is shining under our arms.

(And yes, we used the timer to take these pics...so it was a good thing no one was on the beach that morning!)

Skype Shower...

Yes, you read that title correctly. We had a shower this past weekend by using Skype!!! I'm telling you, technology is an AMAZING thing :)

A few of my friends from Houston got together and offered to give us a shower. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to travel since October. So my friends thought it would be a clever idea to have the shower anyway, but use Skype so we could "be there" and enjoy the conversation and fellowship.

David set us up at our home in Jacksonville...

He put a TV tray in the middle of our living room for the laptop and he connected a speaker (on the step stool) so we could hear better and then used a special cord to project the shower on the TV screen. 

It was the COOLEST experience ever!! It was like we were sitting in the living room with the rest of the guests. David had some of the ladies get together so he could take a picture of them on the TV screen...

SO FUN!!!

Wendi, one of the hostesses, sent us some "real" pictures of all the decor. Look at all the yummy goodness they prepared for the guests...

Do you see the little A that is below the banner and to the right of the fireplace? Wendi's daughter made that A and wanted to display it for the shower...too cute! 

Although I was sad that I couldn't physically attend the shower in Houston, it truly felt as if I was right there all along. 

And once again, our friends spoiled us rotten with several thoughtful gifts that Addison will cherish for a lifetime. I can't wait to tell her how loved she was before she even arrived on this earth.

Baby Knight and Mommy: 38 Weeks

School Shower...

Several of my school friends hosted a baby shower for us this past week. We had SO much fun and enjoyed  celebrating our little miracle baby with all the people I work with.

One of my favorite gifts (and moments) from the shower was this sweet book that several of my co-workers put together. It's called The Legend of Addi Kate...

Here is a video of our school librarian reading the book during the shower...

We also received SO many sweet and thoughtful gifts for Addi...

As you can tell by the pictures, we had a BLAST at the shower and shared lots of laughs. I truly work at a school that is like family to me. I would guess that we had close to 40+ people at the shower and we couldn't feel more blessed!!

Hospital Goodie Bags...

I got this adorable idea from Kelly four years ago when she was pregnant with Harper and knew that I wanted to do something similar when we had our baby...Hospital Goodie Bags!! I thought it was such a sweet thought to give a little something to the nurses and to the visitors that come to see Addi Kate for the first time.

I wanted to make something to put in the goodie bags, like cookies or chocolate covered pretzels, but since I'm not sure when Addison will arrive, I thought hard candy might be a better idea. My mom is addicted to Starburst jellybeans but accidentally ordered the regular Starburst candies instead. So I picked out all the pink and red ones and thought they would be perfect for the goodie bags :)

I found these sweet pink goodie bags at this Etsy store called The Pink Lemonade Party Supply Shop...

I then picked out some matching stickers with Addison's name on them through Design Bohtieque...

Then I started to put them all together and I might have eaten a few Starbursts in the process :)

I got this basket years ago for Easter and had it in our attic. I added a sweet bow from one of our showers and placed all the goodie bags inside...

Now that the Hospital Goodie Bags are complete we've added them to the rest of the things we plan to take to the hospital for Addi Kate's debut!!!!