Belly Shots

Dave is starting a photography career...just kidding!! I did recruit him and a friend of mine, Jamie Dulaney, to take some shots of me before the baby comes. Here are a few. More to come later. 

Hermon: Baby Shower

I tell you what...we have been so blessed by people's generosity!! We had another baby shower thrown for us this weekend at the Hermon Church, where we used to work, when we first moved to California in 2003. We miss everyone there and it was so good to see old friends and family. Our old neighbors and friends Sandra, Alexander and Matthew were there. We miss having neighbors like them. Also, our LA grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniels came along with much more of the church family. Susan Luna and Debbie Merikian both hosted and coordinated with everyone. Too many people to name, but it was really great to catch up with everyone. They all could not believe I was finally pregnant (they talked about it a lot when we lived there:)) They also could not believe I am due in three weeks. 

Below is Alexander and Matthew...they are growing up so fast:)

Baby Knight will be well dressed! Here are some of the clothes we got at the shower. This is the softest little winter suit I have ever felt! I wanted to cuddle up with it and go to sleep:)

Memory lane...Aj, Dave and Manny used to work together at the Hermon Church. We miss these guys! They really have hearts of service!

Props to Frank Luna for getting my favorite cake..Albertsons white-on-white with buttercream frosting:) Yummy! I could eat the whole thing, but I saved some for everyone else:) 

Thanks to everyone for being so special to Dave and I! You really have made LA feel like home! 

37 Weeks: Baby Moon

Before the baby comes, Dave and I decided to take a short little trip Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning.  We went to Corona, CA. Corona is not much to look at, but it was a great place for us to go to relax and spend time together. It's in the dessert. We stayed in a hotel that we found on Priceline for a great deal:) It was called the Aryes Hotel Corona West. The front desk hooked us up with a nice room that had a fireplace! Thursday we spent the day hopping from hot tub,to pool, to mud bath, to massage at the Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa. This place was like heaven on earth. We topped it off with a couples massage.

Below is a picture of Dave and I at Glen Ivy at the end of our day there.

This hot tub had a beautiful view of the valley. I, of course, did not get into the hot tubs because of the heat, but Dave enjoyed them for me:) The picture below was another hot tub. Dave swam laps in this one it was so big. You can only see half of it in this picture.

Here I am at Club Mud. You take this red clay mud and put it all over yourself, let it harden and then rub iut off. It makes your skin super smooth. I am almost embarrassed to put this pic on here, but I wanted you to see the mud bath. (I am looking a little large these days:) Especially in this really old, non-maternity swimsuit.)

This was a special trip and we want to thank everyone for letting us get a way, as well as those of you that gave us special little gifts toward it:) It was memorable!

One Voice Church: Baby Shower

We were so blessed on Sunday by our family and friends with an aloha shower for our little guy. Elizabeth Waters, Allyson Way, Anne Kim, Jamie Dulaney, Stephanie Wright and other women from our church, One Voice Church, hosted the shower for us at the Way's house. They got some of our favorite foods; Korean BBQ, Teriyaki Chicken, Hawaiian Pork,  salad, deviled eggs, cake, brownies, and ice cream.  It was delicious!! The baby did not leave hungry:) They planned all sorts of games and activities, as you can see in the pictures everyone had a great time. 

Below is Elizabeth (about 20 weeks pregnant), Jamie, and myself getting ready to eat:) jamie is sporting her new camera. Hopefully we can do Photography together someday. 

Here is a picture of one of the relays that the men played. They had to dress the stuffed animal while blindfolded.
Family picture in front of the beautiful aloha cake and awesome gift table!
Chris and Elizabeth hosting the "Price is Right" game. It just isn't the same without Bob Barker, but they did a great job! Congrats to Anne Kim for winning! Too bad she did not get to take home the prizes, we did:)
All the kids love Dave, here they are tackling him on the trampoline. 

This is where everyone had to try to guess the size of my belly...everyone guessed it was lot bigger than it actually is:) Congrats to Kevin Ivers for being the closest. 

If you could get over the look of this game...then it was entertaining. Stephanie was the poop contesuire. She guessed which candy bar was in every diaper! Gross but entertaining!

34 Weeks..6 Weeks and counting!

Delivery day is coming fast!! We have a new suggestion for a name from Stephanie Wright...shave. It is a combination of Shelby and Dave. I have to say it is the most creative one yet. Others include...Otis and Clem. Just to let you know we are not really considering these:) We have a few in mind, but we are still praying about it.

After reading in his book, The Expectant Father, it dawned on Dave that we have about 6 weeks left. The reality of having a baby has set in and 9 months is almost here. This week it hit him. He is excited about being a dad.

We graduated from our childbirth classes this week. I guess that means we know all there is to know about being a mommy and daddy. Just kidding...I know we still have a lot to learn. It was a good start though. Also, my friend Elizabeth and I went to a vaccination safety workshop with Dr. Lauren Feder on Sunday. I learned a lot about vaccinations, homeopathic medicine, natural remedies, and pediatrics. We hope to make some good decisions based on what we've been learning. Also, we found out our friends Chris and Elizabeth are having a boy too!

This first picture shows some of the progress in the baby's future room. I had fun sorting through pictures of Dave and I when we were growing up, to make this collage on the wall. With the help of my best friend Becca, we configured them on the wall. Great Grandma and Grandpa Jackson got us the glider and ottoman in the corner. I did not intend on going all out with blue, it just happened. Blue happens to be one of my favorite colors and they make lots of things in blue, especially in the clearance section:)


The picture below is the most recent picture of the baby's current room.  He's taking up more and more space in there!