Talk about the longest 39 weeks of our lives! It felt like it took forever. We found out about being pregnant last December and what a great Christmas present it was. We were blessed to find out before Christmas so we could tell everyone to get us baby stuff for Christmas gifts (and we scored...thanks grandparents!) Anyway, Randi was the most elegant prego (slang for pregnant woman...I learned that recently) I have ever seen. She took care of our baby so well while he was in the womb. She gave up soft drinks for like the first two trimesters and I don't think she missed one prenatal vitamin (which is Mammaw Pat's crazy theory of his size, ha ha :) ). Randi managed to suffer through the Texas heat in the hottest part of the year. As you can tell in the pictures, mostly all of her weight gain was baby weight so we had no idea our baby boy would be so big! Randi finished her last year for a while as a first grade teacher. All of her kids this year were great about her having a baby. They provided us with many hilarious pictures and stories throughout the year.
We decided to cut the budget and do everything we can to save money so that Randi can stay home when our baby was born. We knew that the love that had already developed in the both of us for our baby would disable us from being able to drop him off at a daycare. This next year will be a different year financially for us but we trust our Lord, Jehovah-Jireh to provide for us. He has so far and we know he will continue. One of the best things I (Cory) learned this year was that I am not the provider for my family. I am the laborer that gets to partake in his provisions. Wow, what a relief and great lesson before Joel arrived.
Randi and I both have grown so much closer to God through the pregnancy and past months. We have learned things about each other, about parenting, and about who we belong to. We have both been worried and scared about his arrival because we have never been parents before and there is no crash-course. We know that child is a such a gift and we know that raising that gift is one of our most important tasks. We have a crazy collage of rules, morals, advice, lessons, events, trips, and memories that we want to plan, develop, implement, and enjoy. But all of these things are so far from right now so we just sit, look at each other, and talk without saying anything! We have officially been inducted into the Hall of Loony. That being said, we have both "cast our cares" and God has spoke to us both about how to do this thing called parenthood. We know that we have so much to learn and so many mistakes to make but we have the security of knowing that HE will show us what being a Father and Mother is all about.
The last 39 weeks has been a roller coaster of emotions and a period of our lives we will never forget. We have seen in how much we are loved through the care and support from our family and friends. Thank all of you who have gathered around us and been there for us through this preparation phase of our lives. From the baby showers, to the mani/pedi dates (Randi, of course), to the borrowed tools (thanks pops!), to the priceless advice, we cherish it all! We can't wait to see how much the Knight Family Love will grow.
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