LiTtLE MerMaID!

Chloe LOVES to swim! She has been swimming since she was a baby and has taken many lessons. Last summer she was jumping in my parents pool and freestyle swimming across the pool! I am hoping that she will continue to enjoy swimming and compete someday! Once she noticed that it was hot outside, she began begging to get in the pool. I thought it was still a little chilly but decided to give in and let her go for it! The girl jumped in and didn't even flinch! It is fun to see the pure joy on her face when she is in the water! Trinity loves to watch her too!

4 month checkup

Today Curt took Trinity to her four month check-up. I usually like to take her to these appointments, but had to work. Curt had the honors of holding her while getting her shots. That was not fun for him. Jennifer, the best pediatric nurse practitioner EVER, saw Trinity today. On a side note...Chloe calls her doctor McJennifer! Trinity weighed 15 pounds and is in the 75th percentile for her weight. She is also in the 75th percentile for her height. They told us that she can start eating cereal. At first Trinity cried. When we put the cereal in her mouth she spit it right back out! After a while, she got to where she would open her mouth when she saw the spoon and got quite good at eating from a spoon! It was so fun to feed her! Chloe even got to give her a few spoonfulls! Up next: Vegetables!

Picture Walk

Chloe and I were bored the other day, so I put her new dress on from Target and we went on a walk. She looked for different places to pose and we had a little photo shoot! It was entertaining for her and I got some cute pictures of her! Enjoy the pictures!

Our House!

We started to have our home built in March. We are so excited to have a brand new home to live in. While we are extremely grateful to my parents for letting us live with them for as long as we needed, we are ready for our own home! We are ready for our girls to live in their own house. Trinity has only known Mimi and Opa’s house since she was born. I think I am most excited about decorating her nursery. We had her bedding made when I was pregnant and still have not gotten to use it yet! Chloe will be so excited to have her very own room back too! She decided to have her room painted pink! I miss those sweet little pottery barn quilts! It will also be great to have a nice kitchen. In our last house I never really liked our kitchen that much! I am pretty much excited about the entire McKnight establishment!! Here are some pictures of the progress on the outside of the house! I will post inside pictures soon!

Trinity Grace

I wrote this on April 3, 2008

One year ago today.....

One year ago today I was sitting in the MISD administration building staring at the clock. Time seemed as though it could go no slower! While Irene was in the front talking about how to teach other kids, all I could keep my mind on was wanting another kid of my own. At the time Chloe, our precious firstborn, was 3. We yearned for another sweet baby. Chloe is such an outgoing and happy child and we couldn’t imagine her ever being our only child.

For many months my dear husband held me and wiped my tears as I was crying because i was not pregnant. The pain was so hard to bear. It was such an empty feeling. My husband would feel the same pain I did; he just handled it better than me.

We decide after a year and a half that maybe there was something wrong. We met with the doctor and after a few months, the problem was diagnosed. We pursued treatment.

Several months went by with no baby news. Our doctor suggested we have an IUI (intrauterine insemination). This was a difficult decision for the both of us. We would ask, “is this playing God, is this His will?” After praying about it, we decided to follow through with the procedure.
We had our first IUI in January. It was unsuccessful. It was heartbreaking. The next two months brought us implications that would not allow us to have an IUI again. We decided that we would try again in April.

This brings me back to the MISD administration building. I sat in the meeting until 10:30, knowing that this could be the day I get pregnant! I promptly got up and excused myself from the meeting and drove to the doctor’s office. There were so many thoughts of hope running through my mind. As I walk into the office, my prince charming was sitting there waiting on me! We were excited and nervous.

The nurse calls us back. As we walk in the room with her she says “okay guys, we aren’t having an IUI today.” Out of confusion, we both questioned why. She let us know that the procedure would be pointless and that it was time to start looking at alternative ways to expanding our family. My fingers go numb as I type this. We leave the office and walk silently to our cars.
I felt as though i could not drive. I sat in my suburban and wept. My husband got in his truck. After a few minutes of sitting in our cars in complete shock, we drove to my parent’s home.
We sat in the living room and cried. We wondered what was wrong, was Curt okay, was I okay, what is next. We were in shock and scared. I will never forget the words i turned and said to my husband: “God is still good, God is still good, I love him and He loves me.” My husband agreed.

After a few days of getting used to this new reality, we started to discuss adoption. We discussed with family that adoption is biblical. We are adopted by God. I know that adoption is a good thing. I would feel proud to adopt a baby.

Several weeks went by. Life was feeling normal again. Life was different. On the morning of April 17th I realized that my period was late. I took a pregnancy test. THERE WERE TWO LINES. I took the test to my mom that morning and asked her to count the lines, I had my three year old count the lines, Curt counted the lines, and co-workers counted the lines. My husband and I would not let ourselves believe this. We were afraid to let our hearts hope again. I went in for a blood test that afternoon at 3:30.

We were headed out of town that night. We got in the car and my dad instantly knew that something was on my mind. Mom made me tell him. I explained that I had a positive pregnancy test and was afraid that it was wrong and afraid to get my hopes up. The trip seemed so long. I kept staring at my phone waiting for it to ring. Finally, at 6:30 my phone rang. It was them. My heart skipped a beat. My dad pulled over.

I remembered the conversation vividly:
“Hi Kristi, did you think I wasn’t going to call you?”...I replied that I wasn’t sure. “Sorry, the lab was closed and I called the owner. He went up to the lab and ran your test. We just got the results”...at this point, my heart is racing. “It was positive Kristi...you will have a very merry Christmas”...I was speechless. I thanked her, got off the phone, and began to cry. I was going to have another baby! God has given me a miracle...me!

I never lost sight in God. Even in the lowest of times, April 3rd, 2008, I still did not lose faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God can do all. God is miraculous.

On December 10, 2008 we welcomed Trinity Grace McKnight into the world. She was a 7 pound 6 ounce gift from God. We named her Trinity Grace because it was by God’s grace that she is here. God’s grace alone.

I will never forget April 3, 2008. A day that the devil tried to claim. A day that I did not lose sight in God. God prevails.

Long Day!

Trinity must have had a long day! She just could not stay awake!

Girly Girls!

Meet the Family

I decided to start this blog after years of saying I never would. I am terrible at keeping up with things I start, although, dear diet, I promise to stick with you! I decided to jump on the bandwagon and blog! I am excited about sharing our family memories with friends and family.

Meet the Girls!
Chloe!
Chloe is our spunky four year old. When you are around Chloe, you just smile. She is a funny, charismatic, dancing, singing, (sometimes whining!), loving, sweet girl! I could come up with several more adjectives to describe her, but I think you get the picture. It is very rare that we have dinner without her singing a song or telling us a hilarious story! She is in preschool two days a week and has a huge interest in the alphabet and writing. She is also a wonderful artist! She gets the artistic talent from my brother, Les. The things that she says could be a blog of it's own, so I am sure that there are many posts to come with "Chloe-isms"! Chloe is also in dance class two days a week. Her teacher says that she "comes alive" when the music comes on! Taylor Swift is her favorite singer. She is the proud owner of her own sparkly guitar and cowgirl boots. She knows every word to several of her songs and loves to sing them at the top of her lungs. Chloe lights up our day. She is truly a gift from God. We are so thankful to have her in our lives.

Trinity
Trinity is our precious 4 month old. She was born on December 10, 2008. Trinity has a very special middle name; Grace. We named her this because it is by God's grace that she is in our lives. Trinity is a miracle to us. I will post her story in the near future! Trinity is starting to giggle at us and sleeps through the night. She is a very good baby! She cries only when she is hungry or wants to be held. I am thinking of her interests and all I can come up with is rocking in Mimi's lap, sucking on her hand, and watching her big sisters every move!