4 weeks down, baby name, and lots of pictures!

BEDREST: 4 weeks of bedrest down as of today, ?? to go! The month of May=bedrest! Thanks to everyone who has helped in some way or another-we wouldn't have made it through May without help from you, our wonderful friends and family. THANK YOU!!

But, about pictures....
CLASS TRIP: Mandi has some really neat pics/collages of our trip with the Senior class to Washington D.C. and New York. You will have to check them out. Looks like she still has more of New York to come, so be watching for that. Here are the addresses: http://gabrielthomasknepp.blogspot.com/2010/05/class-trip-part-one.html and http://gabrielthomasknepp.blogspot.com/2010/06/class-trip-part-two.html

BABY NAME: Before we go on, let's talk about a baby name for my little guy...only because you are going to see it! :) I have said before we have a hard time settling on a name even though we pretty much are settled on a name, I know doesn't make much sense! :) Well, from early on Emily was going to be Emily Alyse but we didn't make our final decision on full name and spelling until the night before I was "supposed" to have her. Well, this little guy is much the same way. Any time we talk about it, neither of us have any name we like better. We like traditional names and never had a preference on a certain letter, didn't have to be an "E" name or an "A" middle name, but that is what we like. Until its on the birth certificate it isn't final :) but (as of today) he will be named, "Eli Andrew." If you ask Emily what her baby brother's name is, she will say, "ELI" :)

BELLY PICTURES: Mandi also captured some "belly" pics of me (and Emily). With Emily, I was around the 33-34 week mark and wanted to capture baby boy around the same time. Plus, with everything up in the air, and going week to week, I didn't want to wait and miss out on getting belly pics. Mandi did a great job and Emily and I had lots of fun! Mandi came out to the house so that I could continue to take it easy while still being able to get some good pics! Thank you, Mandi!Emily showing her belly! :) She often says she is carrying the "baby sister" and mommy is carrying "baby brother." Emily wanted the blocks on her belly, too! She took lots of good ones-but these are some of my favorites and a good variety! :)

SICKIES: That little bug caught my mom a touch, then my dad had fever all night last night and doesn't feel well today. I still don't feel well, but Em seems to be feeling better just not 100%. Hoping that bug leaves our family for good soon and no one else gets it in between now and then.