And just like that, my heart doubled in size…
We are so excited to welcome Andrew Nolty Knapp to our family! Like his brother, he arrived early on December 9th at 5:30 pm. He is a healthy baby boy born at 6 lbs, 7 oz. and 19 inches long (at only 35 weeks, his due date was January 10th). We were so blessed and excited to bring this angel home without any NICU time (other than a few hours for monitoring).
Andrew is a popular family name on the Knapp side of the family. It is literally on almost every branch of the family tree (including FMK’s great grandfather). His middle name is after his uncle, Thomas Nolty Harper (Nolty is also my great grandfather’s name). Tommy had Down syndrome, but taught the family unconditional love and his pure heart was a constant reminder of what is truly important here on earth. We are proud and honored to pass on a small piece of these special men to our son by sharing their name.
P.S. You DO NOT want to miss the videos at the bottom of the post! Watch Knox meet his brother for the first time and, my favorite, how he is taking care of ‘baby brother’ now that we are settling in at home…
Photographed by Ailee of Snapshots by Ailee Petrovic
See more behind the scenes from the hospital and coming home…
< video of Knox and Andrew meeting for the first time >
< Our new life as a family of four! >
< a sweet welcome home! >
< Knox practicing being a big brother at home >
< Knox wants to feed baby brother… chicken! >
Thank y’all so much for your sweet messages on social media over the past few weeks and for your patience while I took some time to get settled in as a new mom of two! I am officially out of my ‘back-up post’ that I was able to schedule while I got some snuggle time with Knox and Andrew. Although I am taking some time off for Christmas and New Year’s, we will have some new content for you in the upcoming weeks!
Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
xo, CHK
Beautiful! Congratulations!
JOY! That is what this is! Congrats to all of you from all of us!
Oh wow!! He’s absolutely perfect! Congratulations big time to the whole family and thank you for sharing this incredible moment with us!
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This is so sweet!! Congrats to your growing family, I’m sure you will have the best Christmas ever!! The videos are soooo sweet, thank you for sharing!!
xo, Sarah
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So precious Knapp family, y’all are adorable!! Little Drew is too cute, can’t wait to meet him! ?
This is oh so sweet. Congrats to you and your family!
Congratulations!! You have some handsome little guys there. My sons birthday is also on December 9th ๐
Congrats on your beautiful baby and family of 4!
So so sweet. Beutiful family, beutiful Knox and Drew. We have five kids, and Heddy, our middle child, has Down syndrome.
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Oh my god, Andrew is such a beautiful baby! But most importantly is that he is healthy ๐
I laughed so much with the videos; Knox wanting to hold his baby brother all alone and NOT accepting help, his face when your hubby took Andrew back and of course “Chicken. I’ll be right back” haha love it!
And the photos are too sweet and beautiful for words, really, what a beautiful family of four! My heart melts <3
You're all looking great, and yes, you too fresh new mama!
Wishing you and your family lots of love, health and happiness !
xox Lyn
Caroline – we loved both your GrandFather, Doctor John, and Tommy – what a tribute to both of them. Bill and I are very touched.
He is so perfect–congratulations to you and your beautiful family!
Absolutely LOVE! The pics are ALL adorable & u look AMAZING! My FAVE pic was Knox at Andrew’s feet; too too cute! The video was great! “Brother coughed”; so sweet! Enjoy your new family if four time! Looking forward to 2016! Merry Christmas & a blessed New Year to u all!!!
Congratulations! What a beautiful baby boy! Well, now two beautiful boys! Gotta love Knox “I be right back!” lol
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Enjoy reading your blog. Have a nice week.
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Congratulations to your beautiful family. May you enjoy this special time, what a wonderful Christmas gift.
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Congratulations, your new bundle is absolutely adorable! I am sure Knox will be an amazing big brother. Love reading your posts!
Absolutely precious! Congrats again, C. Much love.
Carrie
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Beautiful baby! Love your blog! Congratulations and Happy New Year!
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I’m in love with your blog. Happy New Year!