tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30107527553952739002024-02-19T17:28:59.864-05:00james and jessicaJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-25109874584529286652013-10-26T21:55:00.003-04:002013-10-26T21:55:27.002-04:00catch up<div class="mobile-photo">
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so here goes a quick 6 months of catch up:</div>
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we're having another sweet baby boy!</div>
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we were really hoping to have these first babies about 2 years apart, so we're feeling really blessed that we're due in the middle of february, 2 weeks before covington's second birthday. i'm amazed at how much more excited / less anxious i am this time. instead of worrying about when/where/how everything will happen, all i can imagine is packing up that new tiny baby in the car seat and bringing him home. i can't wait. </div>
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i might have screamed a little when we found out it was a boy because i was so surprised and excited. two little boys running around! i can't wait!!</div>
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with cousins' birthdays on the 9th and 14th and covington's on the 27th, we might even get to share a birthday! one thing's for sure - after covington surprised us 2 weeks early, i'll be adequately prepared earlier this time, just in case, because trying to clean our apartment at 4 am while packing a hospital bag and eating cookies left over from a shower because that's the only thing we have to eat in our whole apartment are funny memories now, but i'd rather not repeat them. </div>
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covington is the just the best thing ever. nobody told me just how fun kids are! he's almost 20 months and in to everything. he babbles all the time and sings with a few words thrown in there. from our apartment, we can hear the train go by about 10 times a day and he has the cutest little 'chuggachuggachugga tchoo tchoo.' we love to walk to the playground or the library a couple blocks away and he gets so excited when we get the stroller out that he yells. with the countdown to the new baby, i'm especially cherishing these sweet days.</div>
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james has about 18 months of school left at wheaton before we move for his year long internship that could be anywhere. i can't believe how fast these past 2 years have gone by and know these next 2 will do the same, especially with a new baby soon. of course, i'm not the one putting in all the school/work/study hours, so i'm not sure james would agree :) it's been amazing to watch james find his passion here and to see how the Lord has stretched and grown him. now with a super important oral exam right around the same time as the baby is due + dissertation stuff + class + internship, the next 18 months will be the hardest by far, but james is really good about taking things one day at a time and trusting that God will continue to sustain, just like he always has.</div>
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some days i look around and am just amazed at how God has blessed us. all i've ever wanted to be is a wife and momma and that's what i'm getting to do. there's also the days that covington has a full blown, 10 minute+ meltdown in kinkos while i'm trying to figure out how to send a fax and everyone in the store avoids eye contact with me, but the truth is, i'm still living my dream. thank you, Jesus </div>
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-27402651538995366262013-05-26T17:48:00.000-04:002013-05-26T17:48:04.859-04:00the beginning.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
i love hearing people's stories and i really love hearing how people met. maybe it's because i spent too much time in jr high wondering if today would be the day that i would meet my future husband. really it's just fun to see what draws people together and then changes their lives forever.</div>
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so in honor of our 6 year anniversary today, here's our little story.</div>
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(warning - really long and awkward pictures included)</div>
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i guess you could say it started in the womb. my parents were interviewing pediatricians for their soon to be arriving baby and as they walked out of mr. ronnie's office, apparently the cutest little blonde haired boy came toddling down the hall to see his dad. </div>
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and i lept in the womb (maybe :)</div>
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james isn't in here, but it's just a gem of a picture with grace and emily, the fickens, koonces, leighs and me - fully decked out in dress up clothes. i'm sure james had is eye on me in the get-up.</div>
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so let's fast forward to 6th grade. james was in 8th grade and we went to church together. my mom was teaching his 8th grade sunday school class, so after my class got out, i would race down to her class to then casually wait outside the room and see if i got a head nod. now we're branching from 6th grade - still not youth group at church - to 8th grade - practically considered themselves high schoolers, but james, the gentleman he was, usually gave me a <i>very slight</i> head nod with <i>almost</i> eye contact. </div>
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oh be still my beating heart. </div>
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so jr high / high school came and i would hear things he said about me and i'm sure he heard how much of a cutie i thought he was. once he told a friend who told my friend who told me that he said i was pretty cute <i>for my age (</i>you know, the vast 18 months we're apart). there's also the time that he totally crashed our pcs 10th grade new years eve party with one of his oghs friends and then dissed on my boyfriend with something like, "wait, <i>you're</i> jessica walley's boyfriend? huh." oh the nerve. in 11th grade, us pcs-ers ventured over to an og soccer game and guess who was visiting from college (he might have brought a girl with him, but i block that part). so i look over in the stands and see him looking up at me and we <i>totally</i> make eye contact for like an eternity (5 seconds). it was all very movie like (in my head). after the magical moment is over, i tell my bff jills and she says, </div>
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the summer after 11th grade, i told God (like most girls in youth group at some point) that i wouldn't date anyone until they were serious about God and were actually willing to talk about it, but i was pretty sure i would never ever date anyone else because of this pledge. a couple sundays later, i was walking out of church and james was just standing there at the end of the isle. he had been off at college and had, thankfully, passed the phase of bleaching his hair because that was not my favorite. so i have no idea what to do because we haven't actually talked in a whole lot of actual conversations but there's no one else around and i have to pass him and then he turns around and says</div>
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a few weeks later, rumors started going around the youth group that james was moving back home for the next year and - thank the good Lord - they were true. he started hanging out with our group of friends and i had no idea what to talk to him about. thankfully, jills kept the conversation going. she was obviously quite instrumental in this. one sunday night a group of us were going to eat after church at a well-known place but james, very smoothly said, "hey, maybe we should exchange numbers just in case you get lost or something." whatever makes you feel cool, honey. </div>
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so we went to mccalisters for lunch that week (i got out half day as a senior). he got a loaded potato but told me he doesn't usually eat so many carbs (ha). i got the nachos thinking that they would be easy to eat, but the bell sleeves on my awesome crocheted shirt kept sticking to the chips and dragging them into my lap. so embarrassing. good think my leather tassel belt kept me looking awesome. that night, he called and asked me to go to the movies - sweet home alabama - that friday. </div>
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do ya'll remember those wind up disposable cameras? do you remember trying to use up the last few pictures on the roll so you could go get them developed? well, after a couple weeks of hanging out, i wanted a picture of james to show my friends at school, so i got my mom to nonchalantly come in one night and say, "hey, i need to finish up this roll. why don't i just take a picture of you guys!" i'm sure he had nooo idea that i was behind it at all. and no, i didn't plan my outfit to match the couch. </div>
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during the game, james hardly talked to me at all. he was leaning forward and seriously focused on the game. i mean, he's not a huge sports guy and i've never seen him concentrate so hard on a basketball game! drive all the way to starkville and don't talk to me at all! my dad was in town for business and after the game, we met up with him for all of 30 seconds but then he had to "go see somebody" and left me too. sheesh! when we left, james was driving like he had never been on campus before. i don't know how many times he turned around before finally parking and suggesting a walk on the drill field - my favorite place on campus. </div>
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he had a poem waiting for me and the whole time he read it i kept thinking "he's going to propose, he's not going to propose, he is, he isn't, he is, don't be disappointed if he doesn't, don't be disappointed."<br />
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james sweat through 3 shirts and the knot on his tie was soaked through, but it was absolutely beautiful and everything i had ever dreamed of.<br />
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if you had told us 6 years ago where we would be today and what we'd be doing, i wouldn't believe you. this has been one crazy adventure and it makes me so excited to see what's next.<br />
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i love organizing - like really, really love it. the container store isn't far from us, but i've never been because i'm just not sure i can trust myself in there :) after christmas, i had to figure out something to do with all covington's new toys. i looked <i>everywhere</i> for baskets the right size for the bottom of our shelves but couldn't find anything. i'd finally settled on some that were too small for the space and way overpriced when i realized that my trusty file boxes were almost the right size! i love using file boxes either covered in scrapbook paper or painted to organize. some of the ones in our closet are 5 years old, have been through 3 moves in 3 states, and are holding up great. when i was organizing covington's closet, office depot was having a sale so i got 3 packages of 10 boxes for $30. a dollar a box isn't a bad deal :)</div>
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so i drew a line where they were sticking out, cut it with a box cutter, stuck the back inside the front, making the bottoms overlap, and hot glued the mess out of them. i did all 7 boxes in less than a 2 hour nap time, so i'd say it wasn't a bad project! that night, i put 2 coats of white craft paint on the fronts while watching a movie and made labels out of scrapbook paper covered in masking tape. not bad for a completely free project.</div>
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his favorite place to crawl - between the bikes, guitars, and wall</div>
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-35095531792869188722013-04-07T14:37:00.000-04:002013-04-07T14:37:00.780-04:00i like a little colorhey, remember when i used to blog more than once a month and about more things that covington? no?? either way, i did a couple projects <i>last spring</i> i thought i'd show all 2 of you that still read this :)<br />
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so before we even moved to wheaton, i was on craigslist looking for a great dresser that i could paint with big drawers for storage in our... dining room? eating area? the place next to our table? we don't get real fancy around here :)<br />
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i found this awesome dresser in an old yellow color that was perfect for painting. we got there and james was all excited because it's apparently hand made with handwritten markings on the drawers and "dovetailed somethings or anothers" so apparently we stubbled across a great dresser for a great price.<br />
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(funny side-story - the week before we moved up here, i found a dresser that i loooved and the couple said they would hold it for me until we got there and then they totally sold it out from under me. well, we go to pick this one up and it was from the same people! i didn't realize it because the email addresses are all encrypted but they recognized mine and so they were all embarrassed and kept telling me how much better this one was than the other - how funny and totally random is that!)<br />
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so we got the dresser in and loaded it up with stuff and it sat there, not matching anything else in our entire apartment, for <i>over a year. </i>i was totally terrified of completely ruining it. on top of that, the handles had to be replaced because one was broken and they were an odd size, so i spent 6 months looking for odd sized handles that would fit and 6 months contemplating how hard it would be to fill in the holes and make new ones. when i'm nervous, i read articles on how to do things, so i read a ton of articles on spray painting, but we live in an apartment, so i kept trying to figure out if we could do it in one day in the parking lot of take it to a friend's house or should i just use a roller inside or a brush but it could smell and now we have a baby because i've waited so long but if i wait any longer than that baby is going to be crawling and i'm going to have a whole lot more trouble trying to paint it and what color should i paint it - red but reds are so hard to pick out but blues are real hard because i don't want another navy dresser but i don't want teal but... and so on and so forth.<br />
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p.s. james made that awesome lamp with the bark still on it and the little wooden bowl. i like him.<br />
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ya'll, last week was one of those weeks<br />
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covington had a little virus that turned into a strange rash - nothing too bad but we haven't been ANYWHERE except the doctor in a week. the day we went to the doctor, i was all like 'covington! get excited! we'll get dressed to go to the doctor in 90 minutes!!'</div>
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of course, it was also the week that james got crazy busy with school midterms and a million reports due at work so we got to see him in 30 minute increments</div>
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and then on top of that, i decided to give up diet coke because...well i can't remember because i haven't had any diet coke in 5 days (that's <i>huge</i>)</div>
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it wasn't a bad week at all and i'm so, so, SO thankful to be able to be here and stay home through all the rashiness, but the truth is the days were starting to run together.</div>
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thing are getting just a bit <i>monotonous. </i></div>
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<i><br /></i>it's these kinds of weeks that im glad that i do this little perpetual calendar every night</div>
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i got the idea from<a href="http://www.ashleyannphotography.com/"> {under the sycamore}</a> and started it a couple years ago. each night i write down a little thing that happened that day. somedays they're big, somedays they're small. the first year, it was totally boring to do because there was nothing to look back on, but now it is so fun to look back on all the nights we ate with joy and jason in chattanooga and the many $3 movies we went to pre-covington and how we were so excited that covington was staying awake a little bit longer last year at this time.</div>
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so next year, i'll remember the long week home with the rash (because i'm not trying to erase the longer days), but i'll also remember that covington started giving real hugs this week and that he's walking like a champ and that my parents surprised us with a huge order from Omaha Steaks (yay for meat!!) and that james was matched at wheaton's counseling center for his practicum next year (yay for working super close and getting college holidays!).<br />
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besides all that, it's actually good just to keep track of things - when was your interview? when did covington roll over? we've gone to look up things more than once </div>
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so the sick days at home might be long but <i>so much good</i> happened last week that might have just gotten lost in the monotony if i hadn't written it down.<br />
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i've seen some really pretty journals they're making now so you don't have to make anything. so go start one now! it's really fun<br />
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and if you get a late night text from me reminiscing about the time we went out to eat 2 years ago, now you know why :)</div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-32713209417762533612013-03-21T10:30:00.000-04:002013-03-21T11:53:34.718-04:00sweet friends and fun times<div class="mobile-photo">
so i was looking through blogger and realized that i'd started a bunch of posts and never finished them - i can't even blame that on pregnancy brain anymore :) so here's one from november...<br />
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have i mentioned how much i love it when people come visit up here?<br />
luurve it.<br />
i'm so thankful to have had lots of great visitors in the last year and a half. so so thankful.<br />
a couple weeks (months) ago, out sweet friends Joy and Jason from chattanooga came up and we had lots of fun doing some sightseeing.<br />
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we finally made it to the sears (now willis) tower. the views were great and i looove heights, so stepping out onto the glass was so so fun. joy and jason did a handstand on it because they're just way fun like that.<br />
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we also went to my first broadway play - i love lucy - which was so good and finished off the night with the biggest chocolate mousse cake you have ever seen. it was a great weekend. now if we could only erase the 700 miles between us...<br />
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-60184434536766320822013-03-18T21:14:00.003-04:002013-03-25T21:51:51.813-04:00one year, part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
the birthday boy was not exactly in the mood for picture taking, but we tried our best. we had some sweet friends over for homemade pizza and cake but because we're apparently only obsessed with our child, we took no pictures of them - we're hospitable like that :) the balloons we got covington were quite the hit, which is good because they're the only thing we got him :) he'll never know... he started taking steps the week before his birthday and has gotten better every day. he gets so proud of himself! his smash cake was a huge hit - half of it ended up in his lap but he did manage to take down quite a bit of it. i think he liked it :) happy birthday to covington!</div>
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this little boy is amazing</div>
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he has my whole heart and i can't imagine life before him. </div>
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and he's a whole year old today - </div>
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that smile.<br />
those cheeks.<br />
those blue eyes.<br />
that toothy grin.<br />
i just stare too often that i'd like to admit.<br />
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it's so hard to believe that we didn't even know him a year ago.<br />
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this month covington is...<br />
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loving - his instruments, especially the keyboard, rolling his cars, stacking up blocks, and playing with the boxes that all his toys go in<br />
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getting into - the bathroom and garbage cans. oh the fun. oh the germs. and stairs - he looves stairs.<br />
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eating- anything and everything - avocados, green beans, pb&j, bananas, cheese sticks, oatmeal with applesauce, chicken sausage, grapes, pasta, sweet potatoes, and anything in a squeezie pouch<br />
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sleeping - still an hour in the morning, two in the afternoon, and 8 to 8ish. we're so spoiled with this one.<br />
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saying - a whole lot of nothing. lots of babbles, no words yet.<br />
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moving - a few steps at a time and then sprint-crawling. he's also becoming quite the climber. and a bit of a dancer.<br />
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he's my favorite.<br />
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happy birthday, sweet boy. i hope you know how much we love you.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-23987791412859051062013-02-16T12:23:00.000-05:002013-02-16T12:23:06.953-05:005-7/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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5/52 - watching him sleep never gets old</div>
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-17348253622377497962013-01-30T11:07:00.000-05:002013-02-16T12:23:34.629-05:001-4/52have you heard of that challenge to take a picture every day for a year? well i know myself and that would quickly turn into a chore but i still like a little encouragement to get out the good camera and take some pictures. over {<a href="http://www.kristenmcashan.com/category/52-project/">here</a>} i saw the challenge originally {<a href="http://cheandfidel.blogspot.com/2013/01/152.html">here</a>} to take a portrait of your children every week for a year. i can handle every week. so here's the first 4 from this year:<br />
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1/52 - last days in MS</div>
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-30730644526100336452013-01-25T16:47:00.000-05:002013-01-25T16:47:19.084-05:00He is faithfulGod is so faithful<br />
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that's the biggest thing that the Lord has taught me in all of the <i>unexpected adventures</i> of the past couple years. He is so faithful and he will always provide.<br />
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this past summer - for the third summer in a row - i was looking for a job.<br />
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when we moved to chattanooga, i applied and applied and applied for months but didn't hear anything. then i got 2 interviews on the same day in july and ended up getting to teach at a magnet school with the best girls ever.<br />
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when we moved up here, we totally accidentally stumbled across harvest christian academy where i got to teach last year. teaching at a school where the main goal is to share Jesus was amazing.<br />
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so this year, we were looking for something closer to wheaton - it took me about an hour to get to hca - and part time, so for the first time, i didn't even know where to start looking.<br />
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late in august, i found a little homeschool group that needed a part time kindergarten teacher. kindergarten is my very favorite. 6 little girls, covington and lots of crafts. it doesn't get better than that.<br />
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covington and i also babysit a couple days for 2 different families (and i've asked God to cancel all my prayers for twins - one day a week with 2 the same age is enough for me :)</div>
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it's so neat to see how God knew so much better than me what we would need - covington loves getting to be around other kids and playing with different toys and we're gone just enough to keep us from getting bored at home. i'm so so thankful for all the time that i get to spend with covington and am soaking up these sweet days that are going way too fast. </div>
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have you seen the movie 'what to expect when you're expecting'?</div>
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covington was all smiles on christmas eve but 2 hours later he melted down with his first ear infection, cough, and fever :( after crying from 10 to 2, james slept with covington out on the porch for a couple hours and then on the couch with the door open so he could breathe better. best dad ever.</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">poor covington got sick again on our way back but with the second round of antibiotics, i think we're finally recovering and getting back into the swing of things. we so loved being with family and had a great christmas, sick and all :)</span></div>
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-78714036328147857902012-12-25T02:00:00.000-05:002012-12-25T02:00:00.072-05:00merry christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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mary laying her teeny newborn baby in a <i>manger (</i>hello germs)</div>
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cuddling and kissing on the <i>Savior of the world </i></div>
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the day before thanksgiving, we took a trip into the city and went on a architecture boat tour that i had gotten off groupon. it was pretty interesting and a good not-too-cold day. lots of fun.</div>
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covington is into everything. at least the pots and pans can entertain while i cook.</div>
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i went to a pinterest party with some girls in james' program and it was so much fun. there were 5 people and we each brought a craft. lesson learned - 2 people should probably team up to bring a crafts. after a late night, we ended up taking the last craft supplies home. it was soo much fun and we got to leave with lots of christmas decor! win win!</div>
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while i get ready, covington cheese's it up in the mirror. it's really funny to watch.<br />
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this makes me glad we don't have stairs! one of the families that we babysit for has stairs, and he went straight for them every time he got down this week. hoping the newness wears off soon...<br />
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he also loooves the dishwasher!<br />
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although he's not much of a helper - i put it in, he takes it out :)<br />
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side note - we don't always leave our kid running around in his diaper, but he has perfected the twist and scream while getting dressed lately. james said he's like dressing a rhinoceros. also hoping this passes quickly...<br />
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my dad came for a visit this weekend! so glad he think that 6 hours is close enough to swing by for a visit :)<br />
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covington was loving his hat<br />
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i might had drug covington and my dad to ikea on saturday morning and then my dad spent the rest of his trip putting together shelves for me - it was like a gift to me and james since james got off building duty :)<br />
it was a great weekend!<br />
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so covington started off his 8th month by crawling. after rocking on his hands and knees for a while, he finally took off and didn't look back. he's pulling up all the time and getting into everything.</div>
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he loves crawling up to us when we're on the floor, pulling up, and jumping like crazy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_1QzLkCguvEjlUr9mPx-N_Q0v3V0tzVJsou_xgoh_FEkP7cq-bpOOtAT2_aBgeCA5D2omhsTlmNvZrYztaEnl5W140IcIkTYKztkMXN4RxXExE4zUXdXX9WYjij_PaPuQxxuHlANKMc/s1600/IMG_0497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_1QzLkCguvEjlUr9mPx-N_Q0v3V0tzVJsou_xgoh_FEkP7cq-bpOOtAT2_aBgeCA5D2omhsTlmNvZrYztaEnl5W140IcIkTYKztkMXN4RxXExE4zUXdXX9WYjij_PaPuQxxuHlANKMc/s400/IMG_0497.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
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this is what i feel like he's constantly doing - about to dive off something. one night we put him to bed with an egg on his forehead and a swollen eye. awesome. </div>
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he's still hanging out at the 10% in height and weight at 17.9 pounds. he loves eating and will try anything. if he doesn't like, no problem - he'll just keep it in his mouth for the next couple hours. a lady at the grocery store was talking to him and said, um i think there's something green in his mouth...just a green bean from lunch and couple hours ago :) he will also eat anything off the floor. he can find a spare thread on the carpet to chew on no matter how often i vacuum. his 5th tooth came in this week and he's putting them to great use.</div>
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one of my favorite things about this month is that he really loves james. he always loved playing and wrestling with him, but would want me if i tried to leave. no more - now he follows james when he leaves the room and beams when he walks in. he cracks up at any noise james makes and loves to rub his scratchy face. the cutest is when he crawls over and climbs into his lap - melt my heart!</div>
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and our little family picking out cov's first christmas tree</div>
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-55345070021921494852012-11-18T21:36:00.001-05:002012-11-18T21:36:47.830-05:00this week...<div class="mobile-photo">
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200169959419641665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010752755395273900.post-30608777046460467582012-11-15T12:25:00.000-05:002013-03-25T21:52:45.362-04:00dave ramsey inspired cash wallet i needed some serious inspiration to actually stick to the all cash diet going on around here and ratty, worn out envelopes stuffed in my wallet just wasn't doing the trick. so i started looking around and all i could find were some seriously expensive dave ramsey inspired wallets on etsy and some plans that you had to pay to download - isn't the point of this to save money?? so after lots of searching, i decided to combine {<a href="http://elily00.wordpress.com/tutorials/wallet/">this}</a> and <a href="http://www.modernalternativemama.com/blog/2012/04/03/diy-wallet-style-envelope-system-tutorial/#.UDe5FGt5mSN">{this}</a> to make a little wallet, in case anyone else is looking for a little help.<br />
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it's far (far) from perfect and the front little flap is crazy crooked, but i decided to use it for a couple weeks to see if i could live with it and - surprise surprise - i'm doing just fine with the imperfections :)<br />
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last wednesday, covington put those little pinchers to use and fed himself for the first time! yay for finger food! this has totally transformed the whole fussy-while-i-try-to-cook-supper time. love it.</div>
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then thursday, he put all the rocking together and took off crawling across the room. it was slow, but he was on his way. sometimes he was determined and proud of himself. sometimes he was just mad and fussing that it was taking so long. crawling is hard work! 2 things that make him book it across the room - food and a computer :)</div>
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on monday, he pushed up from his belly to sitting - so. so. good. do you know how frustrated a crawling kiddo can get when he's stuck on his belly? now the whole apartment is his playground.<br />
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then he started trying this. He wasn't really getting anywhere, but whoa. this all happening fast.<br />
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on wednesday morning, we walked into his room and look who was standing up in his crib all by himself! first time we had ever seen him pull up by himself! he's smiling in the picture, but he was not real happy about being up there and didn't know how to get down - poor thing! guess it's time to drop the crib down...<br />
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and just like that, our lives had been transformed. our little baby is crawling on the floor pushing a tractor around.<br />
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my favorite part of all this? cov crawling in my lap wherever i go. is there a sweeter feeling? (i'm guessing this might get old when there's 3 of them and i can't go anywhere without someone sitting on my, but for now, it's the best thing ever :)<br />
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as covington was standing up at the coffee table this week, james looked at me and said, "we have a kid. he's like a real boy now."<br />
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how great is wonder under?? some super clearance finds from babies-r-us with strategically placed appliqués make some fun little tee's </div>
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and my favorite - i've only been meaning to do this for a year... when covington took over our 2nd bedroom, james' "office" was squeezed into the corner of our bedroom. if you gotta use a filing cabinet for your bedside table, you might as well bling it up a little. i'm sure james appreciates it so much more now :)</div>
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