today marks 3 years of marriage for andrew and me. i'm proud we've made it this far. in some ways it seems like we've been together forever, and in some ways like we just got married. we've definitely been through our share of ups and downs, and we've sped through stages like they're going out of style - whirlwind dating/moving in together/engagement/moving somewhere new/buying a car/marriage/moving again/changing jobs at least 3 times each/moving again/getting a dog/buying a house and moving again/getting pregnant/re-homing a dog/having a baby (yes, pregnancy and baby are two totally different life stages!) - we've gone from single and mingling to settled and set, from relatively rich to pretty poor, from euphoric to exasperated and back agin, and we've done it all together. hallelujah, thank goodness we promised we'd be in it for the long haul, cause i definitely wouldn't have wanted to go it alone, or with anyone else.
3 years ago, to celebrate our wedding, we had a marriage ceremony in boone and a big fat party in blowing rock. many of you were probably there - or at least invited. and then we had a honeymoon in asheville, nc.
2 years ago, we had just bought our house and were in the throws of renovations, so i made dinner, we hung out at home, drank wine, and ate the top to our wedding cake. unfortunately, something didn't sit well with andrew, and he got sick that night.
1 year ago, i was 2 months pregnant and had significant food aversions going on, but andrew took me out to eat at 518 and surprised me with a replica of our wedding cake topper. it was ridiculously romantic and sweet :-)
this year, the turtle is 5 months old, i have a horrendous cold, and andrew got stuck at work late. we went to bw3's and had wings, and shared an ice cream from coldstone while trying to keep the baby from crying in the carseat on the way home. now andrew has taken tess to bed (after walking her to sleep), and i will be following shortly.
no, it's not romantic, and yes, we both drank water with dinner tonight because i was worried we wouldn't be able to afford our "night on the town", but really, who could want it any other way? we are evolving, and while it may not seem glamorous, it's life, and we're doing life together, and that's more than a lot of people can say.
...on to the turtle!
she turned 5 months old 5 days ago!
stats: unknown, but she feels HUGE!
fun facts:
- rolls both directions - a lot.
- gets mad once she's on her belly that she can't crawl, but seems to be more interested in bypassing crawling and going straight to walking.
- can sit and stand on her own muscle-wise, all she needs us for is balance.
- smiles and laughs at everything - a kid dancing at marbles, the dog, people, the tv... basically anything that moves or makes noise
- LOVES real food - she's been introduced to rice cereal, peas, butternut squash, prunes, and bananas so far. she loves them all. i believe she will be the next in the line of great "eatists" - don't know what an eatist is? ask me or melissa.
- is a total mama's girl, but loves her daddy, nana, and grandpa, and she recognizes their voices on the phone and looks for them.
- absolutely loves animals - the cat at mom's house, chloe, but especially lillie. they are practically inseparable.
- does not love sleeping. still. she has slept in the co-sleeper some and was really getting into a good habit... and then i spent my first night away from her to go to kim's bachelorette party, and she has been super clingy ever since. we'll keep working on it though.
- she has definitely said words. definitely. i'm pretty sure she doesn't know what they mean, but i've heard "hello" - LOUD AND CLEAR, several times when mimicking others, "yeah", "poop" - during a diaper change situation! and my personal favorite, "mama" :-) and yes, that one has been said straight to me, though not with enough consistency to be sure she knows what it means, but i'll take it.
tess the turtle with her BEST friend, lillie
holding hands
kissing
isaiah terry whitfield farmer
born on 8/24/2010
8lbs 9oz
CONGRATULATIONS! and WAY TO GO, JEN!
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