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  • Giddy Up

    Giddy Up

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    Jess
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    Thanks to family, we were giving all the things necessary for Elijah to be a cowboy. So of course, we chose this to be his costume this year. Free and adorable were a great reason. Elijah rocked his little cowboy outfit as he took a little ride on his horse before trick or treating. Grandpa…

  • One Week

    One Week

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    Jess
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    The end of last week doesn’t count for the beginning of my new full time job as mommy. My parents were in town and I took off with them to visit family in North Dakota. This week was my first week staying home with Elijah just the two of us with a few lunches with…

  • Eight Months

    Eight Months

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    Brent
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    The little man turned Eight months this past week! He is cutting a couple teeth and is talking, rolling over and just doing more of everything. He loves watching mommy, daddy and brother Flynn. The latter is particularly adorable as he talks to Flynn when we all go for a ride in the car. 

  • A Weekend of Firsts

    A Weekend of Firsts

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    Jess
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    Last Thursday, Elijah and I took off on his first commercial plane ride with my good friend and her little lady. We headed to the East Coast to visit our friend and her family. We had a great time going into Washington, D.C. for two days and spending the rest of our time relaxing and…

  • Seven Months

    Seven Months

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    Brent
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    How time continues to fly. He has been trying out new foods, sitting up without much help, and rolling over.

  • Six Months

    Six Months

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    Brent
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    Okay, he turned six month a couple weeks ago, but I was reminded that I hadn’t posted pictures on the good ol’ blog. We had fun taking photos of our little guy. His stats as of his 6-month appoint were: 15 lbs 5 oz 24.75 inches

  • Great Grandma

    Great Grandma

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    Jess
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    Mr. Elijah Powell had the wonderful privilege of meeting Great Grandma over the weekend as well as several other family members. He has never meet almost all of Brent’s and my extended family. It is such a joy to show him off to everyone. Great grandma meeting was however my favorite. My almost 96 year…

  • 4 Months

    4 Months

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    Brent
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    Elijah is four months old today, so that naturally (at least for us) means that a new photo be taken and Elijah gets his four month checkup. He is now just an ounce shy of 13 pounds and a quarter inch shy of 24 inches. He had some shots, which he wasn’t a fan of (and…

  • They all said it would happen.

    They all said it would happen.

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    Jess
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    Even before Elijah was born, I was constantly getting comments from people about how fast babies grow. I was told over and over again that it happens too fast and before you know it, they will be months old and then leaving the house. I knew it was true, but why do people have to…

  • 2 Months!

    2 Months!

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    Jess
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    Our little man turned 2 months old today! He weighed in at 8lbs. 12oz. and is 21.25″ long. He is sure growing and changing. We can’t get enough of this little guy. Oh how we love him.

  • One Month

    One Month

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    Jess
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    Our little man is now a whole month old, even though he was only supposed to come a few days ago. He’s now 6 lbs. 14 oz.!

  • Into this World

    Into this World

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    Brent
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    So, as you’ve all been made readily aware… WE HAD A BABY! Now you’ve heard a bit from Jessica’s point of view, I figured I’d share a bit from my vantage point. Friday, October 2nd Jess wasn’t feeling the greatest as we headed off to work so I knew to be on standby to give…