What a happy little 9 month old!
Jacob is starting to crawl on his hands and knees, and can easily pull up on the crib, a chair, or anything else he can get to! He can pretty much eat anything he wants, though he still has no teeth! Along with signing "more", he is starting to wave "bye" and "hi" too. At church he used one finger to point at a cat in the children's bulletin and laugh. He is getting better with his stranger anxiety and goes to others a little more easily. We love this little guy!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Last July 10th
Last July 10th, I closed on our first home. My mom and I packed a kid and a dog in the van, left Ryan for a month and headed to Missouri. I cried for a long part of the ride after saying goodbye to so many friends and memories that we created in our 5 years there. I can't believe a year has already passed. Just like life, sometimes it feels like we just got here, and other times it feels like this is the only place we've been.
Since last July, we added Jacob to our family. Which makes me realize that soon he will be a year old as well. Natalie has grown and changed. We replaced the siding and windows on the house, painted the inside, solved a water problem, and countless other tasks. My buisness has taken off and Ryan has fallen into place at his job. We've made several good friends, found activites around town, and adjusted to small town life.
To my "Virginia" friends, even though lots of you have moved to new homes as well. I was a teacher with you. I became a mom with you. Ryan and I learned how to make our own friends together there. I started to grow up with you. Some of you I talk to a lot, some of you I should talk to more often. I miss you guys. I miss the comfortable routines we had. I miss the Y, Water Country, Busch Gardens and breakfast-turned into lunch-into dinner playdates. I am sad to see everyones updates sometimes and see myself missing from them. Part of me feels replaced, but that's the way it should be. I hope for visits, vacations, and staying in touch! Maybe even making deeper friendships over time!
It was very hard to leave everyone behind there, even though we knew God was sending us on this new journey. It has been good for us to be closer to family, out of active duty stress, and slowing down our pace. Ryan got a job that wasn't really supposed to be advertised outside of people in the guard, his 'opponent' was dq'd from the application process, and many other reasons we knew God wanted us here.
To my "Missouri" friends. I am surprised how easily I have fit in, especially in a town where most everyone grew up together, or knows that so and so's sister is their best friends brother-in-law. Never once have I felt left out. I'm not in the 'comfortable' stage yet with everyone, where I can just drop by unannouced and lay around on your couch when I'm having a bad day. But, I'm getting there. And I really am enjoying my life here.
The days are slow, but the years are fast. This is the lesson I'm learning as I think about this past year.
Since last July, we added Jacob to our family. Which makes me realize that soon he will be a year old as well. Natalie has grown and changed. We replaced the siding and windows on the house, painted the inside, solved a water problem, and countless other tasks. My buisness has taken off and Ryan has fallen into place at his job. We've made several good friends, found activites around town, and adjusted to small town life.
To my "Virginia" friends, even though lots of you have moved to new homes as well. I was a teacher with you. I became a mom with you. Ryan and I learned how to make our own friends together there. I started to grow up with you. Some of you I talk to a lot, some of you I should talk to more often. I miss you guys. I miss the comfortable routines we had. I miss the Y, Water Country, Busch Gardens and breakfast-turned into lunch-into dinner playdates. I am sad to see everyones updates sometimes and see myself missing from them. Part of me feels replaced, but that's the way it should be. I hope for visits, vacations, and staying in touch! Maybe even making deeper friendships over time!
It was very hard to leave everyone behind there, even though we knew God was sending us on this new journey. It has been good for us to be closer to family, out of active duty stress, and slowing down our pace. Ryan got a job that wasn't really supposed to be advertised outside of people in the guard, his 'opponent' was dq'd from the application process, and many other reasons we knew God wanted us here.
To my "Missouri" friends. I am surprised how easily I have fit in, especially in a town where most everyone grew up together, or knows that so and so's sister is their best friends brother-in-law. Never once have I felt left out. I'm not in the 'comfortable' stage yet with everyone, where I can just drop by unannouced and lay around on your couch when I'm having a bad day. But, I'm getting there. And I really am enjoying my life here.
The days are slow, but the years are fast. This is the lesson I'm learning as I think about this past year.
Monday, July 05, 2010
4th of July
We had a great time with the Rupard's, the Parson's, and the Freeman's! BBQ was great, fireworks were fun, and the company was awesome! Natalie loved hanging out with all her friends. She was a little scared of the fireworks, but sa on Lynn's lap and shouted "Happy Birthday Camerika". Jacob was in bed by 5:30 so he missed most of the fun!
It was a little sentimental being our first 4th here in the house, almost a year here in MO, and missing the usual Talley party. But new traditions are fun too!
It was a little sentimental being our first 4th here in the house, almost a year here in MO, and missing the usual Talley party. But new traditions are fun too!
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