Brave in Love

Brave in Love

"We dare be brave and suddenly we see
That love costs all we are and will ever be.
Yet it is only love which sets us free."
~Maya Angelou

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Yesterday was our 11th wedding anniversary. A year ago, we were just coming off of a magical ten day trip together in Hawaii. This year, we canceled our plans go to a concert Friday night, instead scarfing down some dinner at a neighborhood spot...
Yesterday was our 11th wedding anniversary. A year ago, we were just coming off of a magical ten day trip together in Hawaii. This year, we canceled our plans go to a concert Friday night, instead scarfing down some dinner at a neighborhood spot...

Yesterday was our 11th wedding anniversary. A year ago, we were just coming off of a magical ten day trip together in Hawaii. This year, we canceled our plans go to a concert Friday night, instead scarfing down some dinner at a neighborhood spot before needing to go home to our sick baby (hand foot and mouth- yay! 😩). It occurred to me that there is no better analogy for marriage. Sometimes you are tan and well rested and drinking pineapple juice at sunrise, and some times you are exhausted and barely eking out a few moments to recognize another year passing together. That is marriage. A thousand slow mornings and hurried nights all mashed up together. I love you, Brent Jordan. I love every gray hair that I probably gave you. I love you on top of the hills and in the depths of the valleys. In the very hard and in the super easy. When we fight and when we fight for #teamjordan. You’re it for me boy, all the better and all the worst, forever and ever.
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(Always a little late to the monthly update party) I have always proclaimed month 8 as my favorite of all the first year months and this one with you only reinforces that opinion. It’s just such a lovely time- you, smashing handfuls of any and all...
(Always a little late to the monthly update party) I have always proclaimed month 8 as my favorite of all the first year months and this one with you only reinforces that opinion. It’s just such a lovely time- you, smashing handfuls of any and all...

(Always a little late to the monthly update party) I have always proclaimed month 8 as my favorite of all the first year months and this one with you only reinforces that opinion. It’s just such a lovely time- you, smashing handfuls of any and all foods into your mouth at every meal (favorite foods: any kind of meat, berries of all sorts and pizza crusts) And growing more of that lovely golde. ducky fuzz (Arlo says he’ll miss that the most when your real hair grows in) You’re trying out all kinds of sounds- having mastered dada and nana- now moving on to ma and hey and double sounds like ah-da. This week you’ve started to pull up on to things AND wave bye bye - causing my heart to both ache and sing (slow down but keep on growing!) Most nights you sleep 6-8 hours at a time but love to throw me a curve ball with an up-every-two-hours night thrown in every so often to keep from getting overconfident. Nursing is still going great and you’ve mastered every sippy cup I’ve tried- straws, spouts and those fancy new 360 cups that didn’t even exist when your brother and sister were babies. You’re so fast with crawling that we are constantly chasing you around the house and it’s become evident that I’m going to have take baby proofing seriously pretty soon. Soaking in this sweet sweet time with you, baby Leo. #leonaruth
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These fleeting days of her babyhood will never go slowly enough for my liking. #leonaruth
These fleeting days of her babyhood will never go slowly enough for my liking. #leonaruth

These fleeting days of her babyhood will never go slowly enough for my liking. #leonaruth

This little dream is (more than) seven months old. The days between 6 and 7 months felt packed with milestones for Leo. She started eating solids and loves to feed herself fistfuls of whatever we put on her tray (my favorite thing is to watch her...
This little dream is (more than) seven months old. The days between 6 and 7 months felt packed with milestones for Leo. She started eating solids and loves to feed herself fistfuls of whatever we put on her tray (my favorite thing is to watch her...

This little dream is (more than) seven months old. The days between 6 and 7 months felt packed with milestones for Leo. She started eating solids and loves to feed herself fistfuls of whatever we put on her tray (my favorite thing is to watch her carefully try to pick out her favorite blueberries amongst whatever else is there to eat). She started to get into a consistent nap routine, with 2 hour stretches, twice a day. She’s army crawling EVERYWHERE and learned to sit up unassisted. She loves to pat me on the back to get my attention when she’s laying next to me in bed and I’m sleeping or if someone else is holding her and my back is turned to her. Leona is a screamer - and has found her voice in a way that we don’t remember her older siblings ever doing. It’s straight up teradactyl screeching over here. Besides her signature screech, she started making some “da da” sounds but isn’t it using it intentionally yet and likes to make a sound like she’s rolling her “R” in spansih. She’s just started to have a little stranger danger and gets unsure when new people want to hold her (but still loves to flash smiles to anyone who says hello). She’s also started to do a little bounce dance when she hears music that makes us all laugh and she’s got two little tiny baby teeth that have just poked through on her bottom gums. We love her deeper than the sea.

Good morning!
Good morning!

Good morning!