Cody Nickson<\/strong> and Jessica Graf<\/strong> still can\u2019t believe how Big Brother<\/i><\/span><\/a> changed their lives forever.<\/p>\n When the two contestants joined the CBS reality show in 2017, they never expected to find love. Fast-forward nearly eight years later, and the reality stars are now expecting their fifth baby together.<\/p>\n \u201cI can honestly say my heart is so full. Our girls are our pride and joy!\u201d Jessica, 34, exclusively shared with Us Weekly<\/i>. \u201cWe\u2019re all so close, and even when they go to bed or we\u2019re out on date night, we miss them and we\u2019ll just laugh together about things they did that day. Being a mom has been my biggest blessing in life.\u201d<\/p>\n Cody, 40, added, \u201cGod gave us all girls, and I couldn\u2019t be happier. I just saw something that basically said for every daughter, a father adds five years to his life through a complexity of factors, which means that I will soon have 30 years added to my life. The people that hate me can\u2019t catch a break.\u201d<\/p>\n Big Brother\u2019s Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson\u2019s Family Album: Photos<\/a><\/p>\n The couple \u2014 who are expecting baby No. 5<\/span><\/a> in October \u2014 welcomed Maverick<\/span><\/a> in March 2019, Carter<\/span><\/a> in October 2020, Atlas<\/span><\/a> in July 2022 and Gemma in December 2023. Cody also shares daughter Paisley, 13, with a former partner.<\/p>\n Together, the family unit has found their home away from the Hollywood lights in Texas.<\/p>\n Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson<\/span> Courtesy of Jessica Graf\/Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt honestly took me years before I began to feel like Texas was home,\u201d Jessica explained to Us<\/i>. \u201cI was pretty skeptical for a while. It\u2019s hard to build a community and deep relationships with people when you work from home and we were starting from scratch. But we started finding our favorite community coffee shops and restaurants, joined a church that truly felt like home and started discovering friends that feel like family.\u201d<\/p>\n While kids keep their schedules jam-packed, Cody and Jessica still make it a priority to make time for date nights every week in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n The couple can often be found enjoying a kids-free evening at a restaurant and movie theater.<\/p>\n Although Cody joked that they still end up talking about the kids \u201cthe entire time,\u201d Jessica believes quality time is what\u2019s most important.<\/p>\n Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson<\/span> Courtesy of Cody Nickson \/ Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI need to feel connected with him, and I don\u2019t ever want to get too busy or distracted in life to forget that,\u201d she said. \u201cGetting dressed up and holding hands, flirting and talking about the week is something I look forward to each week. I don\u2019t need much. Just time where we can focus on each other.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked to share their secrets to a happy marriage away from any cameras, Jessica thinks she made the right choice in marrying her \u201cbest friend.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Cody, \u201cThere\u2019s just no one I\u2019d rather be around to share life with. God gave me my soulmate, and I\u2019m just so truly blessed to have her as my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n With school back in session, the couple plans to enjoy a little more quiet time before their fifth baby girl arrives.<\/p>\n Until then, they remain grateful that the Big Brother<\/i> house sparked a love story worth celebrating.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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