The Folsoms

knox buddy & a trip to UTAH!

2011-10-26T07:00:00.000-06:00

ok clearly this blog is getting neglected!! i guess with everything else that i need to do each day, this one gets put on the back burner! i promise if you want updates on my kids, you can find them on my photog blog. I just spend way more time on there so that's where they'll most likely appear:) Go to that link for a little 6 month and 2 1/2 year session we did a couple weeks ago.

Things are great here in Oklahoma! We are loving it and have met so many awesome friends! We are super excited for the holiday season and family coming out to visit!!!! My family is coming out for Thanksgiving and then the kids and I decided on a whim to drive back WITH THEM to stay for a week in UT! I can't wait!!! Then the day we fly back, JD's mom and sister are flying out to visit us for a week out here... WOO!!! Can you tell I'm excited?! haha....

While I'm back in Utah, I have a bunch of sessions planned.... but there are still a couple mini session spots open on Dec. 2nd and 3rd if you are wanting to get photos done before the holidays! Go here to see the open slots and let me know if you wanna fill one:)

Here is just a few shots of little Knox that I got on sunday. He is getting WAY TOO BIG! It's crazy how fast they grow up...

tough love

2011-09-04T15:48:00.000-06:00

we have been staying busy out here while JD's staying SUPER busy with school. jonnie goes to 'pre-school' twice a week for a couple hours and LOVES it. we go to a mom's institute class where the kids just play in the back of the class on another day. and have play group on the other free day. so we have lots of fun and seem to keep ourselves occupied while JD is gone a.l.l. d.a.y. these are just a few shots i caught of the kiddos hanging out last week. totally them. i do miss everyone back home though! i'm trying to figure out a time that i can go back with the kids for a visit.... thinking maybe after thanksgiving so end of nov/beginning of dec. JD will be crazy busy studying for finals so we won't see much of him anyways! so if any of your UT folk wanna book sessions then.... keep that in mind and let me know ASAP!! keep up with more of us on my other blog. there's a super cute post of our night at the county fair. if you missed it then you better go check it out here:) i seem to struggle at updating both blogs! just to be safe, you should add that blog to your feed as well so you never miss out on any of the fun:) hope everyone has a wonderful labor day weekend!!

K: 'oh hey, wanna hangout sis?'

J: 'yeah but let me put my foot on your head first.' K: 'whyyyyy?'

J: 'get over here, little bro'. K: 'mom, help!'

'ok we can be buds again'

interview with j-belle

2011-08-20T12:04:00.002-06:00

I saw this on a cute blog.... now I can't even remember where but she gave permission to use it so I did just that... here is how the interview went down with jonnie belle. I'm glad I did this... it'll help me remember the funny stage she's in right now. Love her to pieces!

first oklahoma post----- swimmin'

2011-08-17T09:32:00.001-06:00

so the summer has come and gone..... almost. and we finally got around to taking the kids swimming! this was knox's first time and he loved it. our friends had us over to their pool so jonnie had a blast playing with her friend the whole time. we waited til 6 pm to go so we didn't all get scorched. it was a lovely time to say the least. hopefully we can go a few more times in the next couple weeks!
and this is a sky that rained 10 minutes after we got home:) whew.

we made it!

2011-08-15T14:12:00.000-06:00

i know..... i haven't even done an update since we moved out here to oklahoma. well--- just so you know, we made it! ha. we love our little home here and finally feel like it's just that. i took some before pictures, but have yet to get the afters so that post will be next i'm sure. JD just has one more week til he starts vet school and we never see him {or so they tell me}. we are just trying to get everything done and organized so life can be easy breezy once the real fun starts for him. hope all are well back home. we miss everyone and can't wait for you to come visit!

knox- 3 1/2 months... almost

2011-07-18T12:10:00.003-06:00

on my photog blog i'm doing 'mondays w/ micah' so prospective clients and the world in general can get to know me better. this is my post from today--- i'll probably post them here too so that if i turn this blog into a book i'll have them all in the same place. i love my little man!

since we’re currently packing up our place to move to oklahoma— our house is a mess! this little guy loves attention… but if he can’t have all of mine then he better dang well be entertained! so this is where the johnny jump-up comes into play. he still isn’t heavy enough {or our doorway that we have it hooked up on is too high} to actually jump in it… so we improvised and turned it into his little swing. he LOVES it. today i had to whip out the camera cause he was just gigglin while i was swingin him.

and since he just learned to roll over from his back to him tummy a few days ago, here’s the face he gets every time he gets over—- it’s got ‘PROUD’ written all over it huh? ohh i love my little munchkin. those drools and the milky tongue in the shot above are just bonus features;)

stay tuned— cause this friday i will officially be starting FAQ friday…. and i’m super excited about it! if you have anything you want answered— let me know here or on facebook.

HAPPY MONDAY!

four-things

2011-07-16T16:36:00.000-06:00

First: We've got another little roller in our family as of yesterday! Knox is now rolling over from his back to his tummy {3 mo. & 10 days so I can remember---Jonnie was exactly 4 mo. to the day}. He's only rolled over from his tummy to his back once but it was more of an accident I think:). Kinda fun though... he's getting to be such a big boy already!

Second: I got my new photo blog up and running!---- After staying up WAY too late last night..... but I'm super excited about the changes and hope you all stop by and say hi! Be sure and add it to your blogroll so you can keep updated on what we're up to over there.

micahfolsomphotography.com/blog

Third: We are starting the drive out to Oklahoma for the big move in THIRTEEN days from today! and even crazier than that--- I'm heading down to UT with the kids in EIGHT days! So really we have to have everything packed and ready to go before then.... AHHHH!! We are SO excited though. Can't wait to get all moved in to our new little place. On a side note, while I'm down in UT I'll be doing a few last photo sessions and have two more nights open---- if anyone needs to book a last minute session let me know asap so we can work ya in!

Fourth: JD's little brother, Monte, leaves on his mission to Honduras on Wednesday. We are so excited for him and so proud of his decision to spend the next two years as a missionary for our church. We sure will miss him but we know there is nothing better that he could be doing right now..... LOVE YOU MONT!

2nd child

2011-07-12T10:18:00.000-06:00

the culprit:

and the innocent victim:

i'm SO glad that jonnie is the big sister and knox is the little guy. i think i would feel a lot worse if a big brother was picking on my poor innocent 3 month old baby girl. don't get me wrong... i still feel bad--- but at least little boys are innately tougher... hopefully? jonnie definitely has her moments when she just wants to tease him or she just does things that she doesn't understand she's not supposed to. there have been lots of those lately. i figured i better write them here so i could tell her about them later when she might not believe me.

-if i lay knox on the floor, i have to be super careful cause whenever he is down, jonnie walks up to him and says 'jump knox?' umm.... NO!

-she just recently started squeezing his face and getting really frustrated and saying 'look at me knox!'... this is what was happening in the pictures below.

-sometimes she'll walk up to him and give him a big 'RAWWWR' to see if it'll make him jump.

-whenever she's eating something, she always wants to share with knox... i gotta keep a close eye on her when she has snacks! she'll offer and put the food by his lips then look at me and say--- only mama's milk? YES. and she'll laugh and say 'okayyyy'. stinker!

-and she MIGHT have pushed knox off the couch once. yeah-- that was awesome!

mom---- put down the camera and HELP!

NOW!!!

luckily, he's a fast forgiver:)

i realize this makes me sound like an awesome mom.... i swear i watch my kids! it's just sometimes i need to run and do something around the house without lugging the babe around. i've learned my lesson, i try to have jonnie come with me now so she isn't left alone with knox. that's when all the magic happens!

88% of the time jonnie is a SUPER sweet big sister and loves knox to death. and then there is that other 12% when she's a little rough. we're working on that... but i realize it's sort of what we signed up for when we had them 2 years apart. she talks so well that we forget sometimes how young she really is.

on a side note, have i mentioned lately how much i love hanging out with these two? i might have some of the coolest kids around. jonnie is a go go go type girl--- has been since she was born! and knox is just cool as a cucumber. i LOVE it! and i think they will be best buds in the next couple years since they are so different. we'll see--- but i can't wait for them to be able to play:)

4th of july weekend

2011-07-08T08:13:00.001-06:00

we were down in utah over the fourth.... so it was loaded with lots of fun! we hung out lots with my family and my aunt mary from az came up to visit too which was awesome. we saw a few of our friends and did some fun things with them---- always nice since we don't see them nearly enough! our weekend was filled with going to see Cars 2, swimming, slip 'n sliding, a couple parades, firework shows, DQ treats, rook, celebrating my mom's b-day, jumping on the wet trampoline to cool off, and i had some fun photo sessions in between all of that. here are just some pics from all the fun. {of course i didn't get in a single one of them! my bad---- i was there too, i promise}

jonnie is such a little nose picker.... i had to document this so we'd remember!

at the centerville parade waiting to collect the candy

enjoying an otter pop--- it was so HOT

the real reason we were at the parade--- cheering on my sis, haley

bompa and knox--- little buddies

jonnie LOVED the slip 'n slide at the mailei's fam party we crashed

JD got in on the fun too

she was cruisin!

on her way back up the hill to go again

aunt mary and knox when she first got there

Jonnie took out this little guy at the Farr West days.... LOOK OUT!! so funny

coolin' off with Dutch on the wet tramp

knox gettin some loves from grammy--- look at his double chin! i love it

jonnie just doin' what she does best!

crazy girl--- sure do love you!

oh lookey there..... i got a bite!

2011-06-26T17:30:00.000-06:00

the other night we packed up the gang and drove 12 miles up the ranch to alice's cabin. it's a quaint little place right next to a creek with a fire pit perfect for roasting wieners and marshmallows. so we did just that. jonnie had her first fishing experience {and it was a good one for sure!} her and jd caught about 5 fish but only kept two of them to eat. surprisingly, they were actually yummy. jonnie loved fishing! the big boys {uncles} were actually quite jealous of her skills... they didn't catch a single one in that creek! she didn't wanna miss out on anything..... she even watched jd clean all the guts out and get them ready to cook {and she still ate it after seeing all that}. she's quite a girl. it was fun to spend the night outdoors, since that is by far her favorite place to be. and what better way to finish off the night than roasting marshmallows and eating yummy s'mores?!

a fishing extravaganza wouldn't be complete without doin the potty squat!

utah

2011-06-13T17:59:00.002-06:00

we were hanging out in utah last weekend.... we went down for jd's cousin's wedding and it was beautiful! i always love weddings. they remind me of mine and JD's wedding day and why i fell in love with him in the first place. we had fun spending time with family who we don't get to see nearly enough and i even got to take some pictures so i, of course, loved that! jonnie had a blast playing with friends. there was a little girl just a couple months older than her on our cousin's other side of the family and jonnie and her turned into little besties within minutes. i also had a family photo session one of the nights... it was one of my college volleyball coaches and her cute family so i brought along jd and the kids so we could all catch up. jonnie was in heaven. she LOVES kids. i snagged some cute photos of her and brynlee at the session while they were playing.... i get a kick outta them! all in all, it was a wonderful, much needed getaway weekend:)

starting to tip over......

.....going down.......

.... and kerboom! they look cute even when they're falling!

and from the wedding

waiting for elsa & brian to come out of the temple

jonnie with her lil bestie claire

she meandered through the crowd and made sure she gave elsa a big hug! so cute.

latest family photo. i can't believe there are FOUR of us.

getting ready for her big day:)

our kidlets at the wedding luncheon

loving her candy stash at the reception--- making grandma chase after her.

unpacking.... ish

2011-06-07T09:34:00.002-06:00

a couple nights ago we started unpacking. did we just move?? it might seem as if we did. 2 years ago when we packed up our little basement apartment to move to florida, everything went into storage. we were planning on throwing it all in a big huge moving truck and having it shipped out there but ended up decided against this once we got out there. so all we've been living with for the past 2 years is what i packed for our 2 month hotel stay that summer in florida + everything else we have accumulated in the mean time.

so a couple nights ago, jd started pulling out a couple boxes so we could go through them before we get out to oklahoma in august. we don't want to haul a bunch of crap that we will just send to D.I. {hope they have those} out there. it's sort of like christmas for us, really! we haven't seen all this stuff in over 2 years and have basically forgotten all together what we have in there! so for the next few weeks, we will be having christmas at our place. if anyone wants to come over for some hot chocolate and cookies, you are more than welcome:)

i hate moving as it is. but this whole unpacking, repacking, then having to unpack again in august might just start to wear on me. we have to make some fun out of it where we can! things with the house are going well:) so glad the Lord is looking out for us. the more we think about it, the more we are SO glad the first house's owners ended up not being able to sell. the home we're getting is MUCH better suited for us and we'll definitely be more comfortable there. i'm getting pretty dang excited to get out to oklahoma and start this next chapter of our lives. JD will finally be doing what he really loves and i'm super excited for him. hopefully the kids and i can find some good buddies out there to play with and keep us company during the long study days. i'm sure there are plenty of those ahead of us.

the one thing that does stress me out though is going into so much debt. i know that education is a great reason to go into debt--- it's just a scary thought! jd will continue to build saddles during breaks {christmas, spring break, summer} and i'll definitely keep doing my photography out there so that should help some with living expenses. and utah friends, don't forget that i can always do sessions when we come back to visit too, so keep me in the back of your mind:) i really am so glad i have something like it to help out during school--- i LOVE what i do and am blessed to be able to do what i love.

we're coming down to UT tomorrow for JD's cousin's wedding and another photo session. i always love coming back and hanging out with family. usually time is short, so we don't get to see friends too often. but when we do get the chance, i always love that too! just to spice up this long, boring, ramble of a blog post--- here are some pictures of my cuties. knox turned TWO months a couple days ago and he is a whopping 14 pounds already. my mama milk is serious talk around here, people! we don't mess around;) i think most of that weight is in his cheeks, chin, and legs:)

jonnie is quite the riot these days. she has got an attitude like you wouldn't believe! don't get me wrong, she is the sweetest, funniest little girl--- most of the time. and then she has her moments of mischief, rebellion, and just flat out being naughty and testing her boundaries. hopefully it's just a phase! these are some pictures of the other day when i was helping JD's mom with dinner... jonnie went into her bathroom, opened her mascara, and did her make-up herself....she actually did get some on her long eyelashes which i was quite impressed with:)

oh--- and yes, those are leftover nachos on her face. cute huh??

branding

2011-05-31T11:08:00.001-06:00

last friday was the hairpin branding. jonnie L.O.V.E.D. every minute of it. she just wanted to get in on all the action and it was pretty tough keepin' her out of it. these are just some pictures i snapped while knox man was snoozin'. i'll bet by the next branding jonnie will be up on her horse and roping all those calves right along with them. this time, the dummy calf had to suffice:)

7 weeks and UT visit

2011-05-24T07:46:00.000-06:00

i can't believe knox is already 7 weeks old! it's been fun seeing him grow... literally each day. he was pretty skinny when he came out.... almost a whole pound less than jonnie. she was chunky straight outta the womb! but not this little guy.... he's had to work on it. and that he has! he LOVES his nursies and it is really starting to pay off. he finally has a couple rolls on his legs and his double chin is getting to be really awesome too:) i love my babies!

we went down to UT last weekend. JD flew out to Oklahoma to find us a house {and that he did---woo!} and I had some sessions to shoot so it worked out perfectly. Grammy & Bompa had LOTS of grandbaby time so i decided i better get some pics of them and the cute relationships they each have with their g-babies.

*story behind the pics- my dad wanted to get a cute photo for his office--- so my mom and haley were making fun of him for all the different pics he wanted to take... it was pretty hysterical. i love my UT visits and they always go by WAY TOO FAST!

knox is getting to be on guard when jonnie comes around--- she loves him to death--- sometimes a little too much!

jonnie's first boyfriend

2011-05-06T20:37:00.000-06:00

today jonnie went branding with JD and met her first boyfriend. he is 3. his name is weston. he's a cowboy. and they held hands and shared hats on their first date. love at first sight? i think so.

mother's day photo CONTEST

2011-05-04T14:33:00.001-06:00

for those of you who don't frequent my photography blog... don't miss out on this fun contest!!

alright--- i've been wanting to do a fun contest to spice things up a bit... since mother's day is this weekend, i figured... what the heck?! we might as well celebrate it! moms are some of the most important people in our lives... so in honor of your moms AND being wonderful moms... the lucky winner of this contest will win a free session with me!

What exactly is up for grabs??

-{Any type} hour long session {UT}****{see below if you don't live in UT}

-20 hi-res pictures on cd w/ copyright release

-and to celebrate moms: a free 8x10 OR 11x14 of your favorite shot

Who can enter the contest?

-Anyone who has a mom:)

-Any MOM who has kids {of course}

How to enter:

-email me the ONE picture you want to enter into the contest {either of you & your mom OR you & your kids--- for you ladies of course}

send to: micahandjd@hotmail.com

-i will post all of the pictures into my 'mother's day contest' album on my photography facebook page on Friday, May 6th {or whenever you send them to me.. .but the longer your picture is in the album, the longer it has to be 'LIKED'}.

-the picture with the most 'LIKES' at the end of the contest will win the free session of your choice!

****-if you don't live in the Utah area... you can STILL enter and GIFT the session to a friend/family that does if you are the lucky winner. SO STILL ENTER!

-In order to get people to 'LIKE' your photo... you must have people first 'LIKE' my photography page... and then also 'LIKE' your photo.

-comments are always nice and sweet... but only the likes will count towards the winning photo.

Contest will officially start FRIDAY, MAY 6th {as long as I have enough people entered... so tell all your friends!}

Contest will END on SATURDAY, MAY 14th at 8:59pm.

So email me your picture ASAP! micahandjd@hotmail.com

Ready, set, GO!

just for an idea... here is me w/ my baby girl jonnie belle--- if i wasn't running the contest, i would probably enter this one:) {i don't have one of my cute mom & me on this computer or i would do one of those too}

or maybe this one:

or this:

or even this:

see: the possibilities are ENDLESS! have fun with it!

*leave a comment on here telling me you emailed me the picture just in case it gets sent to my junk for some reason... i don't want you to miss out!

jonnie knox-ville

2011-04-28T11:02:00.000-06:00

i know you were thinking it. we thought of it too when we started to really like the name knox... but i figure by the time knox grows up no one will know johnny knoxville so i wasn't too worried about it! anyways. things around here are starting to settle down. we are figuring stuff out and not having so many mom melt downs in the mean time. it's a great thing! we are coming to UT tomorrow for the weekend. i. cannot. wait! always fun to change up the scenery a bit. it's still pretty cold up here so we are still stir crazy. come on 50 degree days... i know you are somewhere out there! fun days ahead of us though of jumping on the tramp, riding four-wheelers, and playing with the horses. jonnie wants to do these things every day. soon enough we will be able to... yay! here are some more pics... more from right when knox was born but i'll take some more soon:)

funny story about this one: JD had just changed him and put his pants on before his onesie so this is how he ended up... JD didn't wanna switch them. i thought it was hilarious and laughed for about 3 minutes straight when i pulled knox out of his blanket and found him like this. oh the things we find humorous in parenthood.

blessing day.

2011-04-21T10:52:00.000-06:00

Since we were lucky to have most of our family up here in montana when knox was born, we decided to go ahead and bless him that weekend before everyone had to go home. we got permission to do it at our home since he was only 5 days old and it was just perfect. i'm so glad our families were able to enjoy his special day with us. JD's blessing was so sweet... there is just something so special about baby blessings. they have so much in store for them and it's amazing to hear all the blessings that the Lord pours upon them to help them along the way. i'm so grateful for the gospel in my life.

the main man.

daddy & son. so handsome.

the same outfit my brothers were blessed in.

never enough kisses from jonnie girl.

Lines family.

Folsom family.

my dad & his first grandson.

we always know when jonnie or knox have been with grammy... she leaves them all sparkly from her lip gloss:)

jonnie provided the post-blessing entertainment.

knox's newborn pics

2011-04-16T17:00:00.000-06:00

i know i'm slacking at posting more pics... they will come soon though! in the mean time... i got his newborn pics done and posted on my photog blog. go check them out there. i love my two babes. life is great.

labor & baby knox

2011-04-09T14:26:00.007-06:00

Knox Lines Folsom

7 lbs 10 oz

20 in. long

4.5.2011
12:05 pm

Well since I totally spaced blogging Jonnie's labor story, I figured I better get this one done before I do the same thing so here goes... it will include lots of details and pictures so if that will bother you then just skip it:) Don't say I didn't warn you! This is mostly for ME to remember and look back on. My mom was taking pics of it all... thanks mom:)

I was 39 weeks and 3 days on Monday when I went in to the doc... i was dilated to a 2 1/2 and about 60% effaced so he stripped my membranes to possibly get things rolling. Since my family was gonna be up here til Sunday I wanted to have the baby sooner than later so they could have fun with him at home for a few days before they had to leave {and of course i knew i would need their help}. So we picked up some castor oil at the store and headed home. I took about 1 1/2 tablespoons around 4 cause I didn't want it to make me sick.... just maybe get things going if the little man was ready to come. Well I was having little contractions that night but really I was just waiting for the runs to come first. They never did. So i figured the castor oil didn't do much and went to bed.

At around midnight I woke up to some decent contractions and couldn't sleep much after that but tried to til about 2:40. That's when I woke up and went into the living room to kick it for a while. I was reading stuff online... at this point I didn't know if I would have to make a mad dash to the bathroom soon or if I was really starting labor. So I read Mal's labor story {which got me excited and hoping it was the real deal} and started timing the contractions. They were about 4-5 minutes apart and uncomfortable but not too bad. I hung out for about an hour and finally woke JD up at about 3:30 to tell him to go get my mom {they were staying in a separate house and didn't have cell service}. i mainly just wanted to talk to her and see if these were the real things since i was induced with jonnie and didn't experience the going into labor part. They got back {along with my dad, lil bro & sis} and were ready to go to the hospital. While they were gone, i did go to the bathroom and it wasn't the runs at all so that was kinda nice to know that these contractions weren't just a tummy ache:)} We were a little nervous about being 45 miles from the hospital with minimal cell service in between and it was snowing so we had to factor that in as well when deciding when we should leave. So I packed the rest of my bag and got things ready for Jonnie while we kept timing my contractions. At this point they were consistently about 2 minutes apart and painful but not bad so JD and my dad gave me a blessing and we decided to grab Jonnie and head in around 4:15 so we didn't run into any trouble on the way.

JD was a speedster and we checked into the hospital around 4:45 and they got me right into my room and hooked up to the monitors. The nurse concluded that I was indeed in active labor and called my doc to let him know what was going on. I just continued to bounce on a big yoga ball and Jonnie took me on a walk to make sure my contractions stayed cause they kinda started to lighten up a little bit. They checked me around 6 and I was only dilated to a tight 4 and about 70% effaced. We definitely would have stayed home longer if we weren't so far away but it is what it is. So my doc got there around 8 and broke my water. The contractions really picked up after that. The doc checked me before he went into the clinic and about an hour later I was a tight 5 about 85%. I kept bouncing on the ball til it got to the point where that wasn't much fun anymore. They put the IV in me but didn't hook it up yet so I was still able to move around. I have the worst luck ever and of course it took two IV's to get it to work. After they got that right, I went on a walk with my mom and JD and this is when they really got bad. I would just have to stop and hold on to JD til each one was over. This is when I felt like I was going to throw up and had the body sweats super bad.... When we got back from the walk they hooked me back up to the monitors to check on the baby and everything was still going really well. I had the nurse fill up the tub cause I was starting to get some pretty bad back labor. I hung out in there for about 15 minutes or so and it was SO nice! I started bleeding though so I had to get out cause the nurse wanted to have me checked again. At this point the contractions were b.a.d. and i could feel TONS of pressure on my tail bone and just really low. My mom was sure I was getting pretty dang close.

Well the nurse had this other lady come in and check me and she told me I was a FOUR and 75% effaced. {so i went backwards... awesome lady} After all the contractions I'd been having I was LIVID. I thought there was no way I could handle progressing to a 10 if all those contractions really did nothing. Well my mom was sure she had to be wrong but it totally messed with my head. In Dillon, they don't give epidurals so I was gonna try and go natural. They do give intrathecals, which is similar but its just one shot that lasts about 4 hours and doesn't numb everything like an epidural so you still feel the contractions and your legs and such. So I knew that was an option if I really needed it. Well, once that lady told me I was still a 4, I was sure I was gonna need it. However, I didn't jump the gun and just kept trying to concentrate, relax, {yeah right}, and breathe through the contractions. My mom was talking me through them and that helped a ton. But after about another 15 minutes or so there was so much pressure down 'there' and I was already feeling the sensation to push. By this time, I probably would have rather been anywhere in the world than where I was at that moment... the contractions were so bad in my back cause he was turned sideways a little bit. Bad bad combination. So I blurted out in the middle of one of them...'give me the dang intrathecal'! So the nurse got a hold of the anesthesiologist.

Well he must have still thought I was a 4 cause he took his dandy time. While we were waiting on him to come, my doc came in to check me again and said that either that other lady was wrong {DUH} or it was clear that I was in so much pain cause I went from a 4 to an 8 and fully effaced in 30 minutes. So this is why the pressure was so bad! I felt a little better after hearing that and the doc went and got changed. By this time the anesthesiologist came in and was talking my ear off about what he was about to do, I shouldn't have even gotten one cause I'm sure I was at least a 9 by the time he got in there. I wasn't really paying attention or thinking straight at this point, just trying to get through each contraction without screaming out profanities. Jonnie was watching so that did help. She was so interested in what was going on.

I heard the anesthesiologist tell the doc though that he would just give me a really light dose to take the edge off so I sat up and got the shot. He clearly has never sat on the edge of a bed, hunched over, while experiencing some of labor's final contractions. I was basically breathing a mile a minute and doing all I could NOT to push. It was horrible. But I did get a light dose and had about 2 more contractions before the doc checked me and told me i was complete. They set up the table and told me to push with everything I had on the next contraction.... so I did. And three pushes later {about 45 seconds of pushing} Knox was in my arms!

He went through the canal really fast.... I guess I am a pretty dang good pusher.... and tore me in 2 places pretty good. I'm definitely feeling it now. I was just so glad he was finally here. I know I had a little medicine in me for those last 2 contractions and the pushing, but I'm still saying I know what natural childbirth feels like. I'm still pissed at that stupid lady for messing with my head! And the anesthesiologist for giving me even a little bit of medicine when i was already a NINE. oh well... it's done and I have a happy, healthy baby out of it. When I was pushing, Jonnie was watching and she kept saying 'Mommy-big poopy!'... haha she is so funny. JD's mom kinda stepped in her way, and she said 'Grandma, move!' She didn't wanna miss any of it! I'm so glad she was in there for everything. She knows that Knox is the same baby that she loved in my belly for 9 months prior and I think that has really helped with the adjustment. She is such a cute big sister. We only had to stay at the hospital for 24 hours so by the next day at 3 we were home.. which was SO nice. Knox is so precious and we love him so much!

jonnie/mommy time

2011-04-01T15:49:00.002-06:00

april has started off with a bang! the weather was beautiful today so jonnie and i decided we would have a day date outside playing in the snow. after all, within the week our lives are about to get flipped upside down! in a good way though:) we are excited for the new adventure. jonnie had the most fun throwing snowballs at me... and since i was taking pictures i didn't have time to get her back--- next time:) it was super sunny so the snow is already melting like crazy which will be so nice in a couple weeks. right now it is just a giant muddy slush pit most places but we'll take it. i sure love my little munchkin. she played so hard that she is down for an awesome nap right now and after i'm done blogging, i'll get to finish up a couple things before my family gets here tomorrow. WOOHOO!! this next week will be full of fun and i'm excited for every single bit of it:)

she loves running from me when i have my camera out.... but every once in a while---

i convince her to sit still for 2 seconds and let me catch her cute faces.

in the middle of chucking snow balls at me---love you too sweetie!

we were playing right outside our house... but you can see the rest of the houses and buildings behind her.

of course she wanted to make some snow angels:)

so sunny!

there are some of the houses, barn, and shop. it really was beautiful out.

she was getting mad cause i wasn't coming... but i wanted to get her with the background!

she decided to plop down in the muddy snow. had to take a break for a second i guess.

this is when the fun ended. that hole was from my leg sinking in up to my knee. my boot was FILLED with snow and i was about to get frost bite if we stayed out any longer. mom always ruins the fun!

but we ended our date with a nice hot bath! {yes- believe it or not, 39 weeks prego and i STILL fit in the tub} i love you miss jonnie b. thanks for the date my darlin.

a day in town- spring fever at its best

2011-03-31T11:07:00.000-06:00

the past few days have been pretty rough on jonnie {and me}. it is still snowing and so dang cold here at the ranch... spring might never come! as a result, i have turned to cadbury eggs for some instant gratification and jonnie and i were forced to break out the stroller for a long walk along the snow packed, dirt road on Monday. that was quite the adventure to say the least. by the time we returned home, our noses were as red as Rudolph's and my fingers were frozen. it was fun to get out of the house though.

so yesterday, when mom folsom told me she was going into town around 3:30, we decided to tag along.. so we packed up the stroller and drove the 45 minutes to town so she could play at the park in the 55 degree (super nice but way too windy) weather and take a walk around town til JD was done with work. well it was definitely too windy for our liking, so we walked to alco (one of the nifty stores in dillon) and walked up and down the isles til JD met us there. i'm still glad we went in cause it made the day go by a lot faster and jonnie always loves getting out of the house any chance she gets. i think today we'll make a special run to the post office and to the dump so we can get rid of the 5 bags of garbage that are in our pantry. i've learned that the city folk take way too much for granted. big black garbage cans that get picked up being one.

cool swings that she was loving.

see how excited she was to be out?!

i love this picture. on our way to grab our car in JD's work truck. she loves her daddy. and he just adores her.

summer mini sessions after the babe is here {updated dates}

2011-03-27T09:34:00.005-06:00

Here is my summer time mini session announcement for before we move to oklahoma! I might add one more in the salt lake area depending on how many book so keep that in mind. Let me know if you are interested! These sessions are perfect for a cheaper all around option. Check the page / tab on top of my photography blog for more details or email me if you have any questions.

Jonnie is TWO

2011-03-23T10:35:00.001-06:00

So I'm a couple days late... but that doesn't mean we didn't celebrate Jonnie's b-day three different times! That means three times eating cake which was FAB. She loved blowing out the candles so she did that at least twice each time. She's pretty dang good at it now. I'm kind of a slacker and only took pictures the first party we had down in UT with my family. I just totally spaced grabbing my camera when we did her b-day stuff up in Montana. All I can say is Jonnie is definitely the life of the party and I can't imagine our lives without her! She is my little best friend and I love her to bits. I know she will be the best big sister and definitely Mama's big helper once the baby comes.

And just for my sake so I can look back on this when the little guy is two, right now she is doing these things:

-loves singing twinkle twinkle, the ABC's (not quite all correctly), and rockabye don't you cry.
-counts to eleven by herself and to twenty if you give her a few helpsies.
-miss independent through and through. (she often just checks to see if i'm around but wants to do EVERYTHING on by herself)
-jumps off everything she can... no matter how high it is which is scary.
-knows her colors 98% of the time---red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, purple
-started sleeping in her big girl twin but wakes up at about 4 and calls to see where i am.
-still has days where she's not that interested in food but can't get enough apple juice.
-takes off her diaper any chance she can to pee pee in the potty and then loves to run around naked. (this is my fault-- i had a break down when she would pee in her panties and gave up on potty training til she just decides she wants to do it gung ho)
-loves to be chased and wrestle around with daddy and uncles.
-loves dancing and hanging out with haley and her friends (she feels like such a big girl when she does.. it's the cutest thing when she just feels like one of the girls)
-still LOVES horses (taco & blue) and cows and babies. i can't wait to see how she is with little brother.

her favorite picture face. and i love it.

checkin out the time on her cute new watch.

showing off her dance moves in the leo haley got her.

haley and gramps enjoying the party & sporting their cute hats.

just bein silly and laying on her new comfy pillow with her tissue paper blanket she concocted.

Happy 2nd B-Day Sweet Girl!!

bozeman & a big belly

2011-03-17T09:13:00.000-06:00

BOZEMAN:

Since I was in Utah for a week partyin it up with my fam and having fun with photo shoots, I haven't blogged in way too long and have a few posts to catch up on. So this one will be a 2 for 1 deal:) Two weekends ago we went to Bozeman with JD's family (minus JD cause he had to stay and calve) and cheer on his little brothers at the b-ball state tourney. They did awesome and ended up playing in the championship game but took 2nd. They were awesome though and we had so much fun up there! We had some girl shopping time---much needed! And had a blast staying at John and Tracy's friends' house from college. They buy their ice-cream by the 5 gallon tubs... how could you not have fun with them?!

Jonnie and Aunt Cos took full advantage of the trundle bed we slept on.... this lil thing will jump off anything when she gets the chance. She might just be the first sky diver of the family... now that's a scary thought!

BIG BELLY:
Now for the real reason you all hopped onto the blog... to make fun of how BIG my belly is getting. It's fine---just be honest... you know that's why you're here! The first is a pic we took at 34 weeks and never posted. The second I took in Utah at 36 weeks. Tomorrow I'll be 37 so you can be sure that I am at least twice that big now..... ha just playin. But the little man is sure growing like a weed and I can feel every bit of it! I told JD the other night that I could FEEL my stomach getting stretch marks. I don't really know if that's possible--- but at that moment I was sure of it!

34 weeks.

36 weeks.