Our Week / Weekend of Fun

Let me tell you... We had such a good week! The volleyball team was gone to UNC and NAU from Wed til Sunday and I had to stay home from this one... but it came at just the right time! I was super stressed with school and my house was a wreck cause the second I got home I just wanted to crash and not do a single thing but homework. Well not only did I not travel this week, but JD had a bye week so we were able to get lots of things done together which made it even nicer!

First off, I tackled a few of my big assignments that were due coming up and totally stressing me out to the max. Tuesday night we went Christmas shopping for a few hours and are just about done! From here on out things get crazy so we figured we might as well get it all done now.

Thursday night we were able to go to the Temple with some of our friends, Brett & Kim, AND out to dinner. First date...ish thing we've done in a while! What a refreshing night... I love the peaceful feeling I have after going through a session. It seriously is the best ever.

At TGI Friday's before the Temple.

I generally don't wear white under black.. it was Temple attire. Give me a break:)

Then to just add to all the fun, the NEXT night we hung out at our other friends house, Marcus & Kristen, and got to play with their adorable little 2 month old, Jonah. We ordered food and watched a movie once the little man went to sleep and then just talked forever. I love spending time with our friends and we hardly get to so it was so nice! Hanging out with babies gets me feeling so anxious for our Sweet Pea to finally get here!

The boys discussing movies... me googling over the little man

Saturday we spent a couple hours cleaning our house and also managed to clean out our cram packed closet and made some more room for winter clothes and even a future spot for Baby Folsom. We went Christmas shopping for a little bit longer and then JD went into work that night so I was able to do another assignment which was nice to get done. Sunday we took off to my parents' house right after church and hanging out there is always the best. Their house will always feel like home to me and I love being there! We really needed a week like this... although we were busy to the max, I feel like we got so much done and were able to spend way more time together which was the best part of it all:)

Dear Baby Girl,

I’m writing this to you, not yet a parent, but as close to a parent as I’ve ever been. I’m overwhelmed with all sorts of emotions regarding what’s to come in just five months. I have twenty weeks of my normal life. Life as I’ve known it for twenty years. But I am so anxious for my new life to finally begin. I can now feel you move around on a daily basis... kicking and squirming almost hourly. I am ecstatic and so anxious to meet you, but at the same time terrified of the challenges and hardships that are to come. I think about you constantly in all sorts of ‘what if’ situations. I must have thought up just about every scenario possible by now. I already have so much love for you, it's crazy; hard to imagine that it could grow anymore. With all of these emotions streaming through my body each day, I somehow have a sense of peace about me. I know that this is the right thing and that you are part of me for a reason. Daddy and I are so excited and preparing in every way possible for you to finally get here. Until I’m holding you in my arms, I will continue to feel everything imaginable: scared, thrilled, worried, restless, overjoyed, antsy. And I’m sure all these emotions won’t just be lifted once you’re here; only magnified with a whole different batch of feelings to cushion what the future holds. But until then, just know that we love you Sweet Baby!

Love,
Mommy

Halloweenie and Baby Update

Let me just start off by saying I had a grand ole' time trying to find a costume... thus explaining what we finally ended up doing! My brother and his wife threw a cute little couples dinner party and it was so much fun! It's funny how much entertainment changes once you are married. Most of my single friends would have probably thought it was completely lame for a halloween party... but all the couples had a ball:)


Mine said "I'm Hefty"... and his said "And I'm Glad".


My bro as Pee Wee and his Disco Diva Wife... Best costumes.. I loved them!

Well as far as a prego update goes... I'm now 20 weeks... yes HALF WAY! I can feel the baby move so much now and I absolutely love it! It's the neatest thing. JD hasn't been around when she is kicking so he's yet to feel her.. but can't wait! I feel wonderful... besides the abnormally large bulge on my front side and the random moves and kicks.. I would be convinced that I wasn't pregnant at all!

On a side note.. my Dad's bday was on Nov. 1 and Brye's was Nov. 2. We got together on Sunday to celebrate for a bit and it was fun as usual. I love hanging out with our families! Also... JD's team is doing awesome! They are now 6-0 in conference with just 2 games to go! They're on their way to bein the Big Sky Champs for I think the first time in Weber history! Yay babe!

SURPRISE!

Enough said! What they THOUGHT looked like a little tyke... turned out to be a just a slighly swollen little GIRL! JD's face was priceless when the doc told us the news... but he is more than excited to kiss all over his baby girl when she comes! It was kinda weird... I thought I wanted a little boy first to be the big brother and all, but when the doc told me last time that he thought it was a boy... I was kind of disappointed. For some reason I had a feeling it was a girl and can't even act like I'm surprised she really is!

My Dad even said she was a girl the whole time and my mom thought she was too. Sorry babe... maybe next time you'll get your little slugger! He said we'll keep poppin' em out til we get a boy! This could be a LONG process! haha. But I can't wait to dress her up in all sorts of cute stuff and show her how much fun bein a girl is:) I guarantee she'll be a little daddy's girl too. We already have a name picked out but we'll keep that our little secret 'til she arrives in March!

Prego Pics 16 1/2 Weeks

Ok so I've been all talk for awhile but I think it's time to finally start documenting my belly bump... at least so I can remember. I already forgot what it's like to have somewhat of a flat tummy and it's only been 16 weeks! So here are the first shots at 16 1/2 weeks. I'm not gonna lie... seeing these makes it seem even more real for me! haha. I go in for my next appt. next Monday, the 20th so we're super excited to find out if our little one REALLY is a boy!

Overdue but still worth it

I have been perma on the run lately so I'm finally getting around to posting about when I got to go to my little 8 year old brother, Dutcher's football game! It was so fun to see him play... little bodies tackling each other is a crack up! They do the cutest things! I think we have a mini J.D. on our hands:) We'll see! He's such a little stud!

Just Dutch bein' Dutch... he's a little comedian!

My cute Mom and sister with her friend.

He's adorable!

Well that's been needing to be put up a few weeks ago! As for an update lately... Just staying busy! I'm now 16 weeks along and getting a little tummy! I guess I should start posting pictures now.. I just never take any anymore! I'll work on it!

Last Friday before conference JD and I had the opportunity to go to Park City for his mission reunion... it was so much fun to meet some of his companions and his mission presidents. I got to play with the cutest little 4 month old boy.. Brody.. and it made me that much more anxious for March to get here! Even after all of Sarah's labor horror stories! haha.

JD's football team had a huge win over Montana last Saturday who was ranked 3rd I believe... first time in about ten years.. and it moved Weber up to 22nd in the nation in D1 AA division. Woowoo!

Weber vs. Utah

So this past weekend I finally got to see one of JD's football games! It was so much fun... they played at Utah, who is ranked 17th right now and really made it a fun game. The final score was 37-21.... not too shabby. I'm not gonna lie, JD really impressed me! He's quite the lil linebacker. I was totally bummed when he sprained his ankle about a minute into the second half and was out the rest of the game! Even just playing the first half only, he ended up with around 10 tackles! Yeah babe! It was just so much fun to finally get to be there and not have to only hear about how it went from a phone call after the game. We also got to hang out with his family and that was tons of fun as well. Here's just after the game... JD's still crutchin' around, but they should be able to get him back by Saturday's game against Montana!



Doc said it's still pretty early... but he's 99.9% sure we're having a lil linebacker ourselves! So excited! We'll keep you updated as things progress. I'm officially done playing ball and it's totally lame! We'd been praying about it a lot and really felt strong that it was finally time to stop. It started to hurt diving around 11 or 12 weeks and it just isn't worth letting anything happen to the baby. Now I'm cheering from the bench and helping the girls as much as I can with the mental aspect! I know it was the right decision... just hard to finally hang up my cleats after so many years of playing.

Better Reconsider!

Oh my GOSH! I saw this on Missy's blog and decided to give it a try... I'm not gonna lie... this baby kinda freaked me out! There's no turning back now! But I surely hope we make cuter babies than this lil thing! hahahaha. I was dying! Try it!

What do you think about my little new baby Baby Folsom?
MakeMeBabies.com - What will your baby look like?

Four More Days:)

If you haven't noticed the poll deadline... you only have 4 more days to vote on what our baby is! I go in for my 3rd appointment on Monday... and according to the doc, since I'll be 14 weeks, they should be able to tell what the baby is if it cooperates! If it... i hate that... it will be nice when it is finally a he or she:) So cross your fingers and get to voting!

Also, volleyball is finally opening up conference play against Eastern Washington at HOME tonight.. that's right Swenson Gym at 7:00. Everyone should come out and cheer your little hearts out. The louder the better!

So much chaos!

Wow! I'll just start off by saying I'm a horrible blogger! I blame it all on my lap top because it is currently broken so the only ones I'm on are my work computer and J.D.'s. But I can only upload photos onto mine so I really have no motivation to do posts without pictures! UGH!

Anyways.... So much has happened lately! Preseason is well on it's way. We've been to Arizona, Texas, and are leaving in the morning for Washington. We are playing well and doing a lot of good things so this season is looking bright for the Wildcats! J.D, the lucky boy, just got back on Monday from playing a game in HAWAII! I know.. they got to hang out on the beach while we were in the gym in Texas... It's ok though. They gave them a good game, winning at the half 17-7 but couldn't pull it off. J.D. had a great game though! Go 33:)




Hmm... what else? Ohh.. I also got to celebrate the big 20th bday in Texas on the 6th. We went to eat at the Texas Roadhouse that night so I've gotten to ride that saddle two years in a row now! Last year on the morning of my birthday J.D. made me a surprise breakfast and proposed... so it will be hard to ever top that one! Since I was away, my cute family came up to Ogden the Wed. before we left for Texas and took me out to lunch so that was lots of fun!

Other than that.... just trying to stay caught up with school. Missing every single Thursday and Friday class since school started really puts a damper on things! It totally stresses me out! On a lighter note, J.D. submitted all of his vet school applications yesterday so keep your fingers crossed! I'm so proud of all the hard work he put into those dang things!

I think that's about it though with the Folsom clan. Oh wait! Sometimes I forget that I'm preggers! A little update on that... I'm now 12 weeks and almost outta the first trimester! woowoo! We went in for our second appt. a couple weeks ago and got to see the cute little baby and hear it's heartbeat. It was seriously precious! Until then, it all seemed a little bit pretend! I'm still not showing, well, others probably think so. I can tell I'm gettin' a little bit thicker through the middle than tickles my fancy... but that's life. I'm just anxious to get past this....has she gained weight? stage... and onto the "oh how fun, she's pregnant! stage. I can surely wait though. The longer my tummy stays little, the longer I can play ball!

This is so long.... to end it, I would like to give a shout out to my little sister, Haley who is in 7th grade and made the volleyball team and is now setting for their middle school varsity team! You go girl! Hope everyone is doing great! Until next time.....