I just felt like making another update on my life since I don't have that much to post about lately. 

mesherrie.jpg

1. Solomon is almost 8 ounces and is wiggling up a storm in my gut. I still can't feel it from the outside (too many doughnuts I guess), but love feeling it from the inside!

2. I have been so incredibly NOT busy! I forgot how different the climate is here in Oklahoma compared to Lubbock. I will call my sister and she'll tell me that her and my mom are laying out by the pool in 75 degree weather (weather that I used to shoot in during the winter months) while I'm huddled up in blankets in 30 degree weather here. No one wants shoots in the cold weather... go figure. So I have just been hanging out, reading parenting and motherhood books and enjoying a season off before things get all riled up in March.

3. We just got back from Kansas City, Mo and Josh is right, it is one of the coolest cities we've been too. I helped host a baby shower (pictures coming soon I'm sure) and then photographed a session for a really fun photographer, Sharaya!

4. I'm about to plant my seeds for my kitchen garden this week also! It's about that time if you are starting from seeds instead of small plants. I'm planting Brandywine tomatoes, Amish Paste tomatoes, Cosmic Purple Carrots, Jalapenos, and Dessert King Watermelons. It should be a fun first garden for me! Wish me luck, I do have a habit of killing all plants that I have been in charge of. I have read a ton of books on gardening back when I was planning on being a farm girl and not a momma:)

5. I'm getting pretty big. Big in each and every way. Chubby face, chubby arms, pregnant momma thighs and my arm pits are itching like the devil! I'm not sure what that last part is all about, but I'm scratching them like a dog! My belly also has been looking about a month or two ahead of schedule and people keep asking me if I'm carrying twins. Nope, just eating a lot and not sucking in (ok, maybe I'm so excited to be pregnant that I'm pushing out just a little).

6. I'm headed to Lubbock on Feb 15-19th and then off to stay with my bff Aimee Braun in her little town of Cross Plains, Texas for another day. It will be the start of my monthly Lubbock shooting trip until the first of May, and so if you are wanting to book a session there you will have plenty of options!

7. We are about to get hit with 8-10 inches of snow. I haven't seen that much snow since I lived in Monte Vista, Colorado in 4th grade. I am definitely going sledding with a trash bag and piece of cardboard.

8. Josh and I have finally gone to a Life Group and started to meet couple friends and I feel like we should have been doing this from the start! I have been really social lately and just love meeting new friends!

9. I can't think of anything else to say and so I will just say that the blog will be lit up with posts soon. No more winter after the next few weeks. Sorry for the boring lull here for the last few months.

10. Oh! One more thing! I'm now taking weddings (go figure) and plan on taking up to 2 per month (excluding maternity leave in mid June- first of August) until September of 2012 when Josh lands a teaching job and I plan on getting pregnant again. I mean, why not? I think I'll just have a whole slew of children. It's weird to think that for the next 5 or 6 years I could be either pregnant or nursing. Yikes. 

Have a nice week.

What's new?

January 31, 2011

I just felt like making another update on my life since I don't have that much to post about lately. 

mesherrie.jpg

1. Solomon is almost 8 ounces and is wiggling up a storm in my gut. I still can't feel it from the outside (too many doughnuts I guess), but love feeling it from the inside!

2. I have been so incredibly NOT busy! I forgot how different the climate is here in Oklahoma compared to Lubbock. I will call my sister and she'll tell me that her and my mom are laying out by the pool in 75 degree weather (weather that I used to shoot in during the winter months) while I'm huddled up in blankets in 30 degree weather here. No one wants shoots in the cold weather... go figure. So I have just been hanging out, reading parenting and motherhood books and enjoying a season off before things get all riled up in March.

3. We just got back from Kansas City, Mo and Josh is right, it is one of the coolest cities we've been too. I helped host a baby shower (pictures coming soon I'm sure) and then photographed a session for a really fun photographer, Sharaya!

4. I'm about to plant my seeds for my kitchen garden this week also! It's about that time if you are starting from seeds instead of small plants. I'm planting Brandywine tomatoes, Amish Paste tomatoes, Cosmic Purple Carrots, Jalapenos, and Dessert King Watermelons. It should be a fun first garden for me! Wish me luck, I do have a habit of killing all plants that I have been in charge of. I have read a ton of books on gardening back when I was planning on being a farm girl and not a momma:)

5. I'm getting pretty big. Big in each and every way. Chubby face, chubby arms, pregnant momma thighs and my arm pits are itching like the devil! I'm not sure what that last part is all about, but I'm scratching them like a dog! My belly also has been looking about a month or two ahead of schedule and people keep asking me if I'm carrying twins. Nope, just eating a lot and not sucking in (ok, maybe I'm so excited to be pregnant that I'm pushing out just a little).

6. I'm headed to Lubbock on Feb 15-19th and then off to stay with my bff Aimee Braun in her little town of Cross Plains, Texas for another day. It will be the start of my monthly Lubbock shooting trip until the first of May, and so if you are wanting to book a session there you will have plenty of options!

7. We are about to get hit with 8-10 inches of snow. I haven't seen that much snow since I lived in Monte Vista, Colorado in 4th grade. I am definitely going sledding with a trash bag and piece of cardboard.

8. Josh and I have finally gone to a Life Group and started to meet couple friends and I feel like we should have been doing this from the start! I have been really social lately and just love meeting new friends!

9. I can't think of anything else to say and so I will just say that the blog will be lit up with posts soon. No more winter after the next few weeks. Sorry for the boring lull here for the last few months.

10. Oh! One more thing! I'm now taking weddings (go figure) and plan on taking up to 2 per month (excluding maternity leave in mid June- first of August) until September of 2012 when Josh lands a teaching job and I plan on getting pregnant again. I mean, why not? I think I'll just have a whole slew of children. It's weird to think that for the next 5 or 6 years I could be either pregnant or nursing. Yikes. 

Have a nice week.


Comments
Sally Crunk:

I love it! I was just telling Dane it is hard to believe I have been pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive for 9 years now. It was worth every second to hold these 5 miracles! So happy for you !!

 (01.31.11 @ 11:50 AM)
Lissa Anglin:

Ha- this makes me laugh. I am getting used to our "new normal" of baby-infiltrated life. It's been good- great actually- but it's weird to think that I'm "lactating". Sounds so gross. But I guess that's how God intended it!

 (01.31.11 @ 11:50 AM)
Diana Meadows:

Lauren- I am so happy for you guys! I remember you saying when you did Jack's newborn pics that you were sure you would get baby fever from photographing all these babies! I am so happy for you guys and I know you will be wonderful parents! Solomon will be the most photographed baby and I can't wait to see them! And yes, it's ok to push out instead of sucking in when pregnant, that's the best part! (Including the overindulgence of donuts!!) Have fun and soak it all in!

 (01.31.11 @ 02:15 PM)
Heidi:

Long-time subscriber here, but don't know if I've ever left a comment before. Just had to say that pregnancy suits you! You look fabulous! I'd love to hear more about what was so fabulous about KC, too. We're always looking for a good trip idea. :)

 (01.31.11 @ 11:15 PM)
Rana:

you look absolutely stunning Lauren!

 (02.01.11 @ 09:09 AM)
Ash Tollett:

Hey girl, glad you had fun in K.C.! We live in Overland Park (south K.C.) and love it! Next time you are coming up, have Mar get you my number. JT would love to see Josh and I'd love to see you. You look great pregnant! And I know you feel big now, but trust me, just enjoy being able to see your toes, shave your legs evenly and tie your shoes. Pretty soon, those luxuries will be gone! I can't wait to feel normal again!

 (02.01.11 @ 07:09 PM)
Katie:

i just had a baby in november and i'm so happy to hear that i'm not the only person who had itchy armpits while pregnant! i thought i was so weird because no one else i knew had that! and you look amazing pregnant, not chubby!! embrace it, it looks good on you!

 (02.02.11 @ 03:08 PM)
Laura:

Don't worry about the twins comments. I've been getting them since I was 5 months preggers. One of my friends is legit carrying twins and she's only 3 weeks behind me. She looks REALLY pregnant, and has been bigger than me all along. People sometimes just shouldn't talk.

(02.02.11 @ 09:51 PM)
Leah:

Looks like Oklahoma life & pregnancy are agreeing with you! You look GORGEOUS as always! Enjoy this time you have of quiet stillness....it will be long gone when your little man arrives on the scene! If it makes you feel any better, we've been getting snow here as well, cold temps more than snow, but no laying out by the pool planned anytime soon ;)

(02.04.11 @ 09:57 AM)
Samantha:

IT's a busy but amazing time in your life. Enjoy these small moments of quiet now. Take a nap when you can, enjoy impromptu lunches with friends! I was either pregnant or nursing for 6.5 years straight (3 girls) and I remember it as a wonderful, but busy time that passed by in a blur! I just would nurse right up until the new baby arrived, but it worked out wonderfully!

 (02.18.11 @ 09:15 AM)