Slacker alert!

I avoided starting a blog for a few reasons. The most important being I know myself and knew I would have a hard time keeping it updated:) Apparently I'm smart because it didn't even take me two months to fall behind. We have been busy. And I'm going to use that as my excuse for being a major slacker!! We have had lots of fun this month. We got to visit Grandma Powell in Lehi and spend the weekend with her. Being one of the youngest in my family I wasn't sure I would get to have a four generation picture, I love my Grandma and I was really glad she hung on so I could have a picture:)

One of the few pictures of me with the little man.

I apparently don't feed him enough. Clothes are a good substitute.

He looks alot like Grandpa.

No, his nickname isn't Dumbo. Why do you ask??

Playing with Great-Grandma Powell

Looking at Grandma We are so grateful for our families and have enjoyed spending time with them. We wish we were closer to everyone so it could be an everyday occurence, but we will take what we can get.

Everyday..

is different and new for us. We keep thinking we will get the hang of this parenting thing then another day comes along when I eat breakfast at noon and shower closer to bedtime. But one thing hasn't changed. We love our little man. He has changed our lives for the better. We still love to take pictures of him and since he started smiling that has become our goal in life. Sadly Barrett is ahead if it were ever to become a race. His little boy lights up when he is around!

Owen is starting to look more grown up, especially with his recent hair loss:) He is starting to look more like Grandpa Ball every day!! He is sporting the comb over but he is lucky to have a little new hair under the super long stuff!


This isn't something we get to see very often but it sure is nice when it happens!!

Here are some new pictures of our little man. We tried many times to get some pictures taken of him when he was tiny. We waited because we were lazy and he was hairy. He was about a month old when we finally took the time to get them done. I have an awesome talented friend and we just headed over to her studio and played. We had fun but I'm not sure Little Owen loved it. I only posted the happy ones here. Freak outs saved for blackmail.

My little brother has some super cute kid pictures with a small stuffed animal. That's what we were going for in this one.

Yeah he hates me right now....

What are you looking at?

Check out that baby double chin

This is our cute little bear. Minus the hair:)

He already has to taste everything. I don't think we will have a hard time feeding this one.

Thanks for looking at our cute little guy. We'll keep posting way cute pictures because for some reason I can't stop taking them!!

Owen's Blessing Day

Wow, what a crazy good day!! We decided to bless Owen in spite of many disturbances to our plans. We had a wonderful day and we missed those who weren't able to be with us. The little man was so good during the blessing he didn't even sqeak or grunt which he is getting good at. Barrett gave him a wonderful blessing and we were all emotional for the rest of the day. I'm always emotional but this was a new one for Barrett. We had a delicious meal with some real Texas brisket and I might be dreaming about it for awhile. When we tried to get pictures of the little guy he was sound asleep and we all agreed after the fact that they looked like casket pictures!! I'm not quite sure how that happened!! He sure is a cute guy and we wouldn't trade him for anything.

The Johnson crew.

The Ball family in action. We are so glad that everyone could make it and enjoy our day with us!!

It's been a few days without a cuteness update. Here are some pics we took of the little guy. He has been so much fun and some work too. We wouldn't want to give any of that up, though.

We had a little photo shoot with him. He was kind of red and splotchy but we got some cute pics anyway. Then again, we think all the pics of O-man are cute. We can't help it.

While Grandma was here she helped me give little Owen his first bath. He did pretty good but wasn't super excited about the water. Check out that sink. Green... HOT!

I loaded him up in the car seat to go to the Dr. and this is the look that he gave me. Yeah he's cute and bug-eyed. That's always a plus.

I guess that's all the cuteness that most people can handle in one update. We don't want to overload you.

He's Finally Here

Well, our long awaited little man has arrived. And not surprisingly we love him and wouldn't trade him for anything. Labor wasn't a walk in the park like I tried to tell myself it would be but we survived. Luckily everything went well and we are recovering.

So, from here on out you will be inundated with pictures of everything the little guy does. Right now he eats and sleeps and we watch his every move. He loves being on his right side and he is always trying to turn over. I shouldn't be surprised for nine months that was the side he preferred. We put him in his bouncer so he could get a tan today and I have to say it was pretty dang cute. But I'm a little biased. What do you think?

The Eagle has landed!

Huzzah! Our little man-cub saw fit to join us in the world today. I say "man-cub" because that kid is hairy! Despite being a bit hirsute, he's probably the most adorable child ever, maybe even today. His name is Owen Grant Johnson and he arrived with great fanfare at 3:52 am MST. He weighed in at 6 lbs 14 oz and a respectable 20 1/4 inches long. Not quite sure yet which of us he resembles more, i guess that will come. Right now though, I'm going with Grizzly Adams or maybe Brother Bear.

Michelle... what to say about the mommy? She was amazing! I can't believe how strong she was. She didn't want to show up at the hospital too soon, so she waited until she was only dilated to an 8.... AN 8!!!! She decided on an epidural and barely got it before it was too late. Luckily, the anesthesiologist was in the building and didn't have to come in from home. If she hadn't been there, Michelle wouldn't have had time and would've finished au natural. Mommy is doing fantastic and loving her little man. I'm so unbelievable proud of her.

Me? I did great too. I learned that I'm pretty good at counting to 10 a lot. I only got mildly queasy once and got a little bit rubber-legged. I got over it pretty quickly and finished strong. What a miracle, childbirth. I'm on cloud nine and wanted to share with all of you. I'm sure Michelle will fill you in as well. Love you all and good night.