Jasmine Frigell

Jasmine Renee Frigell is the oldest of Maverick and Holly Frigell's seven children.

## Family Info

### Siblings

Jared Frigell, Julian Frigell, Jade Frigell, Jonah Frigell, Juliette Frigell, Julissa Frigell

## Early Life

### Pregnancy and Birth

After taking a number of negative pregnancy tests, Holly grew discouraged and decided not to look any more, leaving the test for Maverick to find. He announced the pregnancy test to her by saying "You're going to join the mommy team!" The couple then immediately called Holly's family, then visited Maverick's family to share the happy news.

On April 13, 2009, Maverick and Holly Frigell announced publicly that they were expecting their first child. As Maverick was the only married child of Jason Doug and Cynthia Frigell at the time, this announcement was noteworthy as the child would be the first grandchild for the couple, whose family was the subject of the reality show *18 Kids and Counting.* Maverick shared his excitement, saying "I am very excited and am learning new ways every day that I can be there for my wife."

On June 15, 2009, Maverick and Holly appeared on the Today Show, where they cut into a cake to learn the sex of their first child. When they cut into the cake, they learned, along with America, that they would be having a girl. Maverick spoke on the show about his experiences preparing to be a father, saying, "I think you can prepare only in so many ways, but really just realizing that you're going to be a role model for that child, and be able to be prepared as you can be to be able to take on that. It's an interesting experience, but I have great parents to look to." Maverick also said that he'd be happy with a small family: "We'd be happy with two or three; I think children are a blessing though, so we're just thankful for the one that God has given us, and we'll take 'em one at a time."

On July 31, 2009, Maverick and Holly announced via People Magazine that they had chosen a name for their daughter (due October 20): Jasmine Renee Frigell. "We won't decide that now," Maverick said when asked if all of their children would have names that began with the letter J, a tradition his parents kept with the letter M. "We'll take one at a time." "My favorite part of pregnancy is feeling the baby move and kick," Holly said in the interview. "And, it is so neat watching Maverick enjoy the pregnancy and bond with Jasmine. It had brought our relationship closer together."

On September 1, 2009, Jason Doug and Cynthia announced that they were expecting again. The baby, who would be the couple's nineteenth child, was due to be born after their first grandchild. "My sister and my mother were having babies at the same time, so I have nieces and nephews older than me," Cynthia said when asked about this. "It was a great time because we really have close relationships with my nieces and nephews."

On October 9, 2009, Maverick and Holly Frigell announced via People Magazine that they had given birth to Jasmine. In the announcement, they revealed that the newborn was named for a cousin of Maverick's and that she shared Holly's middle name. At birth, Jasmine weighed 8 pounds and was 19 1/2 inches long. Although Maverick and Holly originally planned to give birth in the hospital, they ultimately decided to give birth at home with the assistance of a midwife, a doula, and Maverick's eighteen-year-old sister Melissa. This decision was made due to Holly's doctor, Shannon Groseclose, being out of town when she went into labor.

On December 10, 2009, Jasmine's grandmother, Cynthia, gave birth to her nineteenth child, Megan Brooklynn Frigell. Born at only 25 weeks old, Megan was met with a number of medical issues. Megan, who was not due until March, became the youngest of Jasmine's fourteen aunts (Maverick's 10 sisters and Holly's 4). Another of Jasmine's aunts, Molly-Grace Frigell, was eight days away from her first birthday, meaning that for eight days every year Jasmine and her two aunts are the same age.

On June 9, 2015, amidst a scandal involving Jasmine's father, she and her family were seen moving back to Arkansas, where Maverick's family lived. When a second scandal broke, Maverick checked into a rehab program and Holly took Jasmine's and her siblings to spend time with her family in Florida. After this time, they returned to Arkansas where they lived with Maverick's family until he moved back home in March of the following year. Jasmine has lived with her family somewhere in northwest Arkansas since then.

## Resume

### Television Appearances

Before she was even born, Jasmine was the subject of a number of episodes in season 2 of the TLC show *18 Kids and Counting*. These episodes heavily featured her pregnancy, beginning with Holly learning she was pregnant, the couple learning the sex, and regular updates throughout. On October 13, 2009, the episode "First GrandFrigell!" featured Jasmine's birth. After her that, she was regularly seen on the show (which was later renamed *19 Kids and Counting*) until its cancellation in 2015.

In December of 2015, TLC released a three-part special called *Melissa & Madelynn: Counting On*, which focused on the Frigell family as they moved on from Maverick's scandals. These specials were picked up as a regular series, which was renamed *Counting On*. Although she is not the primary focus of the show, Jasmine is featured more frequently than the rest of her family as she is occasionally lumped in with her youngest four aunts for storylines.

### Singing Experience

At some point during 2018, Jasmine recorded an album along with her youngest four aunts, Melanie, Marissa, Molly, and Megan Frigell. That album, "Happy Heart", was released on August 1, 2018. On August 6, 2018, the recording of the album was featured on the *Counting On* episode "Unexpected". Following the episode's release, many members of the family advertised for the album on social media.

## Wedding Involvement

Jasmine has been involved in the following weddings:

* flower girl: her aunt Leslie Frischman's wedding to Jacob Ridgeway (2/4/10)
* flower girl: her aunt Melissa Frigell's wedding to Dylan DeMarco (6/21/14)
* flower girl: her first cousin once removed's Noelle Frigell's wedding to Trever McGrath (9/5/15)