as a guest teacher to the boys. Such a wonderful time and I have a few pics to share later. But, I did overhear a conversation that almost made me pee my pants:
Our friend, L: "So, was your sister born in November?"
The middle child, oh-so-matter-of-factly: "No, she was born in the bathtub."
and look whose picture I saw? Congrats to the D family! She is indeed a beautiful little cherub.
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When we finally settled on our perfect location in Austin for our session, I knew I wanted it to reflect childlike wonderment. I wanted the colors and shapes to be fantastical. Mostly, though, I wanted to capture the relationship between this young man and his mommy. Their bond is almost tangible. I loved watching the two of them play together. You’ll notice a few things as you go through the images below: 1. It was windy. It was INSANELY windy. Like freak windstorm windy and these two were such troopers the whole time. 2. He likes flags. A lot. Thank goodness they had a few there. 3. Our sock-puppet, Lucy, makes an accidental cameo below. But I liked the image anyway.
I haven’t really discouraged her from walking. But I haven’t really ENcouraged her either. As a matter of fact, I’ve tried to ignore the fact that she would one day be on two legs and not really a "baby" anymore. It is difficult not to melt into her pure enthusiasm with her newly discovered skill. She looks proud as punch every time she gets from point A to point B as a bi-ped. But the truth of the matter is that my heart sank a little lot today when I realized she is in fact walking. Next thing you know, she’ll be running, potty-trained, wanting to dress herself, asking to borrow the car, dating–it’s a short trip, people. And I’m not ready for it.
I think I’ll regress and do some pouting tonight.
I loved this session. The freedom that you get when you have a beautiful, willing and enthusiastic subject is immeasurable. Look at all the fun things we got to do!
Hard to believe how chilly it actually was outside that day. She was such a trooper. Everything was so romantic and childlike.
I loved this session.
So much so, that I think one of these is going to *have* to be Pic of the Month for January. But I honestly can’t decide which one. Any input?
My friend Lauren pointed out to me today that I had not blogged about my baby girl in a while…well, not as often as I used to…how about that? So, for my purposes (since my blog also serves as a personal record of my family’s history), here’s what’s going on in Miss A’s world as of late:
1. Two words: Separation Anxiety. And it is driving me up the wall. I love her. I do. I adore her. I do. But I just cannot spend every minute of my day with her in my arms in spite of how much she begs and protests. It’s so bad that I have to hide in my "Cave of Wonders" (that’s what we call my office) and I literally don’t come out to eat, drink, or even go to the bathroom for fear that she’ll see me and pitch a royal one. You’ll even notice in the above images how "happy" she is that I’m occupied with the camera and not with her.
2. That would be why I haven’t posted as many pics of her. The child literally won’t let me put her down long enough for me to pick up the camera.
3. In spite of all that, she’s still cute as hell.
4. She LOVES to do the dishes with her brothers:
5. Speaking of brothers, I came across and old picture of T-man yesterday that stopped in my tracks. I guess it was from about 3 years ago? My sister is always telling me how much Amry looks like T, but I never really saw it, until this image:
Well, maybe it’s not the best of one Amry to compare, but that face T’s making…oh, I see that face ALL the time from Amry.
6. Also speaking of brothers…while I know this post is about Amry, I just have to share this recent development. My husband and I discovered yesterday that the boys (who spend most of their days beating up on eachother) have started sleeping in the same bed. This cracked me up. I walked into find the first frame, but the second they heard the camera click, they immediately rolled to opposite sides of the bed:
7. Back to "Scram-ro" (we’ve nicknamed her that because she’s so very "scrammy.") – What else?
Wow. I guess I really needed to talk about her. These past few weeks have been tough on me. Normally, there’s a lull in January after the holiday rush, but this year, it just hasn’t worked out that way. I’ve been working so much and gosh, in spite of being "near" them all day, I miss my kids so much. Good news is that I get to take some time to reconnect tomorrow. I’m very much looking forward to that. Very much.
I just got done telling her mom how babies between 6 months and 3 years NEVER wear hats. Mom thought that would be the case with baby girl as well. Turns out, we were so very wrong. We couldn’t get the hat *away* from her!
We had such a fine time this afternoon. I give you Exhibit B:
(I apologize for the camera shake…I was laughing too hard to pay attention to technique by this point.)
I love images of moms doing what moms do.
Congratulations to Amy F. and her hubby for winning the Helping Hearts romantic photo session with Lyndsay and I! Can you believe that within a week’s time, this movement raised $1,200 for the American Red Cross to help with the recovery effort in Haiti? That is simply incredible. To make your donations even more valuable, Lyndsay and I have decided that we’re going to match them, so now $2,400 will have been given!
It amazes me that people can jump to action so quickly to help others in need. But don’t stop giving just because this contest is over. These people will still need our help long after donation drives have ended. Thank you all again for your generosity and, Amy…we’ll see you soon!
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Okay, before we bombard you with any more cuteness, have you been to Baby Coco in Austin before? If not, do yourself a favor and go. Cheyenne does such an amazing job with her creative and shabby chic decorating. Every time I walk into the store, I see something new and cool. For example:
Um, I’m sorry, but if *I* could fit into that crib, I would be waking up in that every morning. Truly a beautiful touch-n-feel-n-experience kind of store. And it’s a great place to find unique baby shower gifts, too! Now back to your daily dose of adorableness, Baby Q, the new face of Baby Coco. This girlie has got it goin’ on!
And what about that insane Christmas tree?????? To the ridiculously talented artist that created the tree, I’m planning to sneak into the store one night and confiscate it. If you would like to keep me out of prison, please tell me how I can get such an elegant and stunning tree like that for my baby girl. Thank you very much for allowing me to continue raising my children. ;-) (More from our amazing time at Baby Coco here and here.)
Lia wrote: I've never commented before but I LOVE this! my kids love to tell the story of their sister being "bornded" in a pool :) (02/08/10, 9:48 pm)
Jessica Strom wrote: Love that!! (02/08/10, 10:08 pm)
Amber wrote: I just snorted so loud I scared my husband. Brilliant. (02/08/10, 10:33 pm)
Heidi wrote: Hilarious! Love it. (02/08/10, 11:20 pm)