I love this little sugar plum!  We had fun during her 6 month photo session.  It was so great to be able to photograph her sitting up (supported, of course but close to doing it on her own) and get a different perspective although I will never tire of the ones where she is laying on her little tum-tum either.

Check out those jelly rolls…love them!

And those two teeth…I think she may have more on the way too as she has been kind of bitey the past couple of days.

I think it’s probably safe to assume that we definitely have a blue-eyed girl at this point. YAY!

I loved all the B&W versions of these too, so I had to include a couple.  It’s so hard to choose sometimes.

After all of these photo sessions with my babe, and now that she is older, I am definitely ready to start capturing memories for others so send me an email if you want to set something up.

Happy Sunday!

This sweet little peanut is Matthew.  He is the 7 week old (about 5 weeks in the photos) baby of my friend and neighbor, Marilee.  Marilee and her husband, Pete, moved in next to us when she was about 4 1/2 months pregnant and I was about 7 1/2 months pregnant.  Of course, I thought it was so neat to have another preggo lady on the block so I introduced myself.  Since that time, we have both had our little bundles of joy and have gotten to know each other and we have become friends.  Let me just say how wonderfully refreshing it is to have such awesome neighbors!   Anyway, back to the little cutie in the photos…Marilee brought Matthew over a couple of weeks ago and I snapped a few photos of him.  I just love all of his expressions and although our photo session was short I think I got some cute ones of the little guy.

He was so alert on this day and just checking everything out in his new surroundings.  Check out the little bit of hair sticking up…SO adorable!

This one I just love in B&W…I think it’s very dreamy and especially endearing how he is looking up like he is deep in thought.  If only we could read the minds of our little ones. I hope you enjoy the photos Marilee & Pete!

Happy 1 month birthday to my darling little sugar plum!!  I can’t believe it has been a month already!  It seems like just yesterday that my water broke and we were headed to the hospital anticipating meeting this little girl and yet it also seems like she has been here for a lot longer than a month.  People always say how much your life changes once you have kids but I never really understood that until now.  I don’t think there’s anything anyone can say that can truly prepare you.  The round the clock nursing, crying (mostly due to tummy pains), explosive poo, the never-ending diaper changing, the screaming in agony at bath time, the burping, and did I mention the spit up…these are challenging indeed but oh so worth every time I see that little face. Her smile (even though it’s caused by gas at this point), her sweet sounds (yes, even her toots), how peaceful she is when she’s asleep, the warmth of her little body against me when she’s nursing, seeing those big eyes look up at me make all those challenges seem small when I know all the amazing things I get to experience with this sweet girl everyday.  I am so lucky to be her Momma!

The little cocoon she is in, the kitty, and the princess crown (still a little big) were all gifts that my grandma made for her.  She also received lots of handmade blankets and a little knit dress as well.  I love how she is holding on to her little kitty…what a sweet little peanut!

Happy girl…I think the sound of my camera clicking is something she enjoys.  She already seems so comfortable in front of the camera which is good as she has many more photos in her future.

I had to include this one.  I just adore her little frog legs!

I’m so happy and grateful that my friend, Julie, took maternity photos for us, so we can always remember this special time.  It was nice having Julie close by so that as soon as we got a nice day we could head out and get some photos since we really wanted them done around where we live. A nice day around here means no 40 m.p.h winds and luckily we were able to get a couple of those days in so we could squeeze in these photos.  A few of my favorites are below.

The balsam root is gorgeous right now, and the lupine was even blooming where we were at!

Can’t wait for more photo time with Julie tomorrow if the weather cooperates.

I was gone for two and a half weeks…the longest I’ve ever been away from Nala.  I knew she was in GREAT and capable hands, our dog sitters and her Nanny & Grampi, but still I missed her.  It’s so nice to be back and just enjoy a nice walk with her on such a warm and sunny day even though she hasn’t been the best listener since I got back.   We have some work to do on that!  Pretty soon, there will be two babes I get to walk with…can’t wait for Nala to meet her new sister.

Walking with Nala always puts a smile on my face.  We enjoyed a nice family walk today down by the Columbia River…it was windy but the wind was surprisingly warm.

Finally getting around to editing some of my photos from my Japan trip back in October!  Being pregnant sure has zapped my motivation to sit in front of the computer and edit photos, but I I am finally feeling like getting back into it!