This little sweetie was my last newborn in 2010 and will be my last one for quite awhile. She was a sweetheart and I really enjoyed working with her and mom. I am definitely going to miss hold these sweet little ones!
Nope, this isn’t a weight loss post. Phew! As I mentioned before, I am taking an amazing course called Its Your Atmosphere. I just want shout at the top of my lungs how much I LOVE it! “LOVE IT!” It is also kicking my butt. The instructor, Michelle Black, asks so many deep questions that keep me up late at night thinking. Again, love it! We just started ‘daily exercise’. Basically, shooting every. single. day. Kind of like a 365 project, but I won’t give it that title. If I do, I know I will be doomed to fail. Its daily exercise-we all might miss a day or two of exercise and can live with it. I had a late start to this week so I have only two images to share, but I love them non the less!
The perfect age to take a newborn’s picture is between 7-10 days old. Over two weeks old and it just gets harder and harder. Baby is awake more, more alert, etc. etc. Well, this sweet one was a preemie and over a month old. Even though she was premature I was a little worried about how much she would sleep and if she would let me wiggle her around. She was a DREAM! This has to be one of my favorite sessions I did last year. Not only is she sweet, but she also has an amazing family that has welcomed her as their own. These were taken months ago, but I had to wait for all the legalities of the adoption to take place. Congratulations to baby and family!
Last week I posted about stopping what I am doing to play. I decided taking a few pictures and hanging them on my wall isn’t enough. Don’t get me wrong, those images mean the world to me and have their significance. I just decided to take it a step further. I am taking a workshop by Michelle Black on a photography forum called Clickin Moms (I’ve mentioned them before). I have already thought more about who I am in the pre-assignment than I normally do in a year! As I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep I thought about what I struggle with most right now. I struggle with my kids growing and getting older. I look forward to new adventures, but I worry that this time with them will go too fast. One of my biggest fears is regret-regret that I didn’t make the most of this time. I literally jumped out of bed, Josh thought I went crazy, and told him my idea. I really need his support these next couple weeks. So, what did I do? I wrote a note…
We are going to be ‘unplugged’ for the next couple of weeks. Today is day 1. I expected major fits, but I only got a little muttering. BUT, it is only day 1… On the lighter side, I just love the little finger prints captured in this image!
Here is another image I shared in the pre-assignment. One day the toys and crumbs are going to be gone and I will be sitting on the couch looking at this corner remembering what it used to look like.
Clair B - I can’t you enough for taking these. They turned out just beautiful. You are so talented!