Author Archives: Nicole

Moonlighting

I really need to blog more regularly. It has been difficult finding the energy on 4-5 hours of sleep a night but I am trying.

I DID blog for the Lauren Reid CT blog today so head on over there to read my Mojo Kickstart post for this week. All about inspiration for baby photography. Now I just need to put my own good advice into practice and actually start taking some cool pics of Samuel befor he gets too big.

Have a number of things on my to do list this week that I HAVE to get done. I booked flights for us all to travel to Australia in August so now I need to get things organized so Samuel has the right documentation. That means getting a copy of his birth certificate, applying for his US passport, organizing his Aussie citizenship and then getting him an Aussie passport as well. I don’t know how I did this for Thomas last time. I must have been more organized.

Samuel has his first Drs appointment tomorrow. I’m curious to see how much he weighs. The kid does nothing but eat so I would be surprised if he wasn’t at least back up to his birthweight.

I still have to jot down some thoughts about his birth. Also on my list. Need to take a nap now though. It’s all about priorities.

A couple of quick inspiring things I would like to share this morning before I go:

  • Love this Tara Whitney project. Has me very inspired to do something similar in my house. Of course the photos won’t be nearly as good.
  • I ordered this for Thomas last night. I put his old backpack through the dryer with a crayon in the pocket so I had to get him a new one. Did I mention he is very much into dinosaurs right now?
  • Love some new kits by Paislee Press. This one and this one. Saving up my pennies though (and waiting for a sale). 

OK – nap calls. Have a great day.

Nicole

P365 Day 150 – May 29th 2008

I couldn’t choose a favourite today so I have two photos.

The proud big brother. Thomas just adores Samuel and keeps saying things like “I love my baby”. He has also become much more affectionate with me, telling me he loves me more before he goes to bed. It is so cute. I think he would literally love Samuel to death if we left them unsupervised.

Can you imagine being this relaxed?
 

P365 Day 149 – May 28th 2008

An adorable photo of my baby showing his big brown eyes. Yes – they are brown. My dream of a green eyed baby is still a dream. Not that his eyes aren’t beautiful, but a little part of me was hoping for that little one in four chance of him taking after me in some way. Oh well, I guess he’ll just have to take after me in the intelligence department. There’s worse things.

P365 Day 148 – May 27th 2008

Kei and Thomas enjoying an artistic moment together after daycare. I just love the concentration on their faces. In fact Kei is quite the artist. His picture of a Tryceratops was well reviewed by some neighbours who dropped by and today he was working on a T-rex. We should have a full Jurassic park mural in a few days.

Back in the swing

I pulled together my very first Samuel LO last night – not counting pregnancy pics of course. Clean and simple is apparently my new style.

Brand New

A stark contrast to some of the LOs I completed a couple of weeks ago. I finished these for various lifts for the Lauren Reid CT blog as well as one just for fun. Click on the images for full credits.

Daddy

This Photo Says Happy

Walk This Way

So I guess I was busy before I had the baby. Just waiting for a little Mojo to come back now that he is here. Oh, and some sunshine would be nice so I could go outside and take photos. I am so over this extra long NW winter. 

Oh, and next on my to do list is to write a post about the whole birth experience (sparing the gory details of course). This time around was VERY different and I am determined to write it down while it is fresh in my mind.

Tomorrow…

P365 Day 145 – May 24th 2008

I tried to catch a photo of Samuel with his eyes open today because today was a turning point. I forgot how much babies sleep when you first bring them home and how great it is when they begin becoming more alert and take in their surrounds. Samuel spent at least a few hours in this alert state today and I was so busy enjoying it that I didn’t take a (pretty bad) photo until late tonight. That’s not a bad thing.

P365 Day 144 – May 23rd 2008

When Thomas was born we spent $60 on two new miracle blankets. These supposedly magic blankets were supposed to mimic the womb by enclosing the baby in a something resembling a straight jacket – basically the easy way to swaddle. Thomas wasn’t into it. The little houdini would wiggle his way out of it as soon as we wrapped him up. It seemed to keep him awake more than calm him. Well apparently every baby is different and our boys are like chalk and cheese. Samuel has taken to it quite nicely. Not sure it’s the miracle it purports to be but so far so good.