1/2 birthday cupcakes

yesterday was lily's 1/2 birthday! poor thing was home with strep throat. not only was she upset to no longer have perfect attendance, she missed her field trip to the white tanks :( so instead we celebrated with cupcakes. only six months left as a 5 year old.

look who's seven months today...

can you believe it!!! my jackie boy is seven months already. some quick snaps from today with a new favorite toy...the lock on the tv cabinet doors. i'm on the look out for a cool little basket that will hold a sweet baby boy... the sitting still days are long over!!!
at seven months he crawls well, pulls up to stand, slowly cruising the furniture(i know...it's crazy!), loves to eat everything but oatmeal and cereal are his favorite, picks up and feeds self with fingers, babbles a la la la, a wa wa wa and mmm mmm when he eats, enjoys hearing himself scream, finally sleeps through the night (yay!), plays peak a boo with his hands on his forehead (so cute!), and loves to watch everything around him.

at seven months i never want to forget the way he pulls his blanket over his face while he nurses and his breath when he's done, his big puffy eyes when he's tired and his gentle snore when he's a sleep. I never want to forget the way he looks at me with those big blue eyes when i enter the room, how they light up and melt my heart, his last bit of gummy smile, and his sweet baby hugs.

how did i miss it...

jack's half birthday post???

my son celebrated his half birthday on december 19th. that was the night we took a ride on the polar express. i'll have more to share on that later, but for now i'll give you his stats at 6 months. he weighed 16 lbs and was 27 in long. i split his shots into two months, but he still gets a fever each time with the first set. at half a year of life, baby jack had his two bottom teeth, slowly crawling, and eating all types of food, cereal is by far his favorite. he is a happy boy who easily entertains himself. he discovered texture this month and loves to feel everything. it was a tough month of teething and ear infections, so sleeping was way off schedule (good thing all is back to normal now). i just adore my baby boy and can't believe he is growing up so fast. i wanted to document our special bond while he is still a small infant so i called danielle over for a photo shoot. she did an incredible job capturing our relationship. thanks dana! here's a couple from the shoot.

my little glow worm

i was so disappointed when pch called about lily's appointment, there is a rsv restriction and no children are allowed in the hospital that are not patients. that meant i couldn't be with her. i have no milk storage and couldn't leave jack for 7 hours with only a few ounces.

as you may know lily has had reoccurring UTIs for the past couple years. the past couple have caused a high fever which can lead to kidney damage. she needed to have a renal scan to make sure this wasn't happening.

i was able to be there for the iv injection while grammy watched the kids in the car then scott stayed for the scan. she was very brave during the iv. of course it hurt and she cried. she just kept pulling my face to hers with her free arm...she was embarrassed.

her follow up is on wednesday so we should hear the results then. here are a couple snaps scott took with his phone during the scan. when she saw her kidneys on the screen she said "they're little tiny baby kidneys, they're so cute."

bath time

2/365

splish splash jackie loves his bath... just bouncing my 580ex ii. flash, my new challenge.

Happy New Year! 1/365

i thought i would have several posts before the new year but it's here way to quick. i have a ton of christmas photos to blog so those will come soon.

were you awake at midnight? not i...although jack wanted to ring in the new year at around 12:30am. last night i helped out my sil danielle by second shooting at a wedding. i was never that interested in shooting weddings but i really enjoyed it, i love the pressure.

no big resolutions for me but i do have some goals i would like to accomplish this year.

shoot a photo a day for 365 days this year. even if it's just a snap on my p&s i intend on getting a photo of something everyday. my goal to grow as a photographer and get some great photos of my kidos too. want to join me????

clean and organize my office. i need to clear out the clutter and get some organization in this room. i spend hours in here, run a business and only have one file cabinet for everything. i need some peace in here so i can relax. here i come ikea.

in 2009 i plan on enjoying my babies, nurturing and watch them grow...simplify....relax.....and sleep.


1/365 avoiding bed time