portraits

A few pictures of baby boy in his blessing outfit best, for posterity's sake and all that jazz.
Plus he's just so darn cute.

xo

favorite moments

The thing with this little babe is, every new stage is my new favorite.  And I'm so excited for the stages to come.  I've always wanted to be a momma, but actually being a parent has been so much more fun that I could have every thought.

Here are a few of my favorite moments from the last few weeks:

Baby boy sure has one sweet aunt who bought him a Super Man piggy bank (Get it? Clark Kent? ;).  And when I went to snap a picture of him with it he flashed me this cheeky grin.  I died.  Thanks Aunt Brooke!

And even getting up in the wee hours of the morning (ok 6AM feels really wee sometimes) those big doe eyes are my everything.

This little boy really likes to sleep in his crib, so when he falls asleep in my lap I savor ever minute of it.

We also just got our Ergobaby carrier and I'm digging it.  Yes, I'm aware Clark looks like he's hanging on for dear life.  He'll warm up to it ;)

When this little chunk was born everyone said he looked just like his daddy, but as he's getting bigger more and more people are saying he looks like me.  Truthfully, I see a lot of both of us in him.  It still blows my mind that this little boy was inside of me just a little over two months ago...

I get entirely too much enjoyment out of matching this little dude.  And I think that picture on the right is my new favorite of all time.  Thanks for helping me make the bed bub!


It is the biggest treat when Dave gets home early enough to help me put this babe to bed (not a common occurrence these days).  He loves his dada so much already it just melts me.

This little babe loves holding his head up, so when he rests it on my shoulder (which is my favorite), I know it's time for a nap.  I'll plead guilty to prolonging putting him down to bask in those sweet baby sighs tickling my cheek.

And Sunday mornings are so fun because Dad can play with us.  This kid would give his dada smiles all day long.

I always want to take pictures of this kid when I'm burping him (those cheeks!) and when he's standing (he always looks so proud of himself), but obviously that's pretty hard.  So glad to catch those couple moments of this cutie when Dave was home.

I kind of adore this kid in hats, but his noggin is so lovely and large it's kinda hard to find one that fits him sometimes.  This one is a winner though.

Clark also has the sweetest aunt who knitted him this DARLING blanket that is backed with the yummiest soft lining.  It's my new favorite blanket for sure.  Thanks Aileen!

We love you so much sweet baby boy!  What did we do for fun before we stared into your blue eyes all day??

family of three

Last month, while my super stellar sister-in-law was in town for Thanksgiving, we found a little time to snap some pictures of our new little family of three.  I am so crazy grateful to her for freezing this special time while baby boy is so tiny and perfect.  And I'm also crazy grateful that we snapped these before the little dude's hair decided to step out of the picture ;) It's the little things, ya know?

This last one just kills me.  There's something awe inspiring about tiny baby fingers and the sweetness of when he decides to hold onto me.  Stay tiny forever baby boy!

baby boy bumpin'

Now, let's be honest, I've had David take about a kagillion bump pictures to document this growing babe...on my iPhone.  Thankfully my sister-in-law was the sweetest and snapped a few more polished pictures for me on, you know, an actual camera while we were in Michigan this August.  Didn't she do such a lovely job??

P.S. I wore this dress half because I liked how it showed off baby boy and...half because it hid my swollen, lobster red cankles.  Delightful, I know.  Glad those went away eventually.

Can't believe we get to meet this little lad next month.  Crazy, crazy times.

bloomin'

Our house is bursting at the seams with flowers right now, and, truth be told, I love it.  I've got flowers in the entry way, on the kitchen table, on the coffee table, on the side table, and in my bedroom - it's like living in a flower shop.  And I've even given some away!  You won't find me complaining though...

My favorite is this freesia//stock combination and I couldn't help capturing it - and oh my gosh, that scent?  Heavenly.  I'm a new found freesia fan for sure.

Also, on a completely awesome note, these were taken on my SLR!  I think I might have figured out her temperamental I'm not going to ever focus or take pictures when you want me to problem.  But we'll see - she's been known to behave before and then decide to freak out.   Fingers crossed.

P.S. David proposed to me three years ago today!  So crazy how time flies so slowly, yet so fast.  Lots of those good memories can be found here.