Baby Love { lansing baby photographer }

Posted on February 22nd, 2012

I just came across this session from a while ago and I just had to share. I remembered that when I got to this little guy’s house, he was all smiles with me. We played for a little bit to warm up for our session although he didn’t really need to warm up much; he was as happy and playful as a baby can be. After a little while, I went to reach for my camera inside my bag and… uh oh! As soon as he saw the camera, he broke into tears and went to hide behind his mommy. I saw the look on mom’s face. She was so disappointed and ready to reschedule. But, I wasn’t ready to let such tiny detail affect us. We just needed a little bit of time to re-warm up. Moments later, he was back to his old happy self.

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I feel

Posted on February 21st, 2012

Sometimes, I feel like I am running around in circles trying to get all these things done. At the end of the day I ask myself, what did even I do? It feels like I am nowhere close to being done with what’s on my list! Craziness. It is like running a marathon with no finish line. BUT, maybe… just maybe, I don’t want to get to the finish line? Hmmm…

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Enjoy the ride.

Hopefully Helpful: Traveling + Babywearing

Posted on February 20th, 2012

….My plane arrived early to Chicago O’Hare airport. Great news! I had more than 10 minutes to catch my connecting flight on the opposite side of the airport. I only had to… get off the airplane, take the elevator down, walk through the underground tunnel, take the elevator back up, take another elevator, ride the tram, take the elevator down, and walk to the gate. That was all. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I had two kids with me, my camera/diaper bag, and two rolling suitcases. Ha! Yes, I was sweating. But, the only way this whole excursion was even possible was because I was ‘wearing’ Neo. Thank goodness for baby carriers.

Who would have thought I would be so grateful for them? After all, just the idea of trying to figure out how to wrap the Moby, an 18-feet piece of cloth, around my body while having a crying newborn in my ear used to stress me out. That is until I went to a Babywearers meeting. This was an incredibly helpful group to me. They meet every month and have demonstrations of different carriers. They are very knowledgeable and willing to help. Plus, they let you borrow carriers from their library for a refundable fee so that you can try them and decide which one works best for you. It is a great system. Thank goodness for baby carriers and thank goodness for this group who changed my mind about them.

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PS 1: Also, if you just had a baby and feel a little lonely and overwhelmed, I recommend coming here for nice company. =)

PS 2: Their website is not up to date, but their Facebook group is active and updated and you can request to be added.

Three Year Reunion

Posted on February 17th, 2012

….These three monkeys met when a little over three years ago. It may not seem like a long time, but for them it is more than half a lifetime. They used to go to the same preschool. I remember the first weeks of preschool… they were only 2 years old and nobody wanted to play with each other. A few weeks later, they were inseparable. After one year of friendship, they had to say good-bye. We moved away. They didn’t see each other again until recently. Almost 3 years later, they met again. I didn’t know what to expect because I wasn’t sure they would even remember their names. But, they did!!! They played like no time had passed.

“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.”  ~Douglas Pagels

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Happy President’s Day Weekend!