joyfully capturing a renewed life
Okay, so he’s been 1 for almost a month now… What can I say? Life with kids happened. You’d think by looking at these first pictures that we had a party for this baby boy. We didn’t really. We had a great grandma, grandparents and uncles little celebration with a big cake and smash cake [...]
My baby’s baby-ness slowly slips away each day. It’s both thrilling and sad. I’m about a week late with this AND February’s a short month, which means we are three weeks from Wyatt’s first birthday. Wha?! How? Yeah, I can’t believe how quickly the time’s slipped away. Well, I can and I can’t. I’m a [...]
My husband coined his nickname. He’s the mastermind behind most of our playful family names and phrases. He called Wyatt, “Friar Wyatt” for a long time because of his baby bald spot. But now, he’s just “Wy man”. It all started with Dylan and “he’s not mean, he’s not rude, he’s the littlest, tiniest dude”, [...]
Are my two front teeth. Wait, even my 9 month old can’t say that. Yes, you heard me correctly. Wyatt turned NINE months old the day after Christmas. I’m still a little shocked. It’s hard to believe we’re already 3/4s of the way through his first year. I mean, it is and it isn’t. A [...]
Can you believe it?! Yup, I also feel like I start every one of these posts the same way. But seriously. I ask again: Can you? Maybe the slightly more rested version of me sitting here at my desk can believe he’s that old. The version of me with 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep under my [...]
I’m honestly a little shocked by the frequent positive interactions I’ve seen between Wyatt and our cat Abby. Dylan’s always done well with Rue (dog), but he and Abby were more at odds. He’s too aggressive for Abby. Even now, he’s chasing her around roaring at her. I have a million pictures of D with [...]
Before I share his 7 month photos, I wanted to look back through his first six months. I really can’t get over just how much he’s changed in such a short time. Also? We’re more than halfway through his first year!! You can tell by the pictures what a happy baby he became after the [...]
SERIOUSLY? 6 MONTHS?! I’m not kidding. I’m kind of in denial here. It’s a little hard to get my head around. So here’s the deal: I don’t have any new stats because… ummm… well, I’m an airhead. I completely spaced out Little Hiccup’s six month check-up the day of his appointment last week. I didn’t [...]
Can you believe this little dude is FIVE MONTHS OLD already?! I certainly can’t. I know, every parent says that. But seriously! Wow. He’ll be eating solids and crawling and ::gasp:: walking soon. Little Hiccup’s next well check isn’t for another month, so I have no idea about his stats. Rest assured, he’s still huge. [...]
I can’t believe it’s already been a month since I last did this! With the blur that was this past month, I’m even happier that I decided to track Little Hiccup’s progress. We had LH’s four month check-up on Thursday and his stats according to the WHO chart were: 27.75″ long or an avg 8 [...]
I'm a believer in Christ, a wife, a mommy to two boys, a sister, and a daughter. Though my tone is often dry, my goal is to always seek the beauty in everything.
I used to call this blog "NAMAmmaSTE", due to a love for yoga and holistic living. Though still a yogi at heart, I felt the title didn't fit me as well as it once did.
Here you will find love, respect, and passion. Welcome to my journey.
