Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Absent from Blogging, Present in Life: Suffolk, VA Photographer
I'm ashamed at how much time has passed since my last post. I've had quite a few moments over the past few months where I've thought to myself, "this would be a great blogpost," and then I would think to myself, "but I don't want to miss being in the moment with the ones I'm with." So, this is just a little post to say Hello! I'm still here! And I'm loving the ones I'm with! David and I enjoyed Emerson's first puddle stomping experience a few weeks ago.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Emerson - Suffolk, VA Children's Photographer
Finally! So, the perfect storm occurred (a good storm): no one was sick, it was not raining, and everyone was in a good and patient mood : ) I scrambled to grab a few things that I thought might work well to keep Emerson entertained and distracted long enough for me to get a few shots of her without giving her time to put leaves or grass in her mouth. I made her little "one" banner a few weeks ago when I was still dreaming of a fully loaded and extravagant session with her. I'm still learning that simple is better when it involves kids : )
So, we played around in the backyard and chased balloons and read books. It was a lot of fun and David and I managed to get a few shots with her too. I tell ya... we are crazy about this little girl.
Enjoy!
 |
| Love this little profile. |
 |
| Are we done yet!?! |
 |
| This is the look I always get right before she takes off running when I say, "I'm gonna get you." |
 |
| So pitiful with her popped balloon. |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
My Little One Year Old, Suffolk, VA Children's Photographer
Behind this blog post is a mix of frustration, gratitude, defeat, triumph, fear, faith, exhaustion, and overwhelming JOY. I have a one year old! Emerson... what on earth would life be like if we hadn't had this little Emerson on the journey with us this past year!?! She has pushed me to my limits- physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually... at times producing a sense of failure in me and at other times a sense of accomplishment. What a crazy and wonderful thing it has been for me to be a mom.
What I love most about Emerson: Her SMILE and her bright and cheerful disposition! She really is the happiest little thing and just loves to smile. I love watching how happy she makes other people too- grandparents, strangers at the grocery store, babysitters, anybody really! Her curiosity and energy are unmatched... this girl started walking at 10 months and I don't think she has slowed down since.
What has been the most challenging part of motherhood so far: 1- I had very high expectations for getting her on a good sleeping schedule. My plan was to have her sleeping through the night by 10-12 weeks and napping well throughout the day... courtesy of Babywise (which I do still support, but in moderation), but her plan was to take 30-45 minute cat naps during the day and wake up at 1:00 am, 3:00 am, and then for good at 6:30-7:00 am until she was eight months old!!! Oh, I have never been so tired or felt more defeated in my life! Thankfully, my expectations have mellowed and Emerson now sleeps through the night almost consistently. 2- Nursing was so not easy for us. My goal was to nurse her to about 8-10 months old, but we only made it through four months. Lots of lessons learned and hoping, given the chance, it will go better with child #2 (whenever that time comes).
I wish I could say that after sharing all this with you, I am now going to unveil these glorious one year photo session images of her. Ha ha... as life and nature would have it, we just finally got about 30 minutes worth of an impromptu session last Saturday and I haven't even begun to go through those images yet. The weather has either been FREEZING or raining or one of us has been sick, keeping us from a photo session, and our house doesn't have great lighting or set up to do an indoor session. However, I do have a few images to share from a lazy, Saturday morning recently. More images to come very soon!
Enjoy!
Lindsey
So here are some recent Emerson tidbits:
-She will eat just about anything- food or non-food items : )
-She loves watching music videos with her daddy.
-She constantly says "da da" and has for several months now.
-She is just now starting to say "ma ma."
-She sleeps from about 7:30 - 7:00ish... praise the Lord!
-She LOVES her paci and this random little pink and brown soft mini blanket.
-She loves books, blocks, and baby dolls.
-She loves playing hide and seek and being chased.
-Anytime the fridge is open she runs over and steals mustard out of the side door.
-She practically runs everywhere and has been walking since 10 months old.
-She smiles 90% of the time.
-If she is upset or crying, all you have to do is sing the Veggie Tales theme song to her and she calms down.
-She growls, claps, and turns around in circles in the middle of the kitchen (sometimes all three at once : )
-She thinks her hair is a napkin because that is where her dirty hands go at the end of every meal... lovely.
What I love most about Emerson: Her SMILE and her bright and cheerful disposition! She really is the happiest little thing and just loves to smile. I love watching how happy she makes other people too- grandparents, strangers at the grocery store, babysitters, anybody really! Her curiosity and energy are unmatched... this girl started walking at 10 months and I don't think she has slowed down since.
What has been the most challenging part of motherhood so far: 1- I had very high expectations for getting her on a good sleeping schedule. My plan was to have her sleeping through the night by 10-12 weeks and napping well throughout the day... courtesy of Babywise (which I do still support, but in moderation), but her plan was to take 30-45 minute cat naps during the day and wake up at 1:00 am, 3:00 am, and then for good at 6:30-7:00 am until she was eight months old!!! Oh, I have never been so tired or felt more defeated in my life! Thankfully, my expectations have mellowed and Emerson now sleeps through the night almost consistently. 2- Nursing was so not easy for us. My goal was to nurse her to about 8-10 months old, but we only made it through four months. Lots of lessons learned and hoping, given the chance, it will go better with child #2 (whenever that time comes).
I wish I could say that after sharing all this with you, I am now going to unveil these glorious one year photo session images of her. Ha ha... as life and nature would have it, we just finally got about 30 minutes worth of an impromptu session last Saturday and I haven't even begun to go through those images yet. The weather has either been FREEZING or raining or one of us has been sick, keeping us from a photo session, and our house doesn't have great lighting or set up to do an indoor session. However, I do have a few images to share from a lazy, Saturday morning recently. More images to come very soon!
Enjoy!
Lindsey
So here are some recent Emerson tidbits:
-She will eat just about anything- food or non-food items : )
-She loves watching music videos with her daddy.
-She constantly says "da da" and has for several months now.
-She is just now starting to say "ma ma."
-She sleeps from about 7:30 - 7:00ish... praise the Lord!
-She LOVES her paci and this random little pink and brown soft mini blanket.
-She loves books, blocks, and baby dolls.
-She loves playing hide and seek and being chased.
-Anytime the fridge is open she runs over and steals mustard out of the side door.
-She practically runs everywhere and has been walking since 10 months old.
-She smiles 90% of the time.
-If she is upset or crying, all you have to do is sing the Veggie Tales theme song to her and she calms down.
-She growls, claps, and turns around in circles in the middle of the kitchen (sometimes all three at once : )
-She thinks her hair is a napkin because that is where her dirty hands go at the end of every meal... lovely.
 |
| She felt the need to take the shelf off and bring it over to me : ) |
 |
| curious little hands |
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A Year in Review - Suffolk, VA Photographer
I can't believe another year has come and gone! 2011 might be one of the craziest years I've had yet... and also one of the most spectacular : )
To name just a few of the highlights:
~ became a family of three courtesy of Emerson
~ quit working as a Social Worker to stay home with Emerson and learned to balance photography and
baby (shooting weddings and fitting in pumping sessions was no easy task)
~ did alot of learning and growing in the area of faith and depending on God
~ celebrated 4 years of marriage to my wonderful husband
~ moved (for the 4th time in our 4 years of marriage) from Columbia, SC to Suffolk, VA
~ learned alittle more about faith and depending on God : )
~ started working again as a Social Worker for a hospice and traded Emerson duties with daddy
~ and celebrated one year of life with our little miss on Dec. 31 (a wonderful way to top off the year : )
It was a busy year and because of it I had to learn to say no to things, which also meant turning down photography opportunities and putting some business developments on the back burner. It was hard, but I'm so thankful that I did say no because there was no way I could juggle everything that I was given and come out with a happy baby, happy husband, and some sanity. Thankfully, I think I have all three! I did however manage to squeeze in a several sessions and a few weddings and I wanted to share a few of my favorite images from them.
Also, I thought it would be fun to link my blogpost from this day last year... just so happens I did my year end recap on this very day a year ago... plus it has one of my favorite images of Emerson : )
To name just a few of the highlights:
~ became a family of three courtesy of Emerson
~ quit working as a Social Worker to stay home with Emerson and learned to balance photography and
baby (shooting weddings and fitting in pumping sessions was no easy task)
~ did alot of learning and growing in the area of faith and depending on God
~ celebrated 4 years of marriage to my wonderful husband
~ moved (for the 4th time in our 4 years of marriage) from Columbia, SC to Suffolk, VA
~ learned alittle more about faith and depending on God : )
~ started working again as a Social Worker for a hospice and traded Emerson duties with daddy
~ and celebrated one year of life with our little miss on Dec. 31 (a wonderful way to top off the year : )
It was a busy year and because of it I had to learn to say no to things, which also meant turning down photography opportunities and putting some business developments on the back burner. It was hard, but I'm so thankful that I did say no because there was no way I could juggle everything that I was given and come out with a happy baby, happy husband, and some sanity. Thankfully, I think I have all three! I did however manage to squeeze in a several sessions and a few weddings and I wanted to share a few of my favorite images from them.
Also, I thought it would be fun to link my blogpost from this day last year... just so happens I did my year end recap on this very day a year ago... plus it has one of my favorite images of Emerson : )
 |
| Christy's Bridals |
 |
| Christy and Joseph's Wedding |
 |
| Emily and Brandon's Wedding |
 |
| Bekah and Steve's Wedding |
 |
| Susan and Benjamin's Engagements |
 |
| Susan and Benjamin's Wedding |
 |
| Parker & Davis's Children's Session |
 |
| Jessica's Senior Session |
 |
| Clarissa and Laney's Senior Session |
 |
| Morgan's Senior Session |
 |
| Zabrocki Family Session |
 |
| Sadler Family Session |
 |
| Street Family Session |
 |
| Wooten Family/Maternity Session |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)