Wednesday, March 31, 2010

{Friends & Family & Colleagues}

Have you seen all the beautiful new products & contest for pro photographers on http://www.DesignAglow.com ?

Take a moment and check it out! Beautiful products! =)

{Mommy A}

Sunday, March 28, 2010

{What RED means to me}

My Daughter's FIRST Christmas 2009. This photo represents RED to me because red reminds me of Christmas and {LOVE}. No love beats the love for your child.



There's an awesome blog that I follow called Beyond Snapshots & they are having a fabulous giveaway for an epiphanie camera bag! Their camera bag designs are absolutely GORGEOUS! It would be an honor to even have one! I LOVE LOLA!!!! Check out their amazing camera bags here http://www.epiphaniebags.com/

Monday, March 22, 2010

{Milestones of Emotions}

So it's been almost six months since I went through the life changing experience of becoming a new Mom. Six months, really? It's amazing how fast time flies but during the moment it doesn't feel that fast. I look back at videos and pictures I've taken of Elora in the past 6 months and I am in awe in how much she's grown, changed, and developed. I feel so blessed to be able to witness everything with her thus far. Sure, it was rough in the beginning. From nursing obstacles, hormonal changes, becoming a new Mom that has never changed a diaper in her life, to figuring out how to balance my relationship with Brandon as parents and trying to work on losing the baby weight I gained during pregnancy. Roller coaster of emotions, indeed. But like with everything in life, it has it's ups and downs. Definitely more UPS. 


As parents, I don't think anyone is ever an "expert" at it. I think you learn new things everyday whether your child is 6 months, 6 years, or 16 years old. Even me being 24, I think my parents still learn new things about being parents. Especially now that they are Grandparents. Grandparents are the legacy of the family. I can only imagine (until my time comes) how it feels to be a Grandparent. I know that my Mom & Dad LOVE spending time with Elora and I love seeing them with her, especially my Dad. Talk about a man's unsung moment. I have seen my Dad change since becoming a Grandpa. He's so sweet with Elora and when he plays with her, it truly warms my heart. I believe Brandon and I have given a gift to our parents. Nothing beats a Grandparents' love. 
                  

                                                       

If I could give advice to any new Mom or Mom-to-be it would be to always follow your heart. If you feel like something isn't right, say something or do something. Stand up for what you believe is right. Your child/children are depending on you to make the best choice for them. My problem is that I care too much what other people think. I don't know why, but I do. It's something that I have to work on, especially being a new Mom. I don't need someone Else's opinion on how to raise my Daughter. I was given so much advice when people found out I was pregnant. I didn't ask, nor did I care. Brandon and I were going to do this parent thing together and learn along the way. We did our research, we aren't naive to believe everything we read. We are doing what is right for our Daughter.


Last night was the first night Elora slept in her crib. We've been co-sleeping with her since she was born and we've loved every minute of it. She's becoming more independent and we feel that she is ready to sleep on her own, in her crib. She did fabulous by the way. We put her to sleep at 9:30pm. She woke up once at 2:00am, then went back to sleep to wake up at 7am. When she woke up this morning, she laid there playing and talking to herself. I had to get a video of it to document this milestone in not only Elora's life, but ours too! I have to admit, I missed sleeping by her. But when I saw her this morning, I picked her up, gave her the biggest hug and just held her for a moment and told her how much I love her. She's such a good baby and we are so lucky.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

{Busy bee!}

Wow, it's been forever since I've blogged. Sorry everyone! I've been so busy lately, I don't know what happened with January and February! Sheesh! This year is flying by SO fast! "Dear Time, please stand still... Just for a moment?" 


We entered Brandon and Elora into this contest and IF he wins, he will get a backyard makeover! Something he would absolutely LOVE! Help him WIN! You can vote once a day. Contest ends, March 22nd so VOTE VOTE VOTE! =) Please and thank you!


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I need to catch up on my blogs when my parents leave on Monday. They are here for the weekend! YAY! Talk to you soon!

{hugs}

Monday, March 1, 2010

{Wake up, wake up..it's the FIRST of the MONTH!}

Excuse me, but does anyone know where February went? I don't know what happened with it! WOW, time is flying this year. It's true, the older you get, the fast time goes. Why is that? I wish time could stand still, just for a little bit.

{Breaking News!!!} Elora has a tooth coming in on the bottom front! It happened over night! I checked on Saturday and there was nothing. Then yesterday evening I checked again and there it was! Clear as day, a little white tooth trying to break through her gums! It's not fully out yet, but it sure made it's appearance. I got super excited when I saw it! I can't believe how fast my baby girl is growing! She just turned 5 months on Saturday, the 27th.

Here are some photos I took the morning of the 27th=)