Photos by Double You Photography Sink Bath of Lilies When one of your favorite photographers says she has an idea for a photo shoot with your baby, you oblige. I have seen sink bath pics on Instagram and Pinterest but never gave it much thought. Luckily, Kejt of Double You Photography was on it
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Colorful 1st Birthday
Lillian’s Colorful 1st Birthday Party! As the holidays died down, I got on top of my party planning to celebrate Lily’s first trip around the sun. Knowing I would have too many guests for my Mid-century home, I quickly set out to find a venue that didn’t break the bank for a 1st birthday
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Lillian ~ One Year Old
My baby girl is the birthday girl today as she turns one year old!!! I had streamers and balloons floating around the house and I wanted to do a special shoot for my little Valentine. So I just taped the streamers to the wall, grabbed one of her chairs, and tossed the balloons into
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Reflecting on Expecting
As Lillian quickly approaches one year old, I can’t help but reflect back on when I was expecting. Now that we’re through the first 12 months, I finally feel comfortable sharing my pregnancy story…. Baby Brain I wasn’t much of a babysitter when I was young, and was no where near having babies on the
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5 Things: My Pregnancy Must-Haves
All pregnancies are different, from aches to pains to cravings to how much of an emotional roller coaster ride it will be. Maybe it will be, or already was, the happiest time of your life. Some women really enjoy every aspect of it. Maybe you’re emotional, anxious and cry while stroller shopping (Guilty!). As I reflect
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Henesy Family Holiday Session
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Henesy Family So excited to finally share our family holiday studio session! All of our friends and family have received their Christmas cards and with just 2 weeks to go, everyone is officially in the holiday spirit! I have to confess, at 36 years young, I’ve actually never
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Lillian ~ 9 Months Old
My sweet little baby girl turned 9 months old today. Feels like a milestone… 9 months in and 9 months out. 18 months of motherhood. Holy cow! What was life even before Lillian? I’ve been doing her monthly pics on this blanket since she was born. I’m bound and determined to make it all the
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Baby’s First Cup
Just before Lillian was 6 months she started holding her bottle independently and had even figured out to tip it upwards as she drank more of the formula. (I was able to feed her breast milk only for 5 months, which was only 1 month shy of my 6 month goal. Hooray!) So, I decided
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Newborn Photo Session
~Newborn Photo Session~ A few weeks after our new daughter Lillian arrived, we asked Elise of Wild Mulberry Photography to come to the house to do a newborn photo session for us. She had taken all of my maternity photos while I was pregnant and did such a wonderful job! It felt fitting for her
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Baby Girl’s Nursery
Baby Girl’s Nursery I’m not one of those women who could wait ALL the way until delivery day to find out the sex of my baby. Therefore, I’ve known since August that we were having a girl, and I could not wait to decorate a baby girl’s nursery! I knew that I wanted a light
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Pushing Pretty – Delivery Gown
Pushing Pretty ~ Delivery Gown One of the many things that I learned in our birth classes was that you can wear whatever you want while giving birth. You don’t have to wear the ill-fitting hospital gown. You don’t even have to wear anything at all! The doula/instructor mentioned that there are nursing and
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Midwest Winter Maternity
~Midwest Winter Maternity~ My third trimester began right about the same time that the 2016 winter arrived. Other women have said that being pregnant in the summer is the worst because it’s hot, and you’re huge and sweaty. But the grass is always greener and at this point, I have to disagree. Winter maternity is