My belly is ginormous. Sorry, I don’t have photos of it- I’ve been too lazy to take one. You’ll just have to take my word for it. The size of my ginormous belly is an indication as to how soon our family will go from three plus dog to four plus dog. And this, my...
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Posted in Around the House, Babies, Benjy, Family, Pregnancy, children's photography | Tags: children's photography, family photography, Finland, lasten valokuvaus, professional photographer, Vantaa
So, it’s pretty much guaranteed that bubbles make ADORABLE photos. Especially when your subject is a 19 month old little boy who knows something is SUPPOSED to happen when you dip the stick in the bottle, but doesn’t totally get the mechanics of it. I could have photographed this for hours. Oh, and you can...
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Today our godson Lucas and his lovely mother Hanna braved a bus, two trains, and a long walk in order to come visit us here in Tikkurila. We couldn’t have been happier. While Benjy was off playing in the sandbox, Hanna put Lucas on a blanket so he could have some tummy time. She also...
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I had a neuvola appointment (the Finnish pre-natal system) on Wednesday. At this appointment, they weighed me. I realized that I had gained twice as much weight as I should have these past couple months. Thinking back to all the junk I’ve been eating, I’m not actually surprised. So, I’ve made a decision to cut...
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Today was summer. Seriously. Maybe the only day of summer we’ll get all year. And we had it today. It was gorgeous and warm and sunny and PERFECT. So we headed to the lake. Nevermind the water would be freezing (did I mention we had a blizzard last Tuesday?), Benjy could play in the sand,...
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I’m sorry, maybe you didn’t hear me. I said BAREFOOT and pregnant. Yesterday we had what could only be described as spring. And in my backyard, sheltered from wind, with plenty of full sun, it was a bit like summer. And today? Well, today it was back to business as usual. Rain, cold, wind, miserable…
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Beggars can’t be choosers. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the course of my time as my mother, it’s that. And when it comes to baby clothes? We are TOTAL beggars. We have actually purchased- our actual selves- probably about 50 dollars worth of clothing for Benjy. Okay, maybe 100. But everything else has...
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So, Benjy had a rough 24 hours last week. He transformed from a little boy into a total kamikaze, falling off the couch three times and falling off the outside step once. Here are his battle wounds.
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… than a baby in a diaper. You can dress ‘em in their Sunday finest. Put on the funniest little t-shirt. Find the cutest shoes and best hat. They won’t be as cute as a kid in a diaper. Nope, not nearly.
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Here’s my how-to guide on potty training, gleaned from one week’s experience in potty training my own little bundle of joy. Step one: buy the training potty. This is seemingly more difficult than one would think- I kept forgetting to buy it when at the store. Like, FOR MONTHS kept forgetting. Step two: put your...
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