I did not stage these photos. No one is crying. No one was bribed with candy. I did not even suggest the boy do any of these things or even ask him to pretend just for a moment his sister existed. I merely observed these miraculous moments and photographed them.
Oh and yes Matthew does have a severe Crystal Light mustache. But when you are photographing miraculous moments, you do not ask the subjects first to wash their face, you just shoot.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Miraculous Moments
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
A Few Questions for Today
This morning while getting ready to take Matthew to VBS
I Wonder........
How many times I have heard "Hey, Mama" this hour?
If our ears are only able to hear a certain amount of words in a lifetime before shutting down completely? (I may be nearing my quota)
When I see a young man park in the "new and expectant mother" spot at CVS
I Wonder......
When is he due?
If I should take a photo of him? (he will likely be famous soon, since pregnancy in males is kind of rare, that photo could make me rich)
When walking out to the van to go pick Matthew up from VBS
I Wonder.....
How in the world could I have left the side door open for 2 hours?
Will the van start? (It did by the way)
While eating lunch
I Wonder......
Would Matthew be ok eating pb&j for lunch for the rest of his life?
What did I eat?
Really why can't I remember what I ate? (maybe I should ask Matthew, he probably remembers)
When getting Matthew up from a little rest time
I Wonder.....
How can he possibly stand to be covered up in a fleece blanket when the thermostat right outside his door reads 84 degrees?
Was he wearing that outfit when I last saw him?
Moments ago while passing by the bathroom mirror
I Wonder......
Has my hair ever been this long before?
Why is it so knotty?
What is that thing in my hair?
How long have I been toting this baby booger around in my hair?
Posted by Megan at 12:30 PM 1 comments
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Update: VBS Gets an "A" Today
Meet "Gator School" 's biggest fan......
Sweat + Dirt + a Gator Puppet = A Smile on this Boy's Face
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Monday, June 22, 2009
The VBS Report
*Oh and on a completely unrelated note, for those of you wondering about the beefy baby's poundage, here are Alexis' 4 month stats: 17 lbs. 6 oz. and the height is somewhere in the 26's near 27 in (I don't remember exactly).
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Alexis Meets Grandma and Grandpa
Last week Erik's parents came from MI for a visit! They got to meet the girl and play with the boy. We had a great time and I sure do wish we didn't live so far apart.
Fun times! The kids are still trying to get adjusted back to real life where the adult to child ratio is 1:2 most of the time rather than the 4:2 they were enjoying last week!
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
4 Months Old
Posted by Megan at 4:02 PM 1 comments
I Think A License Should Be Required To Operate These....
Of course, if a license were in fact required mine would most certainly be revoked due to reckless clipping.
It seems that I am TERRIBLE at clipping baby finger nails. Erik used to clip Matthew's when he was a baby. I am completely capable of clipping his now, but poor Alexis on the other hand would have some horrible stories to tell you if she could talk.
The first time the clipping went completely wrong was Sunday February 8, 2009. That's right folks, Alexis was just three tiny days old and it was our very first day home. Her nails were incredibly long and her face looked like a painful line graph with all the scratches. So while Erik was showering, I decided I was completely capable of cutting my baby girl's finger nails and decided to put an end to her self inflicted pain. I was thinking "Don't worry tiny baby, Mama is coming to the rescue!". I was picturing myself in a cape, standing tall with wind whipping through my hair and cape all while heroic music played. Her finger was bleeding 4.7 seconds later.
Maybe I can sell my cape on ebay.
I felt horrible. She was bleeding. I cut her teeny tiny finger on her first day home. She was probably contemplating going back to the hospital hoping that she had been switched at birth and that her "real" mom was a proficient baby nail clipper.
Matthew just so happens to hate getting his nails clipped. He always tells me it hurts and then I laugh and laugh, and say "No it doesn't, silly". So he walks on to the nail clipping scene and sees Alexis' teeny tiny bleeding finger and me with the nail clippers in my hand and says "What happened to Awexis?". "Um........she hurt her finger", I say. That isn't a lie right? She did in fact have a hurt finger. For once in his life he didn't ask for specifics.
That was the first time and unfortunately, not the last.
So, is anyone looking for a very part time (so part-time, let's call it part-of-a-part-time) baby nail clipping job? The job doesn't pay much (actually it doesn't pay anything at all), but you can have all the ice water you can drink while you are here! Qualified applicants only, please. This child's fingers can't take anymore rookie clipping.
Posted by Megan at 11:16 AM 4 comments