Saturday mornings...

One of the big reasons I don't get to sleep in. Somehow Dallas sleeps right through it all.

Just one photo... please?

On holidays I try to get a group picture of the kids. On Mother's day I would have liked to get a photo with my kids but it didn't happen. So on Father's day we attempted to get some group shots. As usual, it was a pain.

This test shot was probably my favorite... A little out of focus, but cute. I should stick with candid shots.

This is how photos typically go, 

"Evan put your hand down... Look at the camera..."

"Daphne!! Look at mommy!!

Kiah, look at the camera."

Another test shot :)

"Evan, look at the camera...

Makiah, smile!

Daphne!! Look at daddy!!"

Ok... we're done now. 

For now on, I'll have our sweet neighbor take the photos. She did a good job!

And this is why I love lifestyle photography. Candid shots. Next Father's day I'll have to take some fun pictures of the kids playing with dad rather then forcing them to smile :)

Daph at 7 months

It seems every post is about Daphne. One day I'll post pictures of the rest of us and you'll all be in shock to see how much Evan and Kiah have grown up ;) I have a little extra time that hopefully will go towards blogging about the kids, so soon enough I'll fill you in on what's going on around here.

Lots has been happening this past month with Daphne. She is changing into a mobile baby who can't hold still. Just changing her diaper is a challenge :) She can now...

Crawl (not just scoot)
Sit up
Transition from crawling to sitting and sitting to crawling
Pull herself to stand

The first time Daphne pulled herself to stand she was next to the bath tub. She loves the water a little too much :) I thought Evan helped her up, but then she did it again. We lowered her mattress in her crib and then she started standing in there too.

Daphne will sometimes start to cry when I leave the room. Though not every time, thank goodness. She still likes other people, but if I leave her with them she most likely will start to cry. If I put her down in one room I have to distract her with something before I can leave. This is all bad timing seeing that we are leaving to Utah soon to see family. Hopefully we can break her of any fears she has of being away from Mom.

Daphne also has a tooth coming in, but she has been handling that well. I haven't noticed a change in her temperament, which is wonderful... teething can be so hard and so far she is doing well. She sleeps just fine, some nights she sleeps through the night and others she wakes up early for a bottle. 


I took these photos at a friends house... that's why it might not look familiar :) I made the skirt Daphne is wearing, I made a bunch for her and Kiah. Kiah refuses to wear shorts so it is nice to have a bunch of play skirts for them to wear :)

This is Daph's cool yoga trick that she loves to do for us...

I don't know why, but Daphne doesn't care to eat solids, she is just fine drinking her bottle. I think she wants to eat when she sees us eating, but when I feed her cereal or baby food she just can't figure it out. I think it is just because of her tongue thrust, her tongue pushes out anything I put in. She won't even open her mouth for me to put the spoon in. So I get her to smile and stick the spoon in. Sometimes she swallows, but she mostly just spits it out. We've been trying almost everyday, but I don't push it. She'll figure it out soon enough.

Little stinker and her tongue poking out...

Trick her into smiling...

And show her how yummy the food is...

It's not so bad after all...

Time.

There is never enough time, but I often find myself wishing it away. Though, right now I want it to slow down a bit, so I can catch up with myself.

Things I wish I had time to blog about, preferably before I head out to Utah later this summer...

Evan's preschool
Daphne's scooting videos
Daphne's crawling videos (that I haven't taken yet...)
Daphne's 7 month photos (that I haven't taken yet...)
Memorial day photos
Swimming lessons
Makiah's first dance lesson

I am finding myself overbooked... tired... and wishing I had more time to do the things I love. I am in the process of doing just that. It's amazing how hard it is to slow down and simplify. I think about the months ahead and wonder if it really is possible. It will take some changes that's for sure.

Also...

My last post... I hope I didn't offend anyone. Motherhood is a wonderful thing, and I don't hate it, regret it or wish it away. It's just hard. I also understand that everyone's life is hard, I am not the only one going through trials and hard times. I have some close people in my life that are going through hard times, and I think about them often... I know that my trials are very small and insignificant to what they are facing. We are all in this together though, it's wonderful that we have friends and families to support and help us in times of need. I am grateful for the comments, emails and phone calls that I receive from people that help me through these rough times.