Sunday, February 21, 2010
I've Moved!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 29
Day 29: February 20
What a gorgeous spring day!
Friday, February 19, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 28
Day 28: February 19
He apparently loved it. Did I do this to my son because he's a second child and I know he'll be ok, or because I'm a photographer and getting the shot I want is what's most important? Either way, I love this image.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 27
Yes, it's a challenge to take two kids and my camera to the beach. The most difficult part was protecting my baby (the camera) while preventing my baby (Wally) from eating sand off his fingers. Each time Wally would put his hand up to his mouth I'd jump forward to stop him, making it impossible to get the shot I should have gotten -- Wally eating sand. So we'll settle for hands covered in sand.
Day 27: February 18
I'm sure he managed to get some in his mouth despite my best efforts. We'll know in a day or two.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 26
Day 26: February 17
Hello eyes!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 25
I plopped Wally down on the gravel path next to the lake and grabbed a few photos. Of course all the passersby (and their dogs) were much more interesting than mama making noises. And the gravel! How can I compete?
Day 25: February 16
One of my favorite parts of this image is the vertical valley (what do you call that? Cupid's bow is the name of the lips, right?) between Wally's nose and mouth. I also like how the gravel photographs. (Is that what Wally is thinking here?)
Monday, February 15, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 24
Day 24: February 15
Love the colors and the lines and Wally's porcelain skin. Wally is quite the ham. People would walk by and ooh and ahh over my boy and he would look at them and smile and work the crowd. Such an entertainer already. Mama doesn't really mind -- except when I want him to look at me and he is too busy melting strangers' hearts.
A Month of Wally-love: Day 23
Day 23: February 14
Love the colors -- especially of Wally's eyes -- and the teeth and the finger in his mouth. This boy LOVES to hang upside down.
A Month of Wally-love: Day 22
Day 22: February 13
I love the grain of the wood and the lines of the dock. It looks like Wally is listening to the ominous wind in the trees.
Friday, February 12, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 21
Day 21: February 12
Love the eye contact and the fingers in Wally's mouth. I've tried and tried to hook him on a pacifier with no success, but every once in a while Wally will soothe himself with those two fingers. I also like the other hand that looks like he's giving a little wave.
Tomorrow afternoon we are heading up to Roche Harbor for the extended weekend, so though I'll be taking pictures each day, those posts won't be going up until Monday evening. I just don't want anyone thinking I'm slacking. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 20
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 19
Those of you who know me are probably shocked that this is the first real nursing shot I've had taken. Clients often ask me for shots of them nursing their babies and I love when they do. Not many things are more sweet and tender and beautiful than the nursing relationship. But in the 2 1/2 years that I've been a nursing mama, I've never captured this image for myself. Until now! Thank you, Trevor, for helping me to get this.
Day 19: February 10
My favorite part of this image is my hand holding Wally's and the way his hand is curled around my thumb. But mostly I just love that this captures a moment of Wally-love.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 18
Day 18: February 9
I was regretting putting Wally in brown when we arrived, but I like it with the red bricks. The striped socks and hat help, too.
This evening Wally started using his arms to push his whole body backwards across the wood floor. If he had been wearing clothes, he could have gotten pretty far!
Monday, February 8, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 17
Day 17: February 8
Wally's little pilot caps are getting snug, so we're trying to get as much wear as possible out of them before packing them away.
And this is completely off topic, but today's post is my 100th! Thanks for reading/looking. To celebrate, I'll be rolling out a new blog format with BIG images and slick functionality very soon. I can't wait!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 16
Day 16: February 7
Such a friendly boy. And look at all that hair!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
A Month of Wally=love: Day 15
Day 15: February 6
Love the branches and the color in the background and the sun flare (SUN!). I know it's early and we'll probably get snow in March to make up for it, but for me, spring is here.
Friday, February 5, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 14
Day 14: February 5
So many things to love here. The absolute peace of his face, the hand curled by his chin, pink lips, veined eyelids, and of course eyelashes. All that is missing is a bum!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 13
Day 13: February 4
This just says "baby" to me. The lifted knees, the feet that curve in and touch each other, the perfectly squeezable tush. Ahhh. My name is Jessica and I'm a bumaholic.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 12
I know I was taking a bit of a risk having Wally naked on the rug, but I'm happy to say everything was still dry when we were finished. (Though two minutes after I put his diaper on he pooped, so I was REALLY lucky. -- it's those kinds of things that Wally is going to be thrilled about when he's 15.) I decided to get back to bareness today with this photo, and it paid off.
Day 12: February 3
Wally's skin is such a delicate pink color. And yes, I ADORE the bare bum, but it's the hand on the window, the reflection in the glass, the raised knee and toes that made this shot THE shot for today.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
A Month of Wally-love: Day 11
There was no shortage of adorable Wally footage today, but I chose this image because it's so rare that I am in any photos with my kids. I think most moms are the designated photographers for their families and it's sad because that usually means that they don't get in front of the camera much. Add to that my complete loathing of seeing myself in photos and the fact that I am a professional photographer (so my husband always defers to me to take the photos), and you have children who will look back on their childhood images and never see their mother.
But that's not good, right? No matter how much I hate to be in front of the camera, I still do want my kids to have images to show them how much I love being with them. And I want to be able to look back when I'm 60 and see who I was during these amazing years. So I'm going to make an effort to get in front of the camera more. I've been wanting to capture the insanely excited face Wally makes before he smothers me with kisses, and today I just about caught it. My camera is resting on the bar of the deck and I'm reaching my arm out to push the shutter release, so this is awkward, but I love it. I love it!
Day 11: February 2
So what if you only see my chin and his head is cut off! I've got to do something with this image.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Emmeline turns one
Angel and Eric threw a birthday extravaganza at the Tulalip Resort, so I met them beforehand to do photos. Ordinarily I wouldn't recommend scheduling photos on the same day as a party, but with Angel's incredible gift for organization and planning, it seemed to work out really well. We started off in their beautiful hotel suite and then moved to the pool/atrium for a different locale.
There's something I love about this image, though I'm not sure what it is. The way she's kicking out a foot or holding her hand or investigating the rock -- something about it is so sweet. Oh, and Angel made this adorable dress.
Love the reflection in the glass and the leg chub.
Getting prepped for some cake smashing.
A Month of Wally-love: Day 10
Day 10: February 1
Love the neck creases and spot of drool on his lip.