August 18, 2010 – 2:28 pm
Will was exactly 5 weeks old and I decided one morning that I desperately wanted some more curly newborn photos of him. I wanted to make sure he would still cooperate and then, in my mind, I could calm any fears I had that he was growing too fast and wasn’t my itty bitty newborn anymore. So, we went into the studio and he kept sleeping like an angel. I was able to pose him and, like a brand new baby, he continued to sleep. I was so proud of my special, little guy. Then I uploaded the photos to the computer and I could hardly believe the baby I saw on the screen was mine. This plump and peachy baby with more rolls than I could count. Sure, I took the photos but, somehow, it didn’t register how much he had grown until I saw his photos. And, you know what, I wasn’t one bit sad… I love this beautiful, round baby he is becoming. He is so healthy and happy and perfect in every way.
August 18, 2010 – 2:10 pm
Those eyes, my dear Will, are going to get you out of a lot of trouble over the years… I just know it! You look up at me with those big blues and I melt…. every.single.time.
August 17, 2010 – 10:06 pm
I love getting to know my baby so well. Each day I discover something new about his growing personality. I have come to realize that my sweet Will loves the outdoors! It seems that every time I take him out into the warm fresh air, he instantly mellows and usually falls asleep. This evening was no different. Thank you, sweet boy, for not only sleeping for Mama during your photo shoot in our backyard but also for flashing me that gorgeous smile and irresistible dimple.
August 13, 2010 – 11:36 pm
On July 21st, the day Will turned 4 weeks old, I celebrated my 35th birthday. Could he really have been with us for 28 whole days? It is true when they say the days just slip by so quickly. I am grateful I have these photos of his first days. He changes on a daily basis. Sometimes I swear I can see a difference in his size after a 2 hour nap. I don’t ever want to forget the birthday when I turned 35. It was so simple but so special. Will was having a little bit of a fussy day. I think he had some “tummy bubbles”, as my friend, Raye, calls them. The one thing that made him happy and calm was rocking on the front porch in the shade of a warm, summer day. I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate my day… rocking my precious, newborn baby. When Courtney arrived home from work, we didn’t rush inside but soaked up the beauty of the day and I couldn’t resist capturing my true gift… a loving and devoted father and my miracle boy.
August 13, 2010 – 7:26 pm
Will is coming up upon his one month birthday on the blog and it is getting harder to create those perfectly posed newborn shots. Therefore, you will see my blog take a slightly different turn. I will start posting more photojournalistic photos of Will and our every day life together. There will, of course, be the portraits every once in a while because he truly is so good to me. However, one of the things that I longed for before having Will was to capture the simple things of life with a baby through my lens. Day 25 marks my first photojournalistic share. The first photo captures our fur baby, Kahlua, and I think it displays her emotion so well. It appears she is a little sad because my time is so devoted to Will at the moment but she is also so curious to know who this new little person is. I call her my little shadow because she follows me absolutely everywhere and I believe that she will become Will’s shadow as well. The next two photos show what every new parent does at some point. We are trying to figure out who Will resembles the most. In all honesty, I can’t see myself or Courtney in him. I wonder if it is because I never really “see” myself except in the mirror and I see Courtney so much that I know his features too well. I really think he is his own little person!
August 12, 2010 – 11:41 pm
The kindness that has been showered on us since Will’s arrival leaves me speechless. I often say that I never really have the eloquent words that many of my other friends do when it comes to articulating their feelings and emotions. I wish I were a better writer. Add that to my long bucket list. This blog post takes us back to April 2008. Courtney and I had been married for almost 3 years by this point and we planned a European vacation. It was amazing! We visited Paris, London and Salzburg, Austria. While we were in Salzburg, we came across a little yarn shop. Inside, there was a little elderly lady behind the counter. She was enthusiastic about all her beautiful balls of wool. I wish I could remember what she told us about all the different types she had on her shelves. We must have chatted with her for over half an hour. She directed us to the best little restaurant in the town to try our very first schnitzel. Even though I don’t knit, I couldn’t leave her little store without purchasing some of her wool. Courtney and I still talk about that memorable afternoon. It will be one we never forget. We laughed, explored, breathed in the beauty of the landscape and people and in the late afternoon, we saw a double rainbow and I made a deep wish from my heart. It was the same wish I made for every opportunity that wishes come around… birthdays, fallen eyelahes, a star in the sky… for our baby. On this day, atop a hill overlooking the quaint village of Salzburg, with a beautiful double rainbow stretching across the sky, it felt like my wish might be heard.
I mentioned the yarn I had tucked away to an amazingly talented and kind-hearted friend, Ewa, a while back. However, I never dreamed she would remember that story once I announced my pregnancy but she did. She asked if she could knit something for Baby Brown. I was so touched and excited to see what she would create. You can only imagine the sheer joy I experienced when I received a parcel in the mail from Ewa. When I opened the box, the most perfect little gift was inside. It was gorgeous! There was a sweet note on the outside and even a little flower adorning it. I didn’t want to open it because it was so pretty so I took a photo in order to never forget it. Inside, there were the most precious little knits. Many of which I have yet to photograph him in because they will fit him when he is a little older. It makes it even more special to know that these gifts will grow with him over the next several months. And there, amongst all the knits, was a little hat, diaper cover, and sweater lovingly knit with the yarn that had been so special to us. Thank you, Ewa, for your talent and your kindness.
Wishes do come true…
Some photos of us in Salzburg…
The perfect gift…
Will in his Austrian Wool knits…
Another gift from Ewa…
Waking up and wondering why he is in a box…
