...to read more, this would be a great site to explore.
Hmmm, thinking the title of this post could easily turn into a series of posts (or a list of 100 things). Anyone else feel the same way?
07 February 2012
03 February 2012
just popping in...
...to say that I took this photography workshop and it was great! advice from someone who isn't all technical is always helpful when you're starting. if you can't afford the workshop or there isn't one being offered near you, buy the book.
also, took these online photoshop elements classes and they were awesome. i'm no longer afraid of using the program for more than organization (after three years of owning it). and erin's advice was to use a combination of lightroom (she has classes for that, too) and pse - most photographers (even the pros) don't need much more. the classes are affordable and i would recommend the live classes. but if you don't have the time, or don't want to wait for the next round, buy the pre-recorded videos.
finally, are you on pinterest yet? why not?
that's all for now.
maybe someday i'll find time to post pics of the girls. or the sewing projects i'm working on. or the fabulous recipes i've been trying.
also, took these online photoshop elements classes and they were awesome. i'm no longer afraid of using the program for more than organization (after three years of owning it). and erin's advice was to use a combination of lightroom (she has classes for that, too) and pse - most photographers (even the pros) don't need much more. the classes are affordable and i would recommend the live classes. but if you don't have the time, or don't want to wait for the next round, buy the pre-recorded videos.
finally, are you on pinterest yet? why not?
that's all for now.
maybe someday i'll find time to post pics of the girls. or the sewing projects i'm working on. or the fabulous recipes i've been trying.
28 February 2011
Pregnancy Redux
A few people have asked me how the second pregnancy compared to the first. And, likewise, how the second baby has compared to the first. Tim and I are amazed every day at how different each child is.
Pregnancy. It was much harder on me physically the second time around. And I don't know if that's because of my age or just a precursor to Lucy's acid reflux issues. I had the same bouts of all-day sickness and aversion to water. But the nausea was much more...productive this time around. I didn't ever have to pull over the car during any of my hour long commutes, but there was at least one morning when I had to run to the side of the house and revisit the blueberry Special K I'd had that morning. Hello, Neighbors!
So, yes, I had issues with water until well into my second trimester. And I tried everything this time. Those little Crystal Lite packets were too sweet. The addition of lime only helped occasionally. The best I could do was straight up Koolaid mix. Not the tubs because that already had sugar, but a little of the packet added to each glass. It needed to be more sour than sweet. My doctor was baffled by it as well. Weird pregnancy issues: One; Me: zero.
There was also the aversion to corn and corn products, again. Just the thought of having Fritos made me green. And add to that the aversion to potatoes. I mean, what sane person doesn't want to eat mashed potatoes?
The only cravings I really remember were McDonald's french fries and a strawberry shake (thanks, Mom) and a chopped beef barbeque sandwich - and I mean a gas station barbeque sandwich. Oh, and beer. Beer. Beer. Beer. So I'd sneak a swig of Tim's occasionally. Yep, I'll own it.
I had the same general hip and pelvic pain that required me to sleep with a pillow between my knees. And walking 30 minutes a few times a week would improve the pain - although it was generally worse while I was walking.
The belly showed up earlier this time around. Probably by about 2 months. And I remember thinking that you are supposed to "show" earlier in subsequent pregnancies. But then there was the realization at about a month later when I really started to show that the "bump" that had been there for a while was really just belly fat. Woohoo!
I felt movements earlier this time around. Mostly because I knew what to feel for. There was one night pretty early on that I was sitting on the floor and bent forward at the waist. The baby kind of jerked to let me know I was squishing her. That really surprised me because it was way before I should have been able to feel anything. But what other explanation is there? Okay, maybe gas, but my version is much more endearing so I'm sticking to it.
I was also much more relaxed about the whole thing. Toward the end I got a little freaked out because I was afraid I hadn't prepared enough. I still feel that way to some extent. Starting solids is freaking me out because it's about two months earlier than we started them with Ainsley and I think I did a lot more research then to figure out what, when and how much. I feel like I'm winging it this time. Poor Lucy.
I think that's all. A little bit about second babies - or, at least, our second baby - coming up. And a six month recap...in pictures!
Pregnancy. It was much harder on me physically the second time around. And I don't know if that's because of my age or just a precursor to Lucy's acid reflux issues. I had the same bouts of all-day sickness and aversion to water. But the nausea was much more...productive this time around. I didn't ever have to pull over the car during any of my hour long commutes, but there was at least one morning when I had to run to the side of the house and revisit the blueberry Special K I'd had that morning. Hello, Neighbors!
So, yes, I had issues with water until well into my second trimester. And I tried everything this time. Those little Crystal Lite packets were too sweet. The addition of lime only helped occasionally. The best I could do was straight up Koolaid mix. Not the tubs because that already had sugar, but a little of the packet added to each glass. It needed to be more sour than sweet. My doctor was baffled by it as well. Weird pregnancy issues: One; Me: zero.
There was also the aversion to corn and corn products, again. Just the thought of having Fritos made me green. And add to that the aversion to potatoes. I mean, what sane person doesn't want to eat mashed potatoes?
The only cravings I really remember were McDonald's french fries and a strawberry shake (thanks, Mom) and a chopped beef barbeque sandwich - and I mean a gas station barbeque sandwich. Oh, and beer. Beer. Beer. Beer. So I'd sneak a swig of Tim's occasionally. Yep, I'll own it.
I had the same general hip and pelvic pain that required me to sleep with a pillow between my knees. And walking 30 minutes a few times a week would improve the pain - although it was generally worse while I was walking.
The belly showed up earlier this time around. Probably by about 2 months. And I remember thinking that you are supposed to "show" earlier in subsequent pregnancies. But then there was the realization at about a month later when I really started to show that the "bump" that had been there for a while was really just belly fat. Woohoo!
I felt movements earlier this time around. Mostly because I knew what to feel for. There was one night pretty early on that I was sitting on the floor and bent forward at the waist. The baby kind of jerked to let me know I was squishing her. That really surprised me because it was way before I should have been able to feel anything. But what other explanation is there? Okay, maybe gas, but my version is much more endearing so I'm sticking to it.
I was also much more relaxed about the whole thing. Toward the end I got a little freaked out because I was afraid I hadn't prepared enough. I still feel that way to some extent. Starting solids is freaking me out because it's about two months earlier than we started them with Ainsley and I think I did a lot more research then to figure out what, when and how much. I feel like I'm winging it this time. Poor Lucy.
I think that's all. A little bit about second babies - or, at least, our second baby - coming up. And a six month recap...in pictures!
05 February 2011
Dance Party (woo hoo!)
While I would like to post a couple of things regarding second pregnancies and second babies, I would just fall behind again while I try to write them. I am a habitual overthinker when it comes to writing and sometimes I kind of drown in all the boring things I have to say. Sooooo...
Have you ever been to one of our (adult) Halloween parties? If not, you have missed. out. My husband goes all out. The house is completely redecorated** in the two days prior that he usually takes off from work to get ready. Furniture is moved out of the living room; a haunted house of sorts is set up in the garage - a somewhat legendary one that has brought people back to our house for trick-or-treating over the last few years. The island is filled with whatever assortment of adult beverages we have on hand. A fire pit is set up outside for the less dancy ones. And dance lights are set up in the living room. Oh, and we mustn't forget the disco ball.
Anyhoo. Because we had a wee little one, and also partially because last year (2009) we had people who couldn't take the hint to get out of our house at 3am, we did not have our adult party. But Tim has been hinting at making additional use of our dance lights for a while and tonight we broke them out for a DANCE PARTY (woo hoo!). Ainsley l.o.v.e.s. to dance so we used this to bribe her through dinner.
Were I a more skilled photographer, I probably could have gotten some better photos but these will have to do for now...enjoy!
Have you ever been to one of our (adult) Halloween parties? If not, you have missed. out. My husband goes all out. The house is completely redecorated** in the two days prior that he usually takes off from work to get ready. Furniture is moved out of the living room; a haunted house of sorts is set up in the garage - a somewhat legendary one that has brought people back to our house for trick-or-treating over the last few years. The island is filled with whatever assortment of adult beverages we have on hand. A fire pit is set up outside for the less dancy ones. And dance lights are set up in the living room. Oh, and we mustn't forget the disco ball.
Anyhoo. Because we had a wee little one, and also partially because last year (2009) we had people who couldn't take the hint to get out of our house at 3am, we did not have our adult party. But Tim has been hinting at making additional use of our dance lights for a while and tonight we broke them out for a DANCE PARTY (woo hoo!). Ainsley l.o.v.e.s. to dance so we used this to bribe her through dinner.
Were I a more skilled photographer, I probably could have gotten some better photos but these will have to do for now...enjoy!
**This redecorating really throws me for a loop because I don't handle change well.
01 February 2011
Some much needed updating...
Since I unexpectedly have way more time on my hands than I thought I would a week ago, I thought it might be time to update. I'd like to share pictures with you if I can keep up with it this time. I did manage, in the process of making my usual yearly album, to organize my pictures in PSE a little better so maybe it will be easier to update regularly. Of course the issue of wading through the quantity of pictures still remains - the biggest downfall of digital cameras - especially since sometimes I have different opinions of what is good.
Let's start with the two pictures I sent out as announcements for Lucy this fall - since you only got one each:
Let's start with the two pictures I sent out as announcements for Lucy this fall - since you only got one each:
Lucinda "Lucy" June
19 August 2010 at 6:36 am
8lbs 7 oz & 20 1/2 inches
with big sister Ainsley
As you can probably tell, I took these at home. Nothing fancy but, somehow, it means more to me that I took them an not a studio photographer.
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