Insomnia

It's been an awful first trimester. I can't sleep very well, especially on my days off when I want to be sleeping at night. It's hard for my body to go from one schedule to another with only two days to make the switch. Hopefully I am going to transfer off of night shift very soon, because I really miss spending time with my family, having a clean house, and sleeping at night. I keep waking up between 3 and 4am wanting to eat because I eat at work in the middle of the night. I eat nonstop now. Last night I woke up at 4am and finally dragged myself downstairs at 5am to make crab scrambled eggs. Yum! Tonight I woke up at 2:30am and finally got up about 4:30am (after tossing and turning for 2 hours!), and I started working on some editing and ate some green beans and pears. I'm exhausted, but I can't sleep!

Here are a couple of pictures of Noah to go with my complaints...

I love how his eyes match his jacket. Yes, if I had to describe them, I would say his eyes are "Denim-Jacket Blue."

The K Family | Columbus Family Photographer

I usually don't edit on Sunday, but both my boys were asleep, and I needed a distraction from smelling the delicious turkey in the oven! So here is another quick sneak peek of Sarah's family.

Isaac


Isabella


Lily


Elliott


Jacob


Sarah and Shane

Sarah's Sneak Peek! | Columbus Family Photographer

I'm currently on Photography Hiatus until the exhaustion and sickness from my first trimester goes away, but I had a long weekend off working at the hospital, so I got together with my sister's family on Friday for a Christmasy session. I really enjoyed working with the seven of them. It was really challenging with so many kids, and it was freezing cold outside, but I had a blast! We met at Franklin Park Conservatory, which has a lot of beautiful places to shoot. Here's a shot of the main building with all of her family sitting on the steps.



I'm not going to post The Christmas Card Photo, because I want it to be a surprise when she sends them out to friends and family, but I will post more from this session soon, and I promise there will be close-ups!

Noah's First Haircut

Okay, I have trimmed the hair over his ears before, so technically this is his second haircut, but today I used the buzzers, and big chunks of his blond hair fell to the bathroom floor. It made me very sad. I swept up a few locks of hair and put them into a baggie to save, as only a sentimental neurotic mother would do. He was really good during the haircut, too. He just sat on daddy's lap and giggled while I buzzed away on his head.

From the back it looks about the same.


But from the front... I think he looks all grown up now without those scraggly bangs hanging down to his eyebrows. Not to mention his "don't mess with me" face.

Funny Face

Noah has been making a lot of weird faces at my camera lately. This shot was taken on the balcony of the bed and breakfast where we stayed in Tennessee for Jess and Tex's wedding. This was the perfect lighting and scenery for a portrait, but he didn't give me one single "portrait" expression. No smiles, no moody serious faces. He just bared his clenched teeth in every photo!



Oh, funny face. You get this from daddy, right?

14 Months

Fall foliage? Check.

Navy vest? Check.

Weird face? Errr, check.

This little boy just keeps getting better and better with each passing day. Today I was upset about something, and he crawled up and laid his head down on my belly and started patting me on the side, the same way I pat his back gently when he bumps his head or has trouble falling asleep. As if to say, "It's okay, Mama." He was so sensitive to my emotions today, and it made me feel better.

Noah gives hugs and kisses, plays peek-a-boo (he covers his cheeks instead of his eyes), and understands simple words and phrases now, such as "upstairs," "bye-bye," and "nap." The other day he ran headlong into the bathroom and jumped into the tub fully clothed simply because I asked if he wanted to take a bath. He hasn't attempted to nurse in about two weeks now, so we're all done. He's growing up! Like a little funny-faced weed.

Noah, we love you, and we are so proud of you.

Love

I promise I'm working on Tex and Jess' wedding! Here are two more faves from what I worked on today.

Wedding par-tay!


Love this one...