LOTS of pictures coming. :)
Of course, the beach was the favorite activity! Although Maddie really, really hated the ocean at first, she soon ended up loving it - after a few days.
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Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
South Padre Island, Part One
This past May, we went to South Padre Island, TX with Carl, Jen & their baby. It took me so long to finish the pictures up from that trip! It was such a fun vacation. We spent a week there, hanging at the beach, going on a dophin tour, checking out the lighthouse, and just having fun together. The girls had a great time together as well!
LOTS of pictures coming. :)
Of course, the beach was the favorite activity! Although Maddie really, really hated the ocean at first, she soon ended up loving it - after a few days.
LOTS of pictures coming. :)
Of course, the beach was the favorite activity! Although Maddie really, really hated the ocean at first, she soon ended up loving it - after a few days.
Maddie: 10 Months
Dear Maddie,
Only 2 months left until you are a year old! My mind simply cannot comprehend this. This past month has been one of much growth and development for you.
-You weigh 16 lbs, 4 oz and are 28.5 inches tall.
-Fun fact.. you grew about an inch and a half this past month!!
-You wear size 9 month clothes, size 12 month jammies/dresses, and size 3 diapers. Dressing you is really hard - you are in the weight for 6 month clothes, but the height for 12 months! You also carry your height all in your legs, which is so odd for a baby. :) You'll love it when you're older, though!
-You are semi-mobile these days! You've figured out how to roll around to get what you want, and you won't ever stay on your back anymore... you immediately flip over and reach or roll to get the nearest interesting thing to play with. You even sleep on your belly sometimes now - and when you do, you sleep through the night in your own bed!!
-We have entered the vacuum stage with you... If there is even a tiny crumb on the ground, you will pick it up and eat it. When taking your 10 month pictures, you kept putting rocks in your mouth!
-You have 8 teeth and eat anything I put in front of you. You love chicken, peas, bananas, yogurt, and PB&J.
-You drink 4 4-5 oz bottles each day and eat 3 meals.
-You've recently begun fighting diaper changes and clothing changes. I think you just hate sitting still these days.
-You are constantly talking! You generally just say "ya-ya-ya-ya" but you do know a few words. Mom, Daddy, hi.
-No matter how much you grow, you are still so sweet and cuddly and I just love it! You are our calm, content baby and we just love you so much.
Love,
Mom
Only 2 months left until you are a year old! My mind simply cannot comprehend this. This past month has been one of much growth and development for you.
-You weigh 16 lbs, 4 oz and are 28.5 inches tall.
-Fun fact.. you grew about an inch and a half this past month!!
-You wear size 9 month clothes, size 12 month jammies/dresses, and size 3 diapers. Dressing you is really hard - you are in the weight for 6 month clothes, but the height for 12 months! You also carry your height all in your legs, which is so odd for a baby. :) You'll love it when you're older, though!
-You are semi-mobile these days! You've figured out how to roll around to get what you want, and you won't ever stay on your back anymore... you immediately flip over and reach or roll to get the nearest interesting thing to play with. You even sleep on your belly sometimes now - and when you do, you sleep through the night in your own bed!!
-We have entered the vacuum stage with you... If there is even a tiny crumb on the ground, you will pick it up and eat it. When taking your 10 month pictures, you kept putting rocks in your mouth!
-You have 8 teeth and eat anything I put in front of you. You love chicken, peas, bananas, yogurt, and PB&J.
-You drink 4 4-5 oz bottles each day and eat 3 meals.
-You've recently begun fighting diaper changes and clothing changes. I think you just hate sitting still these days.
-You are constantly talking! You generally just say "ya-ya-ya-ya" but you do know a few words. Mom, Daddy, hi.
-No matter how much you grow, you are still so sweet and cuddly and I just love it! You are our calm, content baby and we just love you so much.
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Maddie: 9 Months
Dear Madelynn Kate,
At 9 months, you think you are such a big girl! Your little personality is coming out more and more each day and you just delight us.
-You say Mom, Daddy, hi. Not on command, but you say them.
-You love to play peek a boo and "SOOOO big!"
-You wear size 6 and 9 month clothes, and size 2 diapers.
-You weigh about 15 1/2 pounds!! Hooray! You are growing at a nice pace again!
-You drink a 4-5 oz bottle 4 times per day, and a 5 oz bottle in the middle of the night. You eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No more baby food for you! Your favorite things to eat are mandarins, yogurt, baby crunchies, and watermelon. Also chicken and ground beef.
-You still don't sleep through the night. You only even come close every now and then. You also spend the majority of the night in our bed. It's the only way I get some decent sleep, and with all the traveling we've done the past month, and knowing we are moving soon, I'm not sleep training you yet. I'm waiting until we get moved and settled a bit more. But you better start sleeping through the night before I start teaching again or else! ;)
-You are a great napper, though. You have settled into two 1.5-2 hour naps per day.
-You are immobile. You can roll, but choose not to. You have no interest in crawling or moving, you are just content to be as you are. You will play for long stretches of time by yourself if I am sitting within eyesight.
-You are very much a Mommy's girl. I am the one you want when you are emotional, tired, cranky, or sad. I love all my Maddie snuggles!!
-You have 7 teeth, 4 on the bottom and 3 on top
-You LOVE anything water related. Swimming, showers, anything. You are our little fishie, for sure! You even love getting your face wet and will dunk it in the water yourself. You have no fear when it comes to water!
-You definitely have a bit of anxiety. New situations, new people, all make you very uncomfortable. You get clingy, and nervous, and play with your hair and snuggle into Mom or Dad. It takes you a while to warm up to new people, usually. You just like to survey the situation first, and then you are fine.
-You will randomly lean in and give me a (very slobbery and open mouthed) kiss on the cheek. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this. It is so stinking cute!!!
We love you tons, miss Maddie. Keep growing!
Love,
Mommy
At 9 months, you think you are such a big girl! Your little personality is coming out more and more each day and you just delight us.
-You say Mom, Daddy, hi. Not on command, but you say them.
-You love to play peek a boo and "SOOOO big!"
-You wear size 6 and 9 month clothes, and size 2 diapers.
-You weigh about 15 1/2 pounds!! Hooray! You are growing at a nice pace again!
-You drink a 4-5 oz bottle 4 times per day, and a 5 oz bottle in the middle of the night. You eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No more baby food for you! Your favorite things to eat are mandarins, yogurt, baby crunchies, and watermelon. Also chicken and ground beef.
-You still don't sleep through the night. You only even come close every now and then. You also spend the majority of the night in our bed. It's the only way I get some decent sleep, and with all the traveling we've done the past month, and knowing we are moving soon, I'm not sleep training you yet. I'm waiting until we get moved and settled a bit more. But you better start sleeping through the night before I start teaching again or else! ;)
-You are a great napper, though. You have settled into two 1.5-2 hour naps per day.
-You are immobile. You can roll, but choose not to. You have no interest in crawling or moving, you are just content to be as you are. You will play for long stretches of time by yourself if I am sitting within eyesight.
-You are very much a Mommy's girl. I am the one you want when you are emotional, tired, cranky, or sad. I love all my Maddie snuggles!!
-You have 7 teeth, 4 on the bottom and 3 on top
-You LOVE anything water related. Swimming, showers, anything. You are our little fishie, for sure! You even love getting your face wet and will dunk it in the water yourself. You have no fear when it comes to water!
-You definitely have a bit of anxiety. New situations, new people, all make you very uncomfortable. You get clingy, and nervous, and play with your hair and snuggle into Mom or Dad. It takes you a while to warm up to new people, usually. You just like to survey the situation first, and then you are fine.
-You will randomly lean in and give me a (very slobbery and open mouthed) kiss on the cheek. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this. It is so stinking cute!!!
We love you tons, miss Maddie. Keep growing!
Love,
Mommy
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Maddie: 6 Months
My dear Madelynn,
6 whole months! Happy half birthday! There is something about the 6 month mark, like the 3 month mark. In the last week, you have suddenly become a big girl! You are doing so many new things and you are growing and changing so quickly. This 6 month milestone is huge for us - I want to cry thinking about how quickly you are growing, but I am so excited about where you are now! You truly are the light of my life.
-You are officially a sitter! You can only sit unsupported for about a minute, maybe 2. Tonight you sat for 5 for the first time! You love to sit up, but you are scared of falling. Anytime you lean a little to one side or the other, you freak out. You are definitely cautious.
-You wear 6 month clothes, 9 month jammies, and size 2 diapers. You weigh 13 lbs, 8 oz and are 26 inches tall.
-We started some finger foods this month, since you are iffy on the purees. You like jars, but you much prefer "big girl" food, like graham crackers, Mum Mums, puffs, peas, green beans, potatoes, mangos, etc. Actually, you have yet to refuse any kind of finger food. You will eat it ALL. You aren't very good at getting the food in your mouth, and you like me to do it for you because it takes so much work for you to do it yourself, and you are NOT patient when it comes to food. Food must come quickly or you shriek like crazy! Even when nursing, you are not patient enough to wait for letdown. You pop on and off forever until you can finally trigger it - I keep telling you that if you would just stay latched on, you and I would both be happier! - but you don't believe me, apparently.
-You wake up at about 7:30 most mornings, and go to bed about 8-8:30. You take 3 naps, but they aren't always at the same time. One nap is usually 2-3 hours and the other two are more like 45-60 minutes. You nurse every 3 hours and you eat dinner at about 6-6:30. I am just starting to give you breakfast as well, but you usually eat solids just once per day.
-Your eyes STILL haven't decided on a color. I don't know why this bothers me, it just does! They are a beautiful mix of gray, blue, green, and gold. They are gorgeous, I just want to know what color they are going to be! :)
-You don't have any interest in rolling or crawling. In fact, you act like tummy time is the worst thing I could do to you, even though I know you can roll over. Lately you just scream bloody murder until I can't take it anymore and help you out. We need to work on this, but I'm confident that you will crawl when you are ready. I am also not in any rush - I like my immobile baby! You turn and pivot while on your belly and your back though, and you push with your toes as well. Even in your crib, you are moving around a lot in your sleep.
-You are very talkative during the day - you have very long-winded, one-sided conversations where I can't get a word in edgewise! The funny thing though, is that you are only very chatty when Dad and I are around. Around other people, you talk a little, but you clam up. I think you are going to end up being like me - shy at first, then an open book once you get to know someone.
-This month, we left you with a babysitter for the very first time so that we could go see a movie. You did great! You were a dream baby. Good job, girl, cause Mama needs a break sometimes! :)
-Your nicknames are munchkin, peanut, and princess. Also Mad or Mads.
-Sleep. The sleep saga continues with you. You are the perfect, good, dream baby until it comes to nighttime sleep. I am up 4-5+ times per night with you. At least. We have tried sleep training, but it just wasn't working for us. For some reason, sleeping at night is tough for you. I know that sleeping through the night is a developmental milestone, and that you will when you are ready, but some nights I just wish YOU WOULD SLEEP. At most we get 2 hours uninterrupted. Sweetheart, I love you, but we need to figure this out together.
-You have become very opinionated! You know what you want, and nothing else will do. It's become quite entertaining, actually! You have strong opinions about a lot of things, such as food. Accessories. Toys.
-I finally got a good belly laugh from you this month! We were playing a tickle game, late at night right before bed, and you were so slap happy because you were so tired. You laughed and laughed and laughed, and then I laughed and laughed, and we both got the hiccups. I loved every second of it!
-I love you more than life itself. You are so much fun to watch! I love watching you grow, change, and develop. You are a very smart girl and I couldn't have asked for a better baby!
Love,
Mommy
6 whole months! Happy half birthday! There is something about the 6 month mark, like the 3 month mark. In the last week, you have suddenly become a big girl! You are doing so many new things and you are growing and changing so quickly. This 6 month milestone is huge for us - I want to cry thinking about how quickly you are growing, but I am so excited about where you are now! You truly are the light of my life.
-You are officially a sitter! You can only sit unsupported for about a minute, maybe 2. Tonight you sat for 5 for the first time! You love to sit up, but you are scared of falling. Anytime you lean a little to one side or the other, you freak out. You are definitely cautious.
-You wear 6 month clothes, 9 month jammies, and size 2 diapers. You weigh 13 lbs, 8 oz and are 26 inches tall.
-We started some finger foods this month, since you are iffy on the purees. You like jars, but you much prefer "big girl" food, like graham crackers, Mum Mums, puffs, peas, green beans, potatoes, mangos, etc. Actually, you have yet to refuse any kind of finger food. You will eat it ALL. You aren't very good at getting the food in your mouth, and you like me to do it for you because it takes so much work for you to do it yourself, and you are NOT patient when it comes to food. Food must come quickly or you shriek like crazy! Even when nursing, you are not patient enough to wait for letdown. You pop on and off forever until you can finally trigger it - I keep telling you that if you would just stay latched on, you and I would both be happier! - but you don't believe me, apparently.
-You wake up at about 7:30 most mornings, and go to bed about 8-8:30. You take 3 naps, but they aren't always at the same time. One nap is usually 2-3 hours and the other two are more like 45-60 minutes. You nurse every 3 hours and you eat dinner at about 6-6:30. I am just starting to give you breakfast as well, but you usually eat solids just once per day.
-Your eyes STILL haven't decided on a color. I don't know why this bothers me, it just does! They are a beautiful mix of gray, blue, green, and gold. They are gorgeous, I just want to know what color they are going to be! :)
-You don't have any interest in rolling or crawling. In fact, you act like tummy time is the worst thing I could do to you, even though I know you can roll over. Lately you just scream bloody murder until I can't take it anymore and help you out. We need to work on this, but I'm confident that you will crawl when you are ready. I am also not in any rush - I like my immobile baby! You turn and pivot while on your belly and your back though, and you push with your toes as well. Even in your crib, you are moving around a lot in your sleep.
-You are very talkative during the day - you have very long-winded, one-sided conversations where I can't get a word in edgewise! The funny thing though, is that you are only very chatty when Dad and I are around. Around other people, you talk a little, but you clam up. I think you are going to end up being like me - shy at first, then an open book once you get to know someone.
-This month, we left you with a babysitter for the very first time so that we could go see a movie. You did great! You were a dream baby. Good job, girl, cause Mama needs a break sometimes! :)
-Your nicknames are munchkin, peanut, and princess. Also Mad or Mads.
-Sleep. The sleep saga continues with you. You are the perfect, good, dream baby until it comes to nighttime sleep. I am up 4-5+ times per night with you. At least. We have tried sleep training, but it just wasn't working for us. For some reason, sleeping at night is tough for you. I know that sleeping through the night is a developmental milestone, and that you will when you are ready, but some nights I just wish YOU WOULD SLEEP. At most we get 2 hours uninterrupted. Sweetheart, I love you, but we need to figure this out together.
-You have become very opinionated! You know what you want, and nothing else will do. It's become quite entertaining, actually! You have strong opinions about a lot of things, such as food. Accessories. Toys.
-I finally got a good belly laugh from you this month! We were playing a tickle game, late at night right before bed, and you were so slap happy because you were so tired. You laughed and laughed and laughed, and then I laughed and laughed, and we both got the hiccups. I loved every second of it!
-I love you more than life itself. You are so much fun to watch! I love watching you grow, change, and develop. You are a very smart girl and I couldn't have asked for a better baby!
Love,
Mommy
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Maddie's Fall Photo Shoot
I wanted to do a little fall photo shoot of Miss Maddie, just for fun! We set up a little makeshift studio on our back patio, which gets beautiful light, and I snapped a few pictures.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Alyssa Kate Photography
Need a photographer?
Want to check out some of my work?
Go to alyssakatephoto.blogspot.com
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Want to check out some of my work?
Go to alyssakatephoto.blogspot.com
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