my sister came over and photographed bath time. i love these all. so much.

i soaked in many hot baths when i was pregnant. i think the sound of running water is a comfort to him.

i love his wee little dimpled bum (and that wee patch of darker hair).

Little M’s my water baby;

to be fair in sharing baby nudes of my boys, here’s one of little A at about 1 month old;

Little A’s my land baby. he often curls up on the floor when i’m having my baths.

aww. little burrito.

passed fleetingly. i am sooooooooo enjoying this little love.

and i think little A is enjoying him just as much.

(circus tricks - somersaults);

i borrowed this PowerShot for videos and got caught up pointing and shooting. it’s such a different way to take pictures - often surprising, but then giant bubbles are also surprising. fun afternoon with Auntie;

hopscotch 75. what are you all getting up to in your hood?

my parents;

had a party and we all of us gathered - brothers, sisters, in laws and their folks, uncles, aunts, nephews, niece, cousins, cousins once removed, neighbors, childhood friends…it was an “everyone welcome” party spanning several days at several venues;

i did not take any of these photos. most of them are Leanne’s and my aunt Julia’s. this is a photo of Leanne that Julia took (it’s my favorite!);

now if you want to see the truly ridiculous side of my family check here.  (click on HQ to view high res scans)

The sun has been a great big flirt. These were taken mid-June when a sunny day was rare. i think more of these golden days are in the forecast;

unexpectedly, papa showed up in the same place at the same time;

she took so many photos of us this day but i think my favorite of them all is this one i snapped of her. she’s beautiful and my babe looks good on her no?

6 weeks today!

at 4 weeks; already awake, engaging and stinkin’ cute;

at 5.5 weeks - we love him completely;

it’s true what other mamas told me, that i just can’t imagine life without him. i was nervous, really really nervous for the transition and now i am so very relieved. not only is he just an awesome and easy baby who sleeps through the night but little A is smitten too. sure he says things like “just leave him in his poopy diaper so we can go” but he also never misses a diaper change where he lays at his side, watching him, sometimes holding something for him to see. i know he’s delighted by his little brother and though he won’t say it, he’s a proud big brother. the 2 of them together…. gush!

no cherries. no apricots. it was a strange and rainy time in the Okanagan for our reunion of family and friends.

there were sunny patches, often with clouds of thunder looming over the mountains but we did have an afternoon at the beach and there was a little wine touring fun.

i’m waiting on the photos of others to fill in the gaps. it was a busy time but i’m still figuring out how to simultaneously sling my camera and baby - most of my photos are really really bad. oops.

gosh this seems like forever ago. i was told to take it easy for at least 6 weeks and while it’s good advice i’d give to any mama i just couldn’t slow down for so long. don’t get me wrong, i certainly have slowed down to take this little one in. he’s been such a dream that the change to mothering of 2 has been a fairly smooth transition.

i took advantage of some sunny days and a boost of short lived yet well used energy to wash the woolens and get ready for little diaper bum (i’m sure i’ll coin a better nick name than that soon);

i used Eucalan this time but when the bottle runs out (and i imagine it won’t be long) i’m going to make my own wool wash with lanolin, baby shampoo and lavender oil;

if you haven’t heard of her already, check out Nikki McClure. i love her images and recently discovered these ones to hang in my planned birthing space;

ok all of you 2nd time mamas; i have a request for your insight and ideas. i would like to put together a “nursing basket” or “jar of ideas/projects/poems” that my little one can go to when his mama needs to be with baby. i want to come up with some surprises and things that he will be excited about, things he can do on his own or quietly near the nursing duo. i would love to hear your input. Something i found today that i love and will keep stashed are these coloring in pages from Yaelfran (i’m eyeing up some of her sticker books too);

your input here is greatly appreciated. xo.

my mom had 3 dresses that she wore on rotation to work when she was pregnant with her 1st.  no one at work knew she was even pregnant - her boss was furious that she was quitting. i guess back then one didn’t flaunt the belly quite like some of us do now. she quit the day before giving birth - finished at 4pm, started labor at 2am and birthed at 8am.

this dress is rather busting on me and it’s the larger of the 3. one of them i wore in high school and it was tight back then- there’s no chance of ever fitting it again.  i contemplated wearing this to my sister’s birthday dinner last night but opted for stretchy once again and good thing because in addition to this;

i also indulged in clam chowder and lobster. add lots of big belly laughter on top of that and voila! baby hiccups for an hour.

March babies - Happy Birthday!!!