Sink Baths.

Giving your baby's baths in the tub is really annoying and uncomfortable.  You have to be right there the whole time leaning over the side of the tub making sure they don't slip and fall under and then to wash them all up.  Maybe I am just getting old but it's uncomfortable and a pain!  So I decided that sink baths were to the way to go!  I can stand right there, no leaning over on a tile floor....it's convenient and you don't have to wait as long for the tub to fill up either (the sink is way faster!)  I have liked doing it this way for a while until just recently.  Since Brynn pulls herself up now she is now trying to climb out of the sink.  GRRRR.  It looks like I am going to have to suck it up and get her in the bath where there is more room for her to play.  I just gave her a bath in the tub yesterday but she tries to climb out of the tub too!  If I load the tub with toys it seems to keep her distracted enough.  I mean she LOVES the tub, but she loves to stand up too.....She is one crazy girl.  I will miss the sink baths.  =-(

Big girl high chair

Back in May we got Brynn her first High chair.  We tried feeding her in her bumbo for a while but that slowly became a nightmare feeding her in it.  If you have ever had the chance to feed Brynn you will know she is a bit ADD when you feed her.  There can be no distractions or she just won't eat!  She wants to grab everything, look at everything, do anything and everything but eat.  So the bumbo was a no go and we had to upgrade to the highchair where we could strap her in and put her in a corner with no distractions to eat.  She has always liked her highchair until recently.  She always arches her back every-time we put her in it but once we get her strapped in she is ok.  This girl is so curious about everything right now!  I took a few pictures when I put her in it for the first time.  She seemed to like it (and the new higher view of the world it gave her!)

Summertime Swimming!

The best thing about summertime in Arizona is that you get to go swimming!  I have always loved to go swimming my whole life!  I was one of those girls who wanted to wear their swimming suit all day long!  So Russ and I got Brynn (and Domino) a pool!  This was the first time I put in her in (in May).  It was actually a little windy that day so her little jaw was shaking but that didn't stop her from splashing away and having the time of her life!  She LOVES being in the water and splashing around!  It was planned a little last minute so I didn't even bother getting her into her swimming suit the first time.  Isn't she the sweetest!

My mom bought her the most ADORABLE little swimsuit.  A two piece with the cutest hat ever!  I love this little girl!  She tries to crawl in the water and she just hovers above the water and stares into it. When she started to pull herself up she pulled herself up and OUT of the pool and landed head first on the cement.  =-(  She got a BIG bruise from that fall.....

Another day Becky came over with her nieces and they all went crazy!  Brynn didn't seem to mind the chaos....I had to photograph the crazy splashing.....Brynn just didn't know what to do with all this excitement!!!  We just got her naked for this swim adventure so yes, I could not resist...I had to get a bum shot!  Russ thought I was weird....but it's so cute and dimply!!!

I am 27.

When I hear out loud the words "I am 27" it is starting to sound old to me.  what the heck?  Where did the time go???  I still feel so young but the numbers just keep creeping up there.  I married a man one year younger than me too so it doesn't make me feel any younger...how come I am the one who has to reach 30 first??  Well since Brynn has been born life as been a blur.  I can't believe I have an 8 month old already!  WOW!  It's crazy!  It really does not feel like that much time has gone by.  With being a mommy, a photographer, having 2 callings at church and now with Russ in the Elders quorum and working, it seems like life is just flying by me!

Well for my birthday this year I went out with Russ on a date on Friday, went shopping on Saturday, had dinner at my moms house on Sunday and then dinner with Russell's parents on Monday.  So I had a big birthday weekend!  Russ kept telling me "It's not your birthday yet" and I would respond "It's my birthday weekend!!"  I am big on birthday but my expectations have come down a big since we are so busy.  But Russ still knows I expect SOMETHING.

This year he was real sweet.  He made me waffles in the shape of my new age.  I loved it.  He aslo made my favorite cake, funfetti!!!  And I also go a new but old (antique) typewriter!  I have been wanting one for a while for a decoration/prop for photoshoots and I love the one I got!  It's old and rusty, just how I like it.  (This is still blog catch up....my birthday is in May?.....I am getting OLD.

And of course I had to take some pictures of sweet Brynn on my birthday morning.  her face just makes me happy!  (this was before she was crawling.  I love when they can sit up but not crawl yet...)

So behind.

I have got to catch up on my life!  My house needs to be cleaned, I have so much editing/work to do with my photography, I need to organize so many things (my home, my time, my business....), and still see my sweet hubby and play with my little Brynn.  Not to mention blog.  Holy cow I am so behind.  This blogging thing is my journal.  It's how I document my life.  I make those cute blog books out of them and I feel like I am skipping all of Brynn's milestones and it is making me way depressed.  I know I take a million GAHJILLION pictures.  So I think I need to blog the best of the best so I don't feel so overwhelmed.  I am going to try and blog one photo....one memory every day or every other day.  We will see how well I do.....

I never blogged about this and I really wanted to.  I breast fed Brynn for 3 months.  That's as long as I made it.  No one tells you how hard breastfeeding really is!  Brynn was always a sleepy baby that I constantly had to wake up when feeding her.  It would take her FOREVER!  Although I do not miss that late night.early morning feeding.  It was nice to take a break from the day, hold and snuggle her while I fed her.  Excuse me if this is TMI but sore nipples and leaking boobies are not so fun, and as soon as she started eating more than I was making I had to start supplementing which was also a pain.  I wish I was a milk cow like other people but I just did not produce a lot of milk.  And with work getting busier (shoots and weddings coming up) I decided to stop breastfeeding.  It was a love hat relationship. I had enough stored to feed her morning and night (with breast milk) through her 4th month.  I know breast milk was important for her so I tried to do it as long as possible.  But when I gave her the last bag of milk I had I was a little sad.  Bye bye milk.

But now I am soooo loving formula and bottle feeding.  It's so convenient and nice too.  And now looking bad I really am not missing breastfeeding all that much....(or the newborn stage for that matter). I am loving Brynns age right now and can't wait to see her grow (but please not too fast ok Brynn?)