ASHER :: baby

I am soo over the moon excited for this post! We have been waiting for baby Asher for a long long time. Patiently we waited, Linden was ready to be a big brother and my brother and sister in law were READY for their second child.  I mean these 2 are awesome parents and could really have a house full of babies hehe.  Though it may have been frustrating...the journey of creating a 2nd child...but it just seems so RIGHt so PERFECT that ASHER is here with us now.

Being a new mom myself I have had little time behind the lens...I was soo excited to capture ASHER and all his newness, especially since I wasn't in the country when big brother Linden was born.

My husband was working in Kelowna so Emmerson and I Went up one night so I could take some photos of my new little nephew.  WOWWSERS what a day it was!  We had a 3 year old a 4 month old and a 5 day old.  I thought 3 adults would easily be enough...we could handle it NOOO PROBLEM.  HA!!! Was I wrong or what.  Emmerson...now almost 5 months...only wants to be around me.  Some of the pictures you see were taken while I was holding her haha.  Linden...who's 3.... hates the camera and apparenly hate it when others get their picture taken too. As I was trying to take a photo of ASHER he politely crawled on the bed, said he wanted to be in ONE picture and then asked me not to take any more of his new brother.  GEEZ this kid cracks me up. 

Jon and Stacey, Enjoy your family of 4...you have the sweetest boys around. 

 MELT

   

Emmerson :: 4 months

Its been a super busy month around here...hense the late late 4 month post.  Emmerson  has been growing like a weed and is so busy...my gosh she is busy.  I still have NO idea how a 4 month old, who isn't crawling yet can keep a mom so busy.  Good lord, when she starts moving...

This month has brought a lot of change to our little family.  We sold our little 2 bedroom condo and 2 weeks later we were packed up and on the move...to my parents HA.  All in good hopes of saving some money and moving on to bigger and better things. Its been an emotional month...my lovely little condo where we became a family...is no longer mine.  And it sure isn't easy swallowing your pride and moving in with the parents.  But we have a goal and will try to stay focussed.  On a positive note...we have a granny nanny hehe.

This month I have really noticed how much Emmerson is growing.  She's this little person now, who can pretty much control a room hehe.  It's hard to believe that she was once a wee little baby and that was ONLY 4 months ago.  She has PERSONALITY... we can make her laugh...ohh her laugh...her smile, it melts me.  She reaches for me and it drives me wild....those long sleepless nights are suddenly all worth it...she reaches for ME!!  It's one of the most fufilling feelings in this whole intire world...when your child reaches for you. 

It's been  4 months and Emmerson...
1. Prefers to sit or stand...while we hold her of course. 
2. Grabs everything in sight and shoves it in her mouth. 
3. Fits into her jolly jumper and is learning to jump.
4. Has started playing strange...mostly to older men.
5. Has WILD hair...ohhh her hair...Yup it's growing too...STRAIGHT UP!
6. Can role right over... all the way...over and over and over...

oh ya and shes had her first easter....notice the easter dress...thanks OMA & OPA.

MAN I LOVE THIS LITTLE GIRL

                                                                       
                                                                        here she goes...

                          
                             oh those eyes...and that hair...giggle

                            ohhhh How i love her

 

rogers family :: EXPECTING

It was one of those crazy "okanagan" days.  We saw Wind, Hail, Snow, Rain...and of course when the photo shoot was over SUN!  But we struggled through the cold and got some shots of my Brothers family expecting their 2nd child.  That's Niece or Nephew # 2 for Moi and I can not wait to see what comes....plus i have a box of girl cloths that need a good home :) 

If you remember from previous posts its no surprise that Mr. Linden HATES photo shoots..haha poor boy. So this time around it was a Timbit bribe instead of stickers.  I made the mistake of letting him know about the timbits when we first started. SOOO after I had taken only ONE picture Linden shouts out It's Timbit TIME!!!  What a little smarty pants.

Enjoy!

 GORGEOUS

 L.O.V.E.

SNEAK

HAPPY FRIDAY

Emmerson ~ 3 Months

IT's been a busy month! It's been a month of discovery for little Emmerson!

I read in a book...and why no one told me is BEYOND me, that some babies need to learn how to sleep.  Meaning they wont just fall asleep when they are tired...like I assumed, but we have to teach them.  Holy LIGHT BULB.  And let me tell you, it has made life SOOO much easier.  we're talkin 2 hour naps!  The only catch....she wont let me put her down, I've tried it doesn't work. So no crafting yet but I'm enjoying the time i get to hold her. 

It has been a really wonderful month.  She has changed so much and is learning...boy is she learning.  It's really amazing watching a baby learn that they can reach out their hands and touch things.  Her concentration is astouning.   It is truly one of the greatest joys. 

Emmerson at 3 months...
1. Has discovered that she has a tongue.  She would sit with it hanging out of her mouth.  Then she started darting it in and out like a lizard. 
2. Has found her hands.  Watching her concentrate as she learns what her hands can do is amazing.  She reaches for things and tries sooo hard to open her fingers to grab anything she can.  In the end her hands end up in her mouth :)
3. Can giggle. We've heard it only a handful of times and its the greatest sound on EARTH!
4. Weighs about 13 pounds...holy smokes!
5. Took her first trip to Vancouver. 
                      We were sooo super nervous about our first trip.  Emmerson has been a little screamer in the car seat.  But it was important to try as it was our friends 30th BDay party.  Our goal...Princeton, assess the situation and decide...keep going or turn around and head for home. 
Well, we pack the house (haha) filled her up and just in time for her first nap we hit the road.  She whined as we drove through town and was asleep in a half an hour.  We made it to Princeton and she was still asleep, so the BIG decision....Do we stop or keep going?  Well the next stop was about 45 min away soooo we kept going.  We made it too our next stop and she was  STILL asleep...do we take our chances.  YUP we kept going! We made it all the way to Hope, about 3 hours from home without a peep and thanked our lucky stars! BUT we knew it wouldn't be the same on the way Home. AND WE WERE RIGHT. She SCREAMED the Whole Way HOME.
But all in all it was a successful trip.  Emmerson was great.  Slept great and was a true party animal.

in love...

 melt...

 hands...