Baby Photo Shoot

Happy Friday, dear ones!! And can I tell you how happy I am the weekend is here? B went back to work this week, and I am so looking forward to having him around all weekend with me and the Bixby. And now that I have recovered enough to go out, I am super excited to hit the bookstore to stock up on magazines and summer reading, and take Bixby out for some first strolls around the neighborhood. I hope you have enjoyed the guest posts these past weeks – I know I have! I am “back” now, but I have to say that posting may be sporadic for a while as I adjust to new mommyhood :) But for today I have a little something fun to share with you: our first “photo shoot” with the little one (click on images to see full-size).

These all come from pages in an iphoto book that I am putting together. Don’t you just love how easy it is these days to organize digital photos and create pretty books and things in just a few minutes? I can simply order as many as I need for the grandparents, etc., and it’s so much easier than dealing with scrapbook pages!

I had such a good time shooting these pictures – Bixby was awake and alert (which is rare for him in these early weeks!), the morning light was streaming through the bedroom windows, and I spread out a clean white sheet beneath him to provide a light backdrop. And he looks awfully cute in his little blue and white striped suit if I don’t say so myself!

And in other news, I am proud to say that I have been asked to be a contributor to a brand-new aggregate blog, The Daily Brainstorm: A Blogazine to Rock Your Mind! On the site you will find a curated collection of posts from bloggers on a wide range of topics – I am so honored to be contributing alongside peeps like Danielle LaPorte of White Hot Truth, Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, Carolyn Rubenstein of A Beautiful Ripple Effect, and Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project – wowza, right? Go check it out!

So I am off now (back to babyland!) and I wish you the loveliest of weekends!

{images: Laura Gaskill}

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