July in Photos

If you follow me on Instagram then you may have noticed my recent use of the "our project 180" hashtag- #ourproject180. My friends and I have started a photo-a-day project, not unlike the 365 project. Except we started ours in the middle of the year. It has been so fun! I love finding things to photograph each day and I'm proud of myself for not missing a day all month. For August I'm going to challenge myself to take less "hand" pictures (you know the ones! Crisp white backdrop with only my hand holding an object). While I enjoy that aesthetic, sometimes it's just the lazy easy way out. Seeing all these photos in a grid makes me excited to make a book of all the photos together once I've finished in December. 

Flog 2: "How To"

I apologize a thousand times that this video is out of focus. I thought I was sitting in the right spot.... I'm in focus for like 1% of this video. This was the second time I filmed this, so I just decided to call it good. You can just listen to the audio if it annoys you as much as it annoys me, ha.

I finally figured out a better arrangement to take videos- instead of putting my camera on the tripod (where Gwen can knock it over) I put it on top of my dresser. Voila! No camera mishaps.
I didn't talk about all the things I wanted to because I either forgot or didn't have time to go into all the details, so if you have any specific questions about my labor or attachment parenting, leave a comment. If I get a lot of them, I may make a follow up video.

THIS AWESOME VIDEO embodies a lot of what I believe regarding natural birth. Watch it! Watch it!

Read my birth story here.

Watch all the other "How To" videos in the Flog challenge! 

The Clines

My friends are expecting their first baby girl, due next month! I can't wait to meet her and take her photos as well. 

Too Many Videos

I wasn't satisfied with my last "about me" video after watching the other babes' videos in the Flog challenge. So you get to see me again! I pull up my shirt a lot because cleavage, and there's a part in the middle where I basically say the same thing twice so sorry for the poor editing!  

Vlog Challenge- "About Me"

Here is my first video for the "Flog Challenge" (flog = four vlogs). It's supposed to be an "about me" but it's more of just a regular old vlog. So maybe you'll enjoy watching and maybe you'll learn some stuff about my life. If you'd like to join the challenge, head over to Leah's blog and link up!  

10 months

It's getting harder to take Gwen's photos now that she's very mobile and very curious. She has actually been 10 months old since the 8th, but I've procrastinated taking her photos just because the heat is so awful and indoor photos don't look as good. I finally sucked it up and I took a few photos while we were scouting locations for my most recent session (photos of that soon!).
She will no longer keep anything on her head, so headbands and cute hats are out of the question. So unless she's wearing something obviously girly, almost all strangers mistake her for a boy. Gwen has learned to climb up the stairway. We may need to purchase another baby gate. She loves to feed herself and sometimes won't eat unless she can do it herself. She has 6 teeth. She loves to wave and give high fives! 

I Finally Made that Video

My friend Emily tagged me to tell 10 things you may not know about me. Sorry that it's really long and kinda weird and boring.  But you should get ready for more videos here because I'm participating in a vlogging challenge! It's a four week challenge, and if you want to do it too, visit Leah's blog for the prompts. Should be fun! The first one is due next Tuesday, so chop chop.