To get this cute picture I used 100% natural light and when I edited it, I added two gradient maps a B&W and a pink & white blended with soft light. They gave the photo a bit more contrast and a bit more light.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
An Explosion Of Sorts
Cadence has done three big things in the last week or so.
First of all, she dances. Well, sorta. She sways from side to side or from front to back when there's any type of music... but not necessarily to the beat. She'll get there someday. It's so dang cute! The other day as we were leaving home to run some errands, I turned the car on and "Dancing Queen" was playing on the radio. I turned around to back out of the drive-way and saw Cadence bopping along to the music with a HUGE grin on her face! Looks like we've got a disco fan on our hands...
And she's learned how to climb up on and down off things. She's been able to get on and off our bed for a while. It's just a mattress on the floor. And again she was so cute! Until recently, she didn't know that there was any other way to get down off something other than face first. She'd crawl to the end or side of our mattress and dive face first onto the (carpeted) floor. We'd just see two adorable chubby feet sticking up in the air for a couple seconds and then she'd pull her self back into a crawling position. She never complained so I guess it wasn't painful! But now she's a pro at climbing up onto things--not much higher than 18 in. or so, thank goodness--and then turning around to get down feet first. Big improvement! Unfortunately every time she has exemplified this new skill I have neither my camera or camcorder at my fingertips. :)
She's also learned how to clap her hands! Just before dinner tonight she was super excited to have Derek pick her up, she's a total daddy's girl, and clapped once. It made noise so she clapped again. It still made noise so she clapped again and again! I clapped and she clapped. She clapped and I clapped more (I think I ended up doing a lot more clapping than she did). I could see her brain wrapping itself around the new skill. Totally cute!
And she slept through the entire night Monday night. From 9pm-9am. She hasn't done anything like that since Christmas Eve last year and that was only from 7pm-4am! I'm not anticipating this becoming a habit, but it's improvement.
First of all, she dances. Well, sorta. She sways from side to side or from front to back when there's any type of music... but not necessarily to the beat. She'll get there someday. It's so dang cute! The other day as we were leaving home to run some errands, I turned the car on and "Dancing Queen" was playing on the radio. I turned around to back out of the drive-way and saw Cadence bopping along to the music with a HUGE grin on her face! Looks like we've got a disco fan on our hands...
And she's learned how to climb up on and down off things. She's been able to get on and off our bed for a while. It's just a mattress on the floor. And again she was so cute! Until recently, she didn't know that there was any other way to get down off something other than face first. She'd crawl to the end or side of our mattress and dive face first onto the (carpeted) floor. We'd just see two adorable chubby feet sticking up in the air for a couple seconds and then she'd pull her self back into a crawling position. She never complained so I guess it wasn't painful! But now she's a pro at climbing up onto things--not much higher than 18 in. or so, thank goodness--and then turning around to get down feet first. Big improvement! Unfortunately every time she has exemplified this new skill I have neither my camera or camcorder at my fingertips. :)
She's also learned how to clap her hands! Just before dinner tonight she was super excited to have Derek pick her up, she's a total daddy's girl, and clapped once. It made noise so she clapped again. It still made noise so she clapped again and again! I clapped and she clapped. She clapped and I clapped more (I think I ended up doing a lot more clapping than she did). I could see her brain wrapping itself around the new skill. Totally cute!
And she slept through the entire night Monday night. From 9pm-9am. She hasn't done anything like that since Christmas Eve last year and that was only from 7pm-4am! I'm not anticipating this becoming a habit, but it's improvement.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday Funnies
Derek: There isn't anything I can't do!
Rachel: You can't have babies.
Derek: I can make you have babies!
Rachel: Oh, that is so going on Facebook!
Rachel: You can't have babies.
Derek: I can make you have babies!
Rachel: Oh, that is so going on Facebook!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Day 365
As I edited my last P365 photo this evening, I felt a weird combination of feelings. First, I felt a little sad because it's a definite end to a stage in my life. I'm probably not going to be taking daily photos of my baby girl anymore. That doesn't mean that I'll stop taking daily pictures but I don't have to.
It's an odd feeling of relief because taking a daily photo wasn't always a burden. Sometimes it was, but usually not. I have loved taking pictures and I'll keep doing it. I guess I just won't have the pressure on me anymore.
I also felt so proud of myself! I am notorious for starting lengthy projects and then not really finishing them. When I started my P365, I was so worried that I would become overwhelmed with a new camera and new baby and quit. But I didn't! I accomplished my goal and even though I missed a few days here and there, I have a great book full of great pictures of our Cadence that I took starting from day 1 and ending on day 365!
It's an odd feeling of relief because taking a daily photo wasn't always a burden. Sometimes it was, but usually not. I have loved taking pictures and I'll keep doing it. I guess I just won't have the pressure on me anymore.
I also felt so proud of myself! I am notorious for starting lengthy projects and then not really finishing them. When I started my P365, I was so worried that I would become overwhelmed with a new camera and new baby and quit. But I didn't! I accomplished my goal and even though I missed a few days here and there, I have a great book full of great pictures of our Cadence that I took starting from day 1 and ending on day 365!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Fingerprint
As my girl turns 1 this week, I've been having fun remembering what she's been like over the last year; how much she's changed! This picture I took of Cadence when she was 5 months old has always been one of my favorites! It's one of the first times she played with her feet and arms up in the air.
I can't believe my baby will be 1 in just a few short days!!!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Bear Blanket
Cadence has a bear blanket. Well, she actually has three, but they're all the same Pooh bear head with a blanket attached, just in different colors. She LOVES them! I started giving her one to sleep with as soon as I felt confident that she wouldn't suffocate herself with it.
Before today, I thought they were only a sleep time love. Cadence had a rough time napping this afternoon so I thought I'd take her and a bear blanket to snuggle in the living room. Snuggling with me did not last very long but snuggling with the bear blanket lasted off and on while she played for nearly an hour! It seemed like every time I looked over to see what she was doing she was carrying it around with her as she crawled, scooted along the couch, or played with toys!
I'm hoping that this outside her crib bear blanket attachment won't continue. I'm guessing it was just because she was sleepy from not napping very well. It would be a pain to have one with us at all times...
Before today, I thought they were only a sleep time love. Cadence had a rough time napping this afternoon so I thought I'd take her and a bear blanket to snuggle in the living room. Snuggling with me did not last very long but snuggling with the bear blanket lasted off and on while she played for nearly an hour! It seemed like every time I looked over to see what she was doing she was carrying it around with her as she crawled, scooted along the couch, or played with toys!
I'm hoping that this outside her crib bear blanket attachment won't continue. I'm guessing it was just because she was sleepy from not napping very well. It would be a pain to have one with us at all times...
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