Alright… I’m pretty sure that infant photography is my favorite out of portraiture. It takes a lot of patience and a calm presence, but man, it’s amazing when you get to capture beauty like this.

Meet Sweet Miss E. She was born just a couple weeks ago and I was honored to visit the hospital and later her home to take these precious images. She still had that newborn whimper cry that just makes your heart melt. She was VERY alert for someone so brand new. You can’t help but wonder what she’ll learn and who she’ll become.

I’m considering this all great practice for a day not too far in the future. <3

Your blissfully happy photographer and waiting adoptive Mommy,

Christy

Wake Up Call: The Macarena begins to play on the CD Alarm Clock. Christy usually asks sleepily for, “One more Macarena,” which translates to “Please press the snooze button.”

Up and At ‘Em: Christy takes Doozer out to the backyard and dishes up his breakfast. Daniel raids the fridge for “orts” which is what Daniel and his family call leftovers. (Christy’s aside: I just learned learned that it is an actual thing! Via Free Dictionary: An ort is a morsel or remaining scrap; orts is another name for leftovers. Ingenious!)

Catch Ya Later: A kiss goodbye for Christy and a parting pet for Doozer, then Daniel gets on the road to work wearing his casual Friday attire. Every day is casual Friday when you work at a video game company!

Work It: Daniel gets settled in with emails and files, while Christy and Doozer jog to the dog park.

Late Morning: Read, study, create: Christy charges up her mind and spirit. Daniel checks in with Christy via email. His day is going smoothly and he’s ahead of schedule on his workload.

Lunch Time: Daniel eats his usual lunch: a corn dog, fruit snacks, string cheese, and peanut butter sandwich crackers. Christy starts to think about what to do about dinner while munching on “this and that” which usually comprises of raw veggies, cheese, some deli meat, and crackers. We both eat like toddlers at lunch. Do you ever outgrow goldfish crackers? We didn’t think so.

Home Maintenence: Doozer can’t make up his mind. Is he curious or cautious of the vacuum cleaner? He’ll investigate while Christy starts on her beloved chore chart. Checking things off? Totally Satisfying.

Clock Out: Daniel logs off the computer at work and packs his bag. On the commute home, he listens to classic rock. Led Zeppelin gets cranked up.

Dinner Time: Doozer greets Daniel at the door and Daniel attempts to communicate with some “woofs”. Doozer begins his stretching routine, so Daniel wanders to the kitchen to find Christy. The odds are good what’s on the stove has a Mexican flare. Spanish Rice? Burritos? Fajitas? Taco Salad? Probably. Unless it’s March. Corned Beef and Cabbage will be in the crock pot a few times that month.

Time Together: We catch up on the rest of the day and figure out what we should do with the weekend. Doozer goes belly up and gets lots of rubs. We find something good on Netflix or go for a walk around the block. We love just hanging out.

Wind Down: Christy “takes out her eyeballs” or what normal people refer to as “removing contact lenses”. Jammies go on and blankets are broken out for snuggling. We get a little reading in. Daniel is reading a sci fi novel or catching up on the news. Christy is set up with the latest book club pick.

Lights out: Doozer gets a few pounces out of his squeaky ball before it rolls under the bed. He wanders over to his spot and flops down with a sigh. We chuckle and imagine him saying to himself, “But I was still playing with that.”

Catching Z’s: Sometime during the night, Doozer howls in tandem with an emergency vehicle within earshot. He does it as quietly as possible. He’s a polite puppy.

Every Moment of the Day: Prepping for the hour we’ve been chosen and we’ll start a whole new routine with the child that will instantly multiply the love and joy we have.

Enjoying life one adventure at a time, your favorite future adoptive Momma and Daddy,

Daniel and Christy