blah, blah, blah ...

we are "natural parenting" a precocious
seven year old, Adeline Brett, her two year old sis, Eliza June and their brand new baby brother, Silas Augusten

homeschooling ...

enduring lots of craziness ...

i am living with the life altering, disabling chronic illness
(postural orthostatic tachycardia - POTS) as a stay at
home mommy, wife & small business owner

but most of all, we are thanking our lucky stars
that we are reveling in lots and lots of love and happiness.

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{ our prince has arrived!! }

Posted on April 18, 2013

He’s here … I’m in love and taking time to simply soak in this beautiful time in our life. I’ll be back soon to post photos of our baby Silas and tell his birth story (we had a water home birth that was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life). :)

Welcome Baby Silas | Home Water Birth

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{ almost time }

Posted on March 29, 2013

So, I am in dire need of a new blog post here! I’ve been just soaking up every little thing in this pregnancy, since it will be my last (that makes me so sad!!!). I’ll come back when the girlies are asleep and the little man is kicking me all night to post an update! Here’s a little photo diptych I took a couple days ago. I have a feeling our little boy will be joining us very soon (I’m 39 weeks on Sunday). :) You can find my maternity session self portrait photos here.

Maternity Self Portrait In Kitchen - Paint the Moon

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{ nesting time … }

Posted on February 16, 2013

I know I’ve been absent for quite some time, but with the little boy on the way (less than two months now!!), two little girls to love on and a pretty bad POTS flare up I’ve been dealing with, I haven’t had much energy left over to blog as well. :) I’ll come back soon and share my little maternity shoot I did a couple weeks ago … with the tripod and self-timer and a little help from my husband, Scott!

And, I’ve been in full on nesting mode the past couple weeks! As I set up and organized some of the little things for baby boy I snapped a few shots. Notice I’m starting him off with little hints at photography-love all around him (he’ll be sleeping with us, so this is technically just a place for his clothes for now, LOL). Edited with Paint the Moon Luminosity Photoshop actions.

Lifestyle Photography, Nursery Baby Decor | Paint the Moon Photoshop Actions

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Gender Announcement Photo Idea - Photoshop Actions by Paint the Moon

Oh my … it’s a boy!! We are up for an all new and exciting adventure around here – not just three kiddos, but a BOY too! The girls seem to be most excited about the prospect of dressing their baby brother up like a girl … maybe I shared too many stories of me and my baby brother with them, LOL! I hope he loves unicorns, fairies and pink things because our playroom and half of the house are covered in girly things!

Some 19 week belly shots of me … not perfect, as they are all self portraits (see my assistant in the bottom photo, who held up her lambie so I could set focus).

19 Weeks Pregnancy Self Portrait Photos - Photoshop Actions Paint the Moon

19 Weeks Pregnancy Self Portrait Photos - Photoshop Actions Paint the Moon

And my little assistant …

19 Weeks Pregnancy Self Portrait Photos - Photoshop Actions Paint the Moon

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{ a really, really good reason … }

Posted on November 14, 2012

I promise I have a good reason for once again disappearing from my little blog here! I’ll let the photo do the talking for now and be back soon with some real talking (because there is a heck of a lot to talk about now, LOL)!!

Baby Announcement Photo | Maternity Photo | Photoshop Actions

And another silly outtake (my eyes disappear when I’m super duper happy like I am here) …

Baby Announcement Photo | Maternity Photo | Photoshop Actions

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