Category Archives: Mama Bee
it seemed like the months of waiting for baby to arrive simply took forever. i was so anxious to meet our little baby that i was counting the days, and they went by at a snails pace. but once she was born, my goodness did time start ticking by so incredibly fast. all of a…
Letters To My Little One | Three Months Old monday, july 18, 2016 hello doll! oh my gosh, i love you so much. and you, at three months old, is simply the best! you are starting to take on such a sweet personality and are showing us just how beautiful of a little human you…
Letters To My Little One | Two Months Old tuesday, june 14, 2016 hello my darling! i can’t even handle the fact that you are already two months old. with every day that we wake up, you have grown so much. sometimes i look at you in the morning and swear that you have grown…
it’s that time of year again when the kids are out of school for the summer and we find ourselves both excited to leave behind that morning school routine and also a little panicked as we try and plan activities to keep them entertained all summer. well, i’ve got you covered this year with a…
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This is awesome. We just moved to a new town and with summer break officially starting in just 3 days for my boys, this is such a sweet idea and absolutely perfect timing. Thanks so much for sharing both the book and the idea to document our adventures with it. I may just make this my summer daily project!ReplyCancel
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Love this idea. My boys are 11 and 14 and are very competitive and not always very nice to each other. They are always the first ones to jump in to be kind and helpful to other people, but have a very hard time translating that same kindness to their sibling. Maybe there are some “good things” that they could do for each other instead of always keeping score.ReplyCancel
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This sounds like the sweetest idea. I would even suggest for other parents to read their kids a children’s book about kindness to fully inspire them to do good things. Here’s a nice list of some of the best children’s books that teaches kindness: http://www.inguspingus.com/2016/06/04/27-childrens-books-about-kindness/ReplyCancel
Letters To My Little One | One Month Old tuesday, may 24, 2016 hello my love! if there is one thing you will learn about life, it’s that it’s unpredictable. and i will always remember every detail about the day you were born, even though i couldn’t predict a single moment of it. on the…
Veronica Pozuelos - Thank your for sharing this! I think my favorite part is where you mention that you now have 9,129 photos of your daughter! Love that!
{beth} a-dilly - ha ha, thanks! and now the editing begins…
Stephanie - I love this! It has been so helpful to me! We just had our fifth baby three months ago, and I tried to do her newborn pictures and it was REALLY STRESSFUL! I’m so glad to see I’m not alone in thinking that. It was stressing me out and keeping me up at night too. I also add these visions of all the shots I wanted to get of her, and of my other children with her, and then all of my other kids got sick and that went out the window. I had to let that go because it was really stressing me out that I couldn’t get the shots I wanted. Plus you are trying to heal yourself and I was taking care of 5 kids on top of that. It’s just a lot of pressure to put on yourself. I just kept saying to my husband that I really wished we had just hired someone. That too would be my advice to other photographers.
By the way I’m obsessed with your work! You are such an inspiration to me! Self doubt and comparison crept in and I kind of gave up my dream of photography a while ago. But looking at your work and having signed up for your emails has given me the confidence that i can do this! I am going to sign up for your 365 challenge too. I’m very excited!
Stephanie
{beth} a-dilly - Hello Stephanie! Yes, it is totally stressful and I only have one, not five! Congratulations! Remember, take what you can and edit later. My little one is just now turning three months and I am just now really getting a chance to edit, so don’t stress about editing. Next time around, I will definitely hire someone too. Have fun with the challenge, we are happy to have you joining us!
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Taryn - Love this post! I am a new photographer who is 6 months pregnant wondering if it possible to take my own photos. I appreciate the tips and the honesty to say you wish you would have hired someone. Out of the typical shoots during this season being maternity, fresh 48 (in the hospital) and in home new born photos, is the new born photos the only one you would choose to hire someone or is it valuable for hospital photos too? This is my first and I can’t imagine how tired/in pain I really will feel.
{beth} a-dilly - Hello Taryn! If you are looking to take your own photos, I recommend you check out my eBook “The First Twelve.” It goes over photographing in the hospital, to photographing your baby’s first year milestones, all the way until their first birthday! Here is the link! http://bethadilly.com/the-first-twelve/