Photo Challenge: Day 28-30

Finally finished!

Day 28: Nighttime, happens before 5pm these days- makes it very hard to take decent photos.

Day 29: Light, this toy lights up and plays music- it is baby's fav

Day 30: Self Portrait

Photo Challenge : Day 27

Day 27: Daily Routine.

6:30-7:30AM- Sometime in this range Leland wakes up and I nurse him while trying to convince him he should sleep more. It usually doesn't work.
I change his diaper and put on his clothes for the day. Then we play!
-Bucket o' toys-

8ishAM- About an hour after we have woken up we eat breakfast. Generally bananas or another type of fruit for Leland. I try and eat some yogurt so we can share.
Then we play, listen to music, give our needy kitties some attention for another hour or so, until he starts getting cranky. I make him wait at least 2.5 hours until his first nap.

9:30ish AM- Nurse to sleep, naps last anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours, but usually at least an hour.
-sweet baby sleeping-

Time for me to check my email, blogs, etc.

Once he wakes up from his nap, we play some more, read, or this is the time we run errands. This is also the time I try to take photos since it is the best lighting.
-Waving-

Noonish- Lunch and more nursing. Lunch consist of leftovers for me. Leland gets some veggies then a fruit.

3ishPM- Nurse to sleep, time for his second nap. Time for me to do some cleaning up, school work, etc.

Once he wakes up we play more (we play a lot during the day).
-the general set up, he really loves his mirrors-

We may also sneak in some peek-a-boo action.


Around 5 he wants to nurse again and maybe have a pre-dinner snack.

6pm- Dinner time! Leland can only have hummus at this time since it is so messy. He also likes to have veggies and then desert is frozen peaches or mangoes.
-hummus face-

6:20pm- Bath time, lotion time, etc

6:45pm- Daddy reads night time stories

7pm- Nurse to sleep

We aren't on a tight schedule so I just go with what he wants, but I try to keep him to two naps. Sometimes we have to move dinner up because he wants to eat earlier, so then we just play after dinner to make up for the time. We are currently trying to push back bedtime to 7:30- it is a work in progress. I have a class next semester that ends at 6:30, so I won't be home until around 7:30 so bedtime needs to be then since I nurse him to sleep. It has been an adjustment and still is, but we will get there.

I also need to get out of the house everyday because otherwise Leland gets bored. We have to move around the house and play with different toys or he gets bored. But I am struggling in trying to find activities to do everyday. It was easier when we had to go to campus all the time, because that could be considered our outing for the day. With it being winter it the real issue, if it was warmer outside we could go on walks or to the park.
Any ideas?

Photo Challenge: Day 21-26

The past two weeks have been crazy, and things are finally setting down. This past weekend we went to the zoo (Leland's first time) and I barely even took one photo there. I also baked like crazy. And watched an awesome football game, go Chiefs!

But here are some past due photos from the photo challenge.

Day 21- Where you sleep: messiness, the pillows are barriers for baby

Day 22- Clothing: I am a sucker for camo on Leland

Day 23- In Your Closet: another mess

Day 24- Gratitude: thankful for this cutie being so healthy and wonderful

Day 25- Artwork: my favorite piece, hand me down from the in-laws, reminds me of Seville, Spain. But really is it Paris.

Day 26- Transportation: our ride

Photo Challenge : Day 14-21

Thanksgiving break really side-railed this. But I am back on track now, don't worry.

14. Movement- not hard to do with how much this kiddo moves.

15. Technology - Thank you interwebs for letting me watch MNF, even if we did lose.

16. Animals- this cat is feeling much better without those nasty teeth, she thinks she is a kitten again- too much energy!

17. Memories- Leland rolling on the floor before bedtime, you can see he grabbed a cat toy.

18. Something New- Last book of the Inheritance series.

19. Best Friend- He may drive me crazy most of the time, but I can't help but love him.

20. Seasonal- I have been slacking on decorating this year, so here is what we have so far.

21. Where You Sleep- See the pillow on the edge, it is a baby guard.

Photo Challenge Day 8 to 13

Day 8: Favorite Color- Blue!

Day 9: Inspiring person- This one make me want to be a better person

Day 10: Nature- I love random areas on campus with nature, especially in the form of wheat

Day 11: Something old- This kitty may not look that old but he was born back in 2004, he is getting up there

Day 12: Hands

Day 13: Written words- Leland's journal, written by me, his 7 month entry!

Photo Challenge: First 7 days

I decided to do this photo challenge in hopes of expanding my subjects beyond Leland. I am trying (really), but sometimes it is just too hard, especially when I am just doing what comes to mind with each topic.

I also wanted to do this challenge, because I want to take the jump and become one of those people that takes their camera everywhere. I am self-conscious about it and tell myself it is bulky. But I really do want to document everything. I love looking at photos, I remember doing it a lot as a kid. And I know I will as I get older too, and I want to have photos for Leland to look at, if he also likes to look at photos. The kid won't have any problems in seeing photos of himself as a baby (I take a photo of him everyday).

I had a friend that made fun of me for always taking photos, saying some moms people are always taking photos and not being in the moment. But I really don't think I do that. Sure I am taking photos when I go out and do something (like visiting a pumpkin patch), but that doesn't mean it was continuously. I got the photos I wanted and I would turn the camera off and continue enjoying my time. Did I mention this friend is an iPhone addict? Who do you think is more connected? Again, I want to document things for myself and for Leland, I don't see the harm is doing so.

Also, this whole time change and winter thing is really messing with my lighting. I now have to plan out when I can take a photo, since it gets dark at 5pm and good natural lighting in the house is now limited to 11am-3pm. Lame. Very lame. So I apologize if lighting is a bit off, but I am doing my best to adjust.

So here are the first seven days:

1. Favorite Food- this is my favorite veggie burger, served with avocado, cabbage, sprouts, red onion, and garden tomatoes(the last we have of the season :sad face: ),oil and balsamic

2. Smile- okay, really, who else would I choose as my subject

3. Happiness- I think it is safe to say, my happiness is tied up in these two beings

4. Leaves- the best thing to play with in the fall

5. Morning sky-

6. Books- my current to read stack

7. Something funny- this was a hard photo, I didn't know what to do as funny. But this picture is funny to me, so that counts right? Even babies have work to do and important calls to take.

I am also thinking I may need to purchase Adobe Lightroom in the very near future while I am a student and get a discount.

Photo Challenge

I have been wanting to do a photo challenge, but I hadn't found one that I liked. And I really feel I need to take some photos outside of Leland, so hopefully this will push me in that direction. I happened to stumble upon this one and decided to go for it.

Feel free to join. I will do my best to get the photos posted in a timely manner. And I will post them on Shutterfly if anything.