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Meet Mr. J and his cute big sister

I was blessed to meet this little guy just 7 days old!

APPARENTLY today was to start Butt- crack early! The baby was not wanting to sleep last night (ugh) which means he didnt want me to sleep either (double Ugh).  He tried starting his day at 3:30 AM and I just laughed at him and put him back to bed… well that worked for about an hour. So my morning was spent trying to sweetly convince his cute little face to go back to bed.. he wasn’t having any of that.. so then I resorted to begging… which he thought was funny.  FINE! We will be up. Next came his diaper change. Usually he is the calmest in the morning, but not this morning.. OF COURSE NOT. As soon as I remove the diaper and clean up up- there he goes- off any crawling. Really baby- I really dont have the energy to chase a naked baby around the living room THIS early in the morning. So then he decided that it would be funny to PLAY. Let me remind you all that this mommy’s “playtime fun” was still sleeping in her comfortable warm bed! ANd that cute little baby- that wasnt sleepy, decided to crawl to me just close enough to where I couldnt reach him, and then crawl away again… Ohhh and he thought it was SOOO funny. Finally I give in and change that monkey as he was standing up. All the meanwhile wishing that coffee pot would brew faster and faster.

So I know SOMETIME today he will crash and of course that will be the time that does not work for me LOL… At this moment I just shake my head and laugh, because that is all you can do. Well later on, I will be a little cranky and sport a headache from lack of sleep, but all is good. Maybe I’ll make me a cake and ignore all my housewife responsibilities today while I watch cartoons and eat my cake. I’ll make carrot cake so I dont feel TOO guilty eating it LOL.

Here is my Kiss and DIss list for this week. I am sure you can guess at LEAST one diss!

KISS

*My SIL BBQ chicken legs. YUM! You all know that I LOVE pizza, well chicken is next on my list that I could eat every day! My mom swears that one day I am gonna grow feathers!

*Coffee!!! When I am up before I am ready I like to sit and enoy a sweet cup of coffee. Sugar and flavored creamer- gives me a (unnatural) boost for a while.

* The way the baby makes noises with his tongue.

*Spell Check on the computer. Sometimes I am just too tired or lazy to take my time to think!

* The loves and cuddles my 3yr old gives me.  Lately it’s been a lot of, ” I miss you mom” – as I am sitting across the room, ” I love you mom”, and “you’re the best mom”.. OH i even got a “mom, your eyes are pretty, ya know!”  awww so sweet.

DISS

*Early mornings!

*A slow coffee pot brewing when needed

*Still dislike laundry!

* Paying bills over the phone.

* The way that my sweet 3yr old changes into the hyper-loud-now-that-my-brother-and-sister-are-home-I’m-not-gonna-listen-to-anyone-and i’m-gonna-throw-a-fit-and-scream, kid.

* (sigh) being tired.

I know by now it sounds like I am whining and you are probably right. But the good news is that my coffee is done and I am going to enjoy a new creamer today. Vanilla Nut. I opened it yesterday when I got it home, just to smell it and well, I could have drank it straight from the bottle. It smelt SO good!

I hope you all have a good day- whatever it is. As for me, I will be watching that baby for his time to crash. At that moment I will drop whatever it is, put on some cartoons for the other kiddo and go snuggle with my pillows

~Have a good Tuesday!

Someone posted this on one of the forums I am on.. I thought it was cute!!

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Today started out good…. in the very beginning. I think it all started with the lack of my coffee. I had a wedding consultation this morning in town – went great. very excited to be a part of this wedding. Well as I was leaving I get a call from my client saying she was almost there… “Almost where??!!” I ask myself.. come to find out… she was schedule this morning for a session…….AND I FORGOT… Ohmyword.. I instantly became flustred, embarssed, humilated, broken hearted, and everything else I could think of. HOW COULD I DO THAT??? I was so looking forward to this session and SOMEHOW I put it on the wrong date!!!! My poor client- which drove a ways to get here, was upset – which I TOTALLY understand and wouldnt expect less of that! At this moment I am so angry and upset with myself for such a foolish mistake. I just hope they forgive me!!!

*M & J, PLEASE PLEASE forgive me and my silly mistake. I promise to make it up to you!!! ***

So to add to my interesting day… because  of my …. stupidness….. I was… how do you say…..not paying attention – I missed the curb as I was walking and jarred my back, then as I was backing out of my parking space and almost hit a car- they honked at me (just hope it wasn’t my wedding client), forgot half my shopping list, fell UP my stairs to the studio and then my poor babysitter lost her grandfather today. I walked in the door and the girl was holding the baby trying to hold herself together. My heart went out to her. I made her go home to spend time with her family.

so now…. I am trying to relax a moment and breath. Hoping today turns around a bit and the day finishes out better– pretty please! With a cherry on top!

HEheheh- even us photogs (that is what we call ourselves) have a comic!!

i love this duck!

Oh Another baby T.. heheh I just realized that!

I have known this momma for at LEAST a year.. it might be more than that because I just cant keep track of time. But I remember the day I found out she was expecting… I felt so out of the loop- by that time I found out, it was old news….  I really need to get out more!

When I got the call that she wanted to do maternity photos I was so excited..then of course I couldn’t WAIT to do newborn photos! The closer she got to her due date I kept pacing the house waiting to hear if  her sweet baby came yet. But when that day finally did come… I once again couldnt stop thinking about her. I remember all the feelings I had going into my c-section and some reason just thinking about this momma, brought back all those feelings again. I totally knew what she was feeling.

Well NO JOKE, this momma was up and moving around and ready for pictures by day THREE.. Man, it was so impressive watching her LOL. I mean by day three I was living off my pain pills and was a slave to my bed. I even got the family to come to my beck and call by knocking on my wall! I was in AWE having a three day old baby!!! A photographers DREAM!!! I always tell my clients that it makes a HUGE difference on your photos on how early you can do your photos. Of course I do not want to cause any discomfort in the healing process- trust me I KNOW, but if you are available and feeling at least a little human… it is ALWAYS best to schedule your session ASAP…makes a HUGE difference!

Anywho….. we decided that it would be best to do Miss T’s photos in the comfort of her own home.. I wanted her momma to be comfortable and be able to relax as much as possible in her own place. Here is a sneak peek into their session

Meet baby T.

I have never met a baby with so much of his own personality SO SOON! He was not much into sleeping – unless he was on his own. Everytime he was being held, all he wanted to do was just chill out. It really was amazing to watch. But finally he gave in and slept for a wee bit so I could play. thank you baby T

I LOVE watching this mom be a mom. She is just so good at it. So loving and caring and sweet. And so stinken cute! She amazes me on the way she mothers. You can just see the love pour from her!

these hats are from Bella Saraceno

** thank you so much for letting me capture your new little one. He was truly a joy!***

I think I like that little catchy phrase…Tibits On Tuesday… whatcha think???

Today I got to spend the most of the day with a good friend of mine – which was so much fun. We didnt do anything crazy but it was good to spend some time with a friend- even with the kids in tow!

Today was the BIG day of picking up my BIG surprise.. which I know you are STILL waiting to hear about it. Currently I am waiting for it to post publicly so that you can fully understand the COOLNESS (if that is a word) of it!……. Or maybe I will just make you wait till the end of the post to find out what it is- MUahahahahaha!

Anywho, my friend reminded me that I am not doing that great of a job keeping my blog up to date…. and she is right.  I DO have a lot to say which most of it wouldn’t make sense because at times all of these voices just seem to run in all different directions.. either that or my mommy life just wouldnt seem all that exciting to you… But maybe one of these days, I will get brave and tell you some funny stories or deep dark secrets. I’ll have to think on that deep dark secret stuff… i’ll get back ta ya on that one!

where was I?

So, yes… updating my blog more.

Life here on the “compound” is going….good… we are all busy as can be with our own little things trying to beat deadlines… The best way to describe the feelings around here is- WE ALL NEED A VACATION! I am still crossing fingers and toes that we will be able to take one this summer..just me, hubby and the baby. AHHH how nice it would be to just lay in the sun like a beached whale!

The business has been such a blessing. I am SO so grateful for all I have been able to do. I am enjoying meeting all the new mommies and babies as well as seeing my repeat clients. You all have made my life so wonderful! The wedding season seems to be picking up now, which is great but gosh, what a slow start! By this weekend I will only have 2 wedding dates left…so any brides that are getting married this year… better get booking!!!

My hubby has been so busy working on the house on the island- which BTW is ABSOLUTELY amazing. I am so impressed and proud of him. I will share some pictures of it soon because you really do need to see it! Because of him working all day out there and trying to get my sisters house finished, we have not been able to get the new addition finished yet. I know though that it’s on his list and when its complete it will be great!!! I have so many ideas- I cant wait to play and decorate it! Speaking of decorating.. i really need to do some of those makeover changes in the studio. Seriously if you know how to decorate – I could REALLY use your help. I have new pictures picked out to hang but other than that I am totally clueless! By this summer, our home will look completely different- Lord willing anyway! We might actually have that green stuff you see in other yards- GRASS!!! Wahooo!!!

hhmmm what else can I share with you????

I can get a little personal with you – let you into my CRAZY head of mine

As some of you know, after I had our baby, I fell into PPD and was put on meds to help – which have been great and I learned to just accept that it happens and I personally can not control the chemical imbalances in my brain- as much as I wish I could… so anywho… I decided that it was time to cut the “cord” and trying living life by ACTUALLY dealing with things… WELLLLLLL – that did not go very peachy. I was SO emotional. OMG- so emotional. With so many things going on around here, any little thing pretty much pushed me over the edge and I was a snotty mess! The other day after having another emo breakdown, my husband suggested to me sweetly that maybe this wasn’t the best time to wean myself off my “happy pills”. As much as I hated to think that I couldnt control all these emotions – I realized that he was probably right. So happy I am again!!! And I think my kids are happier too!!! But it makes me think…. surprising as that may be…… I know that I am not alone with this, but its really scary to know how many moms keep this to themselves. It is really just comforting to know that I am NOT a nut-case (most of the time) and that other moms go through the SAME thing as me. I think that is one of the reasons why I really am passionate about MOPS. We are really all the same- a mom trying to live life!

OH! So I just glanced over on my desk and noticed my BIG Donkey cup from Sonic was sitting there. I had my first Sonic experience today! I was talked into getting a Rt44 cherry limeade. Well, she didn’t have to do too much talking- I mean it WAS happy hour and I love food It sure was yummy! So I think I am gonna list a few of my fave and not so fave things for this week!!

KISS

* Cherry Limeade from Sonic - although I never did make it down to that cherry on the bottom. Maybe next time!

* Mary Kay – mineral highlight powder, eyesciles, and Ultimate mascara

* The way my baby hugs me tight when he sees me. Even if I have been away from him for less than 10 min. Ohh I love that feeling!!

* Thrift Stores! Got to take a small detour with my buddy and did a little shopping!

DISS

*These stinken headaches/ migraines. WTH???

*The excuses my kids make so they dont go to bed.. Grrrr GO TO BED!!

* Kids SCREAMING inside playland at McDonalds

So I guess this should wrap up my Tidbits on Tuesday! I have a busy rest of the week which includes another newbie!!! I cant wait! I think I need a new prop.. any ideas????

Ok so since I have no physical item to show you what the big surprise is, I will do my best to explain.

Jax Creations Photography is going to be offering a new “service” that will be FOREVER treasured for years and years.

{Movies From The Heart}

Gather up your family or that special someone for a session full of adventure. A camera crew and ME , your photographer, will set out on any adventure you want and capture your day! You can have a picnic in a park, play tag at the beach, enjoy a fun filled day at Silverwood, or just enjoy an ice cream and a stroll around town.. whatever your desire is, we will capture your heart!!

Not only will you have a FUN and enjoyable day, you will receive a DVD and also a 10×10 keepsake album filled with your images from your adventure! Let us create a movie of you…from the heart!

Kim B and her kiddos, were my lucky family to have taken part in this adventure. Today we picked up her DVD and watched it together 5 times! Each time I got teary eyed. I am so glad that I was able to do this as a gift for Kim and her family, but now I want one!!! I might have to do some sweet talking to make that happen!!

I am a person that THRIVES on memories- especially ones with me and my kids. As a mom though I am usually the one BEHIND the camera so we do not have a lot of photos with me and the kiddos, so this ‘Movie From The Heart’ is a HUGE deal to me. To see a DVD of yourself come alive and watching your kids laugh and play- it brings so much joy to my heart. I hope to be able to share the video with you all soon…. and I hope that you will make it a point in your life -SOON- to also do your own ‘Movie From The Heart’……Jax Creations Style

Yesterday was the BIG day of my Bridal Fashion Shoot. I had originally planned on having two “brides”, but yesterday brought on some sickies. My “urban” bride was feeling ill, which I could totally relate to. I was having some nasty tummy issues. I think I figured it was because this ol’ body of mine can’t handle 3 plates of cabbage! ok.. so enough personal information for you!

I have lots to share and stories to tell, but before I unload all the good stuff to you.. here is a sneak peek of a few pics. But no worries- more are to come!!

It has been a busy “season”…. and I am lovin every moment of it. It feels so good to be able to bring happiness to people thru the glass of my lens. I am really blessed!

I want you to meet Miss C. This baby doll of a beauty I could have just snuggled her till I ate her up! {that just means I like her} I was invited in her home to capture some pictures of her before her big birthday party! When I got there she was a little shy, but give her a pink cookie and some space and she will show you her spunky personality. I had a great time her Miss C and her family. Her mom and dad were sweet and full of smiles and even her older brother gave me the giggles.

Thank you M family for inviting me to share your day! I had a great time!

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