happy 6 month birthday, cadence joy!

yes, today is our little cadence's 6 month birthday...can you believe that just a year ago, she looked like a kidney bean, and now look at her! my, my, my...she's most definitely cuter now than a mere kidney bean, and when it comes to personality, there's just no comparison...

those photos up there were taken with mama's new fancy dandy DSLR-wannabe camera...of course, we can't really tell how good of a camera it is by these simple flash shots...i haven't quite gotten all the bells and whistles figured out yet...

so whaddaya do with a bald baby?

why, you ACCESSORIZE, of course!!!

goodbye, old friend...

...it's sad, but it's true...my nikon coolpix 4500 has been forced into retirement by a lazy zoom button that refuses to, well, ZOOM...i've had this camera for just over 2 years now, and it's served me well, documenting teddy's and my relationship almost from the very beginning...courtship...marriage...baby...then there were all those detholz! and bill mallonee concerts...caleb & audrey's hyde park vineyard project...wicker park photos galore...seattle...new york...maine...*sigh*...

...the good news is that my teddy loves me and is buying me this camera...he wanted me to buy a really good one that i would take care of, and as much as i wanted to go the digital SLR route, i just couldn't swallow the price tag associated with buying a body and then lenses separately...at least this camera comes with the equivalent of a 350mm zoom lens so i won't have to fumble awkwardly with switching out lenses while taking shots...it's bigger than my old camera, but it still fits in the palm of an average adult hand (probably a bit bigger than my below average adult hand)...

...so we'll see what photos i get with the newbie...i'll still miss my old camera...

shh...nobody tell teddy i'm on the computer...

...yeah, the hubby and the baby are snoozing away in the bedroom, so nobody say nuthin' 'bout me being on the computer at 11:12pm on a sunday night...teddy probably thinks i'm studying...i have a class downtown (work-related) for the next couple days and an exam on wednesday, so i'll be pretty busy the next few days and wanted to get a post in before the mayhem begins...i have this 2 inch thick binder of materials that i was supposed to go over before tomorrow's class, but ya know what? i ain't studying boring work stuff on MY time on the weekends...

...so i just thought i'd update y'all on how my boobs are doing, lactation-wise...a few of the moms on that attachment parenting list i joined a while back suggested oatmeal for boosting milk output, and it struck me that i had stopped eating oatmeal for breakfast last week, and maybe that's why my milk supply nosedived so dramatically...on friday i resumed the oatmeal regimen, and sure enough, i pumped my usual amount of milk at work that day...plus i found a bottle i'd pumped a few days prior hiding in the back of my fridge, so now my stash of expressed milk is back up to around 32 ounces...cadence eats anywhere from 12-18 ounces while i'm at work, depending how long i'm gone, so i like having a couple days worth in the fridge just in case...

...i've been thinking a lot lately just what a great kid cadence is turning out to be...she's really living up to her middle name 'joy' cuz she gives a whole lot of it to her mommy & daddy, and i really feel like she takes total delight in being our daughter, which is a great feeling for a parent...it's been hard work, and we've got many more years of that to come, but i am more and more sure every day that she is gonna be SOOOOOOO worth it!

ta-da!

"happy birthday, daddy!"

yup, it's true! today is my teddy's birthday! make sure you give him a nice happy-birthday-slap on the booty next time you see him!

not only is today my teddy's b-day, it is also the 3 year anniversary of when i started this blog...oh, yes...it's true...and to think it all started cuz i took a bunch of photos at a denison witmer show...

so to commemorate this special occasion, i've given the blog a makeover...yeah, that explains all the stars around here...i'm still working on getting the kinks out, so be patient with me...