Heather N Charli

My two favorite girls came to go shopping with me last weekend. Before we headed out I snapped a few pictures. I take lots of photos of my granddaughter Charli but don't get as much opportunity to snap them of her mommy too.



Pretty Girls!


Charli sure loves her Mommy!


Got your nose!


Charli Kisses!


Pretty Baby Girl

Orange

This week over at I ♥ Faces the theme/challenge is "orange." My entry for the challenge is a photo I took of my granddaughter Charli at the local Pumpkin Patch:








Head over to I Heart Faces to check out and enter the challenge:

Charli's 3 Month Portraits

Tutus and Bows

Miss Charli and I had a short mini shoot just before she was 3 months old to showcase a hair bow that had been custom made and given to her. While we had the backdrop set up I decided to grab one of her mommy's old ballet tutus and play with that too.

Charli's 12-Week Portraits

My granddaughter Charli is growing and seems to change daily. I love how every shutter click reveals a brand new expression on her face.

Charli's First Studio Portraits

I'm in the process of setting up a home photo studio. Nothing fancy and not a lot of equipment, but I'm starting with some basics and hoping to add to it from time to time.


I've been anxiously waiting for an opportunity to take some portraits of my granddaughter Charli. She is finally home from the hospital and arrived just in time to give her mommy the best Mother's Day gift ever!


A couple of nights ago I set up an umbrella light, some cloth hung on the wall and snapped a few photos. I am very please with what I took and can't wait to take some more very soon!


Here are a few of my favorites. To see them all, click on any and be taken directly to the gallery where they are all stored:

Day 1: Peace #PHOTOADAYMAY

I've decided to finally participate in a photo a day challenge. If you want to join the fun, click here for the details.
For day 1, PEACE:

Charli's Here!

The prettiest baby girl in the whole world arrived Monday, March 19 at 11:04 pm. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 oz. and measured 19.5 inches long.

Heather smiled most of the way through her 12 hours of contractions. This was taken shortly before she delivered Kayleigh Charles ("Charli"):





Heather was able to hold Charli briefly before she was taken to the NICU for evaluation. (Level 2 ultrasounds for the last 10 weeks of pregancy revealed a duodenal atresia (aka "double bubble"), requiring surgery.)

Charli's First Bluebonnet Pictures...

...well sort of. Charli isn't here yet, but the bluebonnets are! I took some portraits of my daughter Heather in some nearby bluebonnet patches recently:

38 weeks

I took a night off painting Charli's room (seen here) to go in search of bluebonnets to take more of Heather's maternity photos in the fields of flowers. I'll post photos of her in the flowers next. When we returned from our flower finding, we set up the guest room with a black cloth and took some indoor photos. Slightly more intimate, these are the kind of pregnancy photos I adore. There is something beautiful about a pregnant body, sustaining the life of an unborn baby that is beyond description. That's what I hoped to capture with these:

37 Weeks

My daughter's maternity sessions seem to be "mini" sessions when we can squeeze in the time for some shots, when the weather cooperates, and when she feels like being a guinea pig for more practice shots for me. Sunday afternoon we took a few shots, not many, for the sun was too bright for great shots. Here are a few we decided would be keepers:











We are ready for baby "Charli" to arrive! We've been busy washing and folding her tiny pink clothes, painting her pink walls, and refinishing her furniture. Photos of the nursery to come as soon as all those projects are completed.

35 Weeks

The day I get to hold my granddaughter is fast approaching! This weekend we finally had a sunny, rain-free day and a little bit of time in the afternoon so Heather and I made a quick stop at a park and snapped a few maternity photos:

Love Is....

As I pondered this month what sort of photograph to take for a photo challenge titled, "Love Is...," I kept thinking about a project my husband is working on. Each time I watch him work or think about what he's done, tears fill my eyes. To me, nothing quite epitomizes love like creating something with your hands to give to someone you love. Hubby has a wood shop but has not tackled any very large woodworking projects since acquiring the tools and shop. One day it occured to him to make a cradle for our first grandchild who will be born in a few weeks. His project is almost finished and it is absolutely beautiful. He recently unveiled the unfinished cradle to our daughter, who cried upon seeing what he had done. This photo captures the beauty of the piece as well as the soul of the man building it.

"Charli"

My granddaughter is growing and I still am in such awe when I watch her on a sonogram. Last week I watched her wiggle and move all over the place!

There was an "aaaaawwwww" moment as we watched her yawn and stick her tongue out.

 She appears so much chubbier than her previous sonogram so we know she's growing. The technician estimates she weighs almost 3 pounds.

She is so precious, right down to her tiny feet!

We are praying for this tiny baby. Her ultrasound revealed a "double bubble" on her stomach. We still aren't sure what all that means and won't know much more until a more intense sonogram next week. We know this means little Charli may have surgery as soon as she's born. She's being prayed for by friends and family and churches across the US and we are so thankful to have no doubt she is in God's hands.