6 more weeks!!!

Well, as some of you already know we are pregnant at This Is Life Photography. We've got six weeks to go until our little bundle of cuteness arrives. Six short weeks and we've not done much to prepare.

Oh, "we" equals Marisa & Steve. Steve's taken over the blog for today and has decided to write this.

We had our eco-friendly co-ed baby shower last Sunday, August 10th, 2008. It was a good time and we received lots of cool things. We'll post more on that stuff soon, and who knows, maybe we'll throw up some pictures from the shower.

One of the gifts we received was the crib you see here. It was gifted to us by my mom and grandma. It's a beautiful crib and it'll keep our little Madison safe for years to come. Besides how nice this crib looks, it only took about 15 minutes to assemble (once it was unpacked from the box). There's a detail shot of the assembly screws. Take special note on the number of screws, only 12! Now I've put together a couple cribs in my day, but this, by far, was the easiest to assemble.

All we have to do now is get the mattress and put some organic sheets on this baby and she'll be ready for Madison. We're still doing our research on crib mattresses. There's been studies to suggest that traditional crib mattresses are a danger to your child's health, so there's no way we are going to let our little baby sleep on something that is potentially dangerous to her health. Here's a link to a short article about crib mattress safety. We strongly encourage you to read it and to pass it along to anyone you know who may benefit from such information. Baby Mattress Article

Do you see the furry thing under the crib? That's our little cat Seattle. She was in there, supervising the whole time, making sure I didn't mess anything up. And by the looks of things, I think she approves of the new crib because it didn't take her long to get comfortable underneath it.

Did you happen to catch a glimpse of the can on the floor? That was my dual purpose incense holder. I had to light that to help clear the air in Madison's room and help channel my inner hippy. I really think it worked.

To wrap this one up, we have to give a big THANK YOU to my mom and grandma for buying Madison her beautiful crib. She's going to love it!

Baby Eva is SPICY! :)

We're trying something a little different with Eva. We've decided to do a "five things about" list - in which we recall what we learned about the people we photograph. Photographs take us back to a specific point in time, but can we, or do we remember everything about that place in time? With the "five things about" list, we can have some of those "ah, that's right, I remember now" type of moments.

So, here's Eva's list.

Five things about Eva:

1. Mommy says baby Eva is "SPICY," referring to her little personality. Too cute!
2. Monkey noises make her laugh (note: Steve needs to practice monkey sounds).
3. She may have learned that boganvia flowers are not as delicious as they are pretty.
4. Baby Reggae makes her dance (but if you dance, she'll stop and take notes).
5. She's a book worm at 13 months. Future Pulitzer Prize winner?