Wildflowers

Just wanted to post some lovely photos of my daughter picking summer wildflowers during sunset here at the farm.





 Truly magical, see more photos HERE.

My Boy is Getting Big!

I can't believe my boy is going potty now, and he's doing really well!  My husband brought in the potty chair after he turned one, and I thought it would be too early to even start!  But then I thought that we can work on getting him at least comfortable with sitting in the chair so he won't rebel and throw a fit later on down the road.

Isaac peed not too long after, we made a big deal, and it just clicked for him!  After about the tenth time of him peeing in the pot, I knew that he knew what he was doing and it wasn't just a coincidence.  Isaac is now 14 months and I am positive that he knows exactly what he's doing because he goes right away after he sits down.  He has gone #2 a few times, but he's not comfortable enough to do it a lot yet.

Now I'm starting to think that maybe we as parents are not starting early enough with potty training?  I don't know when other parents decide to start but I think it's somewhere around 2 years?  I personally started with my oldest Lucy at about 16 months and she was in underwear at 2 years and 3 months.  I do believe that Isaac's case is quite unusual, but maybe if we started early on, shortly after one, be consistent (very important) and encourage but not shame them, maybe training would be easier.

I know that Isaac could still be in diapers at 3 years (I hope not), but maybe he won't. When did/are you going to start potty training, and if you did, what challenges did you face?  Do you think my theory is crazy?  Please leave a comment down below and let me know,  I would love to hear what other mamas think on this issue.

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Linking up with Mandy and Mama Memoirs

Beautiful

Life has been crazy lately and I've been pretty busy. Hopefully I'll find time to blog more later this week. For now, here is a photo of the lovely Lindsey! She had her baby about a week ago, a precious baby boy. Congrats! To see more of her session, head on over to my photography site HERE.

Spring Chicks

A few weeks ago we got some new baby chicks, just in time for spring!

I must admit, they're pretty cute.









Of course that was a few weeks ago, they are getting pretty big now, almost as big as chickens. They don't quite fit into the box much anymore, one hopped out yesterday and I picked it up and put it back in the box. Yup, you heard right, I'm turning into quite the country girl. Okay, not really, but I'm still pretty proud of myself.

A New Journey

This little blog of mine has been kind of quiet lately. I've been really busy working on my new photography website, and I am now ready to share!

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It's not perfect yet, I'm still growing and learning but I'm trying to embrace the journey, my journey.

Favorites From Spring

So happy spring finally arrived! Here are some of my personal favorite photos I have taken so far this spring. It started out pretty cold but now everything is green and beautiful.











Now for the warm summer days, I am so excited!

A New Normal

It has taken awhile for me to get used to living here at the farm since we moved about a year ago. I was adjusting to life with a new baby boy (who didn't like to sleep) so my life was turned upside down even that much more.

 Now we have a new rhythm, Isaac is pretty much sleeping through the night, and weaned for the most part (breastfeeding was insanely stressful, especially when you are not blessed with a fabulous milk production), and life feels like it is back to normal.  Or a new normal anyway, a better normal.

It truly is pretty out here in the country.







 Happy Mother's Day, we are going out for ice cream at Culver's, my favorite.  Love spending time with my little family.  And my daughter is probably going to pick even more of these dandelions, she thinks they are amazing and loves giving them to me, the look on her face when she does melts my heart.

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