Solomon met a little piggy today

August 25, 2011


We went over for a playdate with Selah and little Princess Penelope this morning and Solomon loved it all! He enjoyed the little black piggy and he flirted pretty hard with Selah. I have a video of him laying next to her looking at her wiggling and smiling. He loves the ladies. We still have to meet his future wife number 3, Camille in a few weeks. We'll see if he likes her too!

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Solomon is 2 months old.

August 23, 2011

Wow. It seems like it was last week that Solomon was born and at the same time it feels like a year ago. I've never been so keenly aware of time before I had him, now I watch the clock constantly and feel like I live my life in segments of three hours. He is still on the Babywise schedule, eating anywhere from 4-6 ounces every three hours and when he is awake I try my hardest to be in the moment with him, not focusing on anything else. I know that I will be mad at myself if I just lay him on the floor during those precious awake moments while I'm working on the computer and so my work has been moved to second place in my time management. I spend about 8 hours with Solomon while he is awake each day and 1 hour pumping (I'm exclusively pumping and bottle feeding him, it's way better for my schedule) and that only leave me with about 6 hours to get anything else done that I need to. This seems like adequate time, but oh my, it is not! I have about 3-4 hours of work a day on the computer, social time with friends, errands and husband time to fit in also. I don't get it all done each day, but I've learned to prioritize the most important things. 

I've even turned away two sessions this week! That was something that was actually really easy to do. Before I had Solomon I would have booked every session that wanted me within a week's period and now I'm trying to only take 2 per week with 2 weddings on the books per month. It isn't ideal for making a lot of money, but I keep asking myself, money or memories and relationships? I used to let money rule out over the other, but not now, no way!

Solomon is about 12 pounds and 22 inches long now. That's a 5 pound and 3 inch gain in 8 weeks! He is outgrowing his 3 month clothes right now and moving into 3-6 month clothes, he has quite a circumference on his gut!  He can smile on command almost everytime now, with something funny that Josh does where he sings "smile, smile, smile" over and over and when I say "Can you smile for momma?" real animated. He is falling into his routine effortlessly now and goes down for his naps like a champ. He is still waking every 45 minutes during his sleep, but it doesn't take him long to go back to sleep. We still have him on Prevacid for his Acid Reflux and it is AMAZING! He is a perfectly normal baby now. I'm hoping to wean him off of it within the next few months. 

He is so very strong and he stands up on his own when I hold him on my tummy and I play this game where when I feel like he has his balance I let go and he stands on his own for a few seconds! It's really funny and he will probably be walking at 6 months with this rate!

Here he is with his monthly photo with his stuffed animals...
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Jenice:

I love that little guy. So stinkin cute!

 (08.24.11 @ 10:05 PM)
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Went swimming

August 19, 2011

My swimming opportunities are running out and I plan on taking full advantage of them! My friend Amy Campbell came down from Enid to hang out for the afternoon and we went swimming at the Links with my boy all afternoon. He thought the water was pretty chilly, but enjoyed his afternoon nap under his cute yellow towel. u2054.jpg

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carol mccowen:

Motherhood suits you my dear

 (08.25.11 @ 01:57 PM)
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A walk in the gardens

August 18, 2011

One of my favorite spots here in Stillwater is the OSU gardens. It is filled with hundreds of acres of paths through beautiful landscaping, forest and natural grass. I always want to go and walk there around sunset because the lighting is just so beautiful and the weather is awesome! My friend, Amanda Crawford, is always up for a spontaneous walk and my how I LOVE a spontaneous friend! Here are a few photos of her and her gorgeous daughter.

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And of course, little Solomon. It's his first time to lay in the grass...
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jena alviti:

Amazing light! What a beautiful little girl too

 (08.19.11 @ 10:00 AM)
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I just can't stop

August 17, 2011

Can I just turn this into Solomon Clark's Blog instead? I think I have renewed my excitement for photography and am remembering the meaning for photographs. I'm turning into a sappy momma and just want to take his photo all day long... and so I do. 

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This is what my bed looks like when Solomon sleeps with me...

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Lindsay :

He is so precious. I Am glad to hear his reflux is under control. Hooray for medicine!

 (08.18.11 @ 07:46 AM)
Lucy:

I love your adventures with Solomon. Makes me smile every time. Thank you for sharing! :)

 (08.18.11 @ 10:04 AM)
Christopher Tripp:

When my oldest son was first born I went nuts taking pictures of him. Last count was I had taken over 2,0000 pics of him. Now that my second son has been born I can see I am going to follow the same path. You're not sappy at all. You are a proud parent who happens to be an amazingly talented photographer...so why not combine two great things?

 (08.18.11 @ 01:33 PM)
The Detailed Life:

My son is the reason I delved into photography... Now you know why there are so many stay-at-home mama's turned photographers... we can't help, but to photograph our lovely babes all day long and by doing so, discover (or re-discover) our artistic abilities.

 (08.18.11 @ 03:55 PM)
jena alviti:

Don't worry, Lauren I am totally with you in this boat! My son is now 6 months old and it has turned my photography passion up a million watts! I literally photograph Max every day and i wouldn't change a thing :) Love the shot of your bed haha we have all been there!

 (08.18.11 @ 09:18 PM)
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