Solomon at 3 days old

July 1, 2011

Here is my beautiful son Solomon in a cute milk bucket (you know, his great granddad was the last dairyman in Texas to deliver milk to your door!). I am hoping to write his birth story in the next few days before I forget any details, but have been a little busy with sleeping, feeding and recovering! Maybe soon...

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Vanessa:

I haven't met you but feel like I have known you thru your blog. I can only imagine how super a mom you will be for this adorable little guy! I am so happy for you and your family thru the expectation and finally the arrival of your little bundle of joy!

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Carol Howard:

Lauren, he is gorgeous! Hug your momma for me.

 (07.01.11 @ 06:23 PM)
Aimee Braun:

I love it! He he one handsome little guy!

 (07.01.11 @ 07:39 PM)
Ashley Hlavaty:

He's perfect!

 (07.01.11 @ 08:20 PM)
vilma:

blows my mind that this precious little creation was in your belly only days ago.. and now here he is! sleeping peacefully in a bucket! I admire you and you're work, and especially, i admire you as a sister in Christ.. Congrats!

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nicole liebgott:

He's beautiful Lauren!!! Thank you for posting so soon :) Ive been stalking your page.. I can rest now..lol Get lots of rest and enjoy that bundle of love..congrats

 (07.02.11 @ 12:15 AM)
Ashley Rodgers:

Welcome to motherhood Lauren! Enjoy the ride. ;)

 (07.02.11 @ 12:42 AM)
Suzanne:

What an adorable baby boy. How precious!

 (07.02.11 @ 06:37 AM)
heather ladd:

oh my adorableness!!!

 (07.02.11 @ 05:31 PM)
Carrie Keenan:

I never knew just how complete I could truly be until I became a mom...it's the closest thing that we will feel on this earth to our heavenly Father's unconditional love. I wish you every happiness in the days to follow with Solomon. Remember every little breath, every gaze, and yes, every cry! Congrats!!!

 (07.02.11 @ 08:01 PM)
sarah h:

so so so so beautiful!

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Robyn Lee:

So Handsome and precious!!! Congratulations!!!

 (07.03.11 @ 08:18 PM)
Myriah Grubbs:

He really is beautiful. Congratulations. Now you have someone to take pictures of nonstop, all the time :)

 (07.04.11 @ 12:32 AM)
Angela Carter:

Awh Lauren he is beautiful, perfect, wonderful! Congrats to you and Josh!

 (07.05.11 @ 08:59 AM)
Dena:

these are adorable pictures! :)

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Solomon is here!

June 29, 2011

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Want to see my baby Solomon?

Click on over to see photos of his birth on Amanda Watson's blog!
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Nina:

Congrats!!!!!

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Ashley Hlavaty:

Congratulations Lauren and Josh! He's precious!

 (06.29.11 @ 10:04 PM)
sarah shalley:

So precious! Congrats! Being a Mama is the hardest thing on Earth, but it is also the most joy filled job there is! Can't wait to see more photos. Lots of love!

(06.29.11 @ 11:02 PM)
sarah shalley:

So precious! Congrats! Being a Mama is the hardest thing on Earth, but it is also the most joy filled job there is! Can't wait to see more photos. Lots of love!

(06.29.11 @ 11:02 PM)
sarah shalley:

So precious! Congrats! Being a Mama is the hardest thing on Earth, but it is also the most joy filled job there is! Can't wait to see more photos. Lots of love!

(06.29.11 @ 11:02 PM)
Marina :

Congratulations!

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cindy:

Solomon is perfect!!! What a sweet sweet beautiful face. Congratulations! Love the way Amanda captured the entire amazing experience. All my best to you and your family!

 (06.30.11 @ 12:58 AM)
Lindsay Nicholls:

Congrats to the both of you!!!

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~Kristina:

Congratulations! He is beautiful.

(06.30.11 @ 08:43 AM)
Lucy:

CONGRATULATIONS to you & Josh on your beautiful baby Solomon. Lauren Clark is a mom! How sweet the sound!

(06.30.11 @ 09:13 AM)
ashley o:

I've been anxiously awaiting this post!! Congratulations Josh and Lauren! What a beautiful boy :c)

(06.30.11 @ 09:30 AM)
Allie:

CONTRATULATIONS!!! He's perfect!!!!

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Esha Hart:

Congratulations Lauren! He is so handsome. :) Can't wait to see more pictures. God bless your beautiful family.

 (06.30.11 @ 11:46 AM)
heather ladd:

CONGRATS LAUREN! He is precious!

 (06.30.11 @ 06:25 PM)
renee:

congrats so much. being a mom is the best thing in the world!

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Solomon's second shower

June 27, 2011

I didn't take my camera to my baby shower here in Stillwater. I know, I should have. I had just started my month of no shooting and was kind of tired of being attached to it all day long, but luckily, my friend Amanda Watson took some photos!

Steph, Amanda C. and Amanda W. put on such an awesome shower for us at the first of June and there were so many people there! I kept telling them that probably only 5 people would show up, but to my surprise there were almost 20! 

I'm still waiting for him to be born, by the way. I started having some weird contractions that I was timing, but there was no uterine/back tightening. It was weird though, they lasted a minute long and went on consistently for 3 hours 2 nights ago. Last night they were much stronger and woke me up several times, but happened only about once per hour. They are still only happening about once an hour and it feels like someone is slowly sticking a knife into my cervix... but no tightening. It's weird. 

Anyways... still waiting and I go to bed each night thinking that tonight could be the night!

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It was an ice cream shower!
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nicole liebgott:

Ahhh Lauren he's beautiful.. I just saw on Facebook through Jessica Clairs page that you had Solomen.. Congrats.. you and Josh are going to be great parents. I cant wait till your back home and settled so we can see him on the blog.. I guess those sharp pains were contractions huh...Enjoy this moment and get lots of rest. NIcole

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Kayla:

Lauren - where did you get that shirt from? I LOVE it!

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Maternity leave, day 23 (warning, my big bare belly ahead)

June 20, 2011

My future 7 day forecast: hot with a 100% chance of more swimming.

This morning was so much fun! I met up with my pregnant friends, Steph and Andrea, and we went to the Berry Creek swimming pool and soaked up some Vitamin D for three hours! We met some really fun people and I think we made 3 new friends in Cate, Elizabeth and Shelby! I am looking forward to all of the play dates with fun moms that I have met in the last few months (thanks to Steph, my socialite rep.), and can't wait to take little Solomon swimming! He had better like it, because he's spent the better half of his last trimester in the pool with me.

Sorry if my belly pic offends or grosses out anyone:) It will be my last... promise. I think that I only have women followers on here now anyway:)

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Carrie Keenan:

Love these images! You...all of you ladies look phenomenal!!! Good luck to each of you!! Can't wait to see pics of baby Solomon!!

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Shannon:

YOU LOOK GORGEOUS!!! And I'm not just saying that! Bring on the belly pictures girl, its you, its your life, thats what we come to your blog for! Yeah the professional photos are great, love em, but we want to see personal stuff too and I think this is great! You look absolutley amazing!!! Gosh I hope I look half as pretty as you once I'm pregnant. I'm not sure I would have the guts to wear that NOT pregnant and there you are rockin it out with a preggo belly!!! GOR-GEEE-OUS!!!!! Honestly just beautiful!!! :) Love these posts about you and Sol :) So excited for you and your family!!! xoxoxo

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Hannah Kinley:

Stunning!! There is nothing more beautiful than a pregnant mama with a smile!

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Amanda Watson:

You make me want to be pregnant again ;)

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Cristy Cross:

Adorable

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Ashley Hlavaty:

So cute! I've been spending this summer tanning my baby belly too!!!

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sarah shalley:

I lovvvvve the bare belly! Gorgeous!

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Jason Reeves:

Not so fast, I'll speak up for the few men out there that follow your blog (I'm Ashley's brother, she just posted here as well). Keep up the good work, congratulations on your upcoming bundle if joy!

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Kat Stevens:

You rock that pregnant belly girl! I love a bare preggo belly. I did it myself all 3 pregnancies. You really do look like you are enjoying all the best parts of pregnancy. Believe it or not, you might miss that belly after the baby comes. You are 3 girls look great. :)

 (06.21.11 @ 12:09 AM)
Lindsay Nicholls:

I say rock the belly!!! You look great and it is a very great thing to be proud of.

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Melissa - from South Florida:

Cute, Cute....love your hair color!

 (06.21.11 @ 09:51 AM)
Jenny Beck:

I can't wait to see photos of baby Solomon! You all are beautiful pregnant!

 (06.21.11 @ 10:36 AM)
Whitney Owen:

Adorable!

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Luke:

Catherine and I still stalk your blog! We are anxiously awaiting the little man's arrival! He is going to have a pretty cool mom and dad! And, an awesome room!

(06.22.11 @ 12:05 PM)
Courtney:

Your belly pic is BEAUTIFUL!

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AARON HENDRICKSON:

I am a male photographer that follows your blog. I went to college with Sarah Davis (now Huffman). Congratulations on the little one. Can't wait to see pictures!

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37 weeks

June 6, 2011

I'll be 37 weeks pregnant on Wednesday and that means that my baby boy is considered fully developed and ready to come at any moment! I still don't think that he will come any earlier than his due date of June 30th though, in fact, I haven't experience one contraction yet! It is weird to count down the days now and only have 24 left before we all meet my little man, Solomon.

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Maternity leave is one of the most wonderful things that I could have ever taken! Thank you to everyone who attended my mini group Brainwashes because you all made it possible for me to take 2 months off from work! I have totally been nesting and relaxing. Today I washed all of Sol's new clothes and sorted them, created a really neat photo book with all of our relatives photos and names and floated the lake with a friend. What a life! I think that I had forgotten how wonderful the summertime is really supposed to be before this month. I have always been so busy and hardly took time out to do things that I loved, but this year is so, so SO different. My life is so full of peace and simplicity now. We have downsized everything we own and now I only have to work a small portion of what I used to, life is so much sweeter without the hustle and bustle of trying to stay in the rat race. I think I am actually a completely different person since moving to Oklahoma than I was living in Lubbock, in a good way! Maybe it's just all part of growing up.

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On another note... my garden is growing in quite nicely! I ordered a ton of seeds from the heriloom plantation, rareseeds.com and everything sprouted and then died. I guess I need a little more help with my green thumb, and so Josh nicely planted a ton of heirloom varieties from Lowe's in my freshly composted garden while I was in Lubbock last month. We have tomatoes, jalapenos, chilis, squash, blackberries, garlic and zucchini! It is so neat to see everything thriving and starting to produce. I wonder if the first crop will be ready when I give birth to my little seedling? I bet it will!

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Here is London, she was a little camera shy tonight.
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Melissa Pepin:

Oh beautiful Lauren! Im SO glad you were able to take this time before/after Sol is born. You will NOT regret it. When my son Riley was born in April of '09, I had a wedding 10 days before and 10 days after he was born. Then I got two weeks off and started a series of 9 weddings in a row. While my couples were all wonderful (and Laurie Crutchfield flew in to help me with the wedding before Riley came which helped a TON!), I was miserable. I hated feeling SUPER pregnant and still having to shoot...and I cried and cried everytime I left Riley right after he was born...especially leaving for work. This time with our daughter Reese, I only had like 5 days officially off before she came...a week early. :) BUT I got 6 full weeks off and it was wonderful! I just started back on 5/21 and I cant even begin to explain how much I loved that time to just be mommy and wife. Last year I was busy....busy busy. I even did a few weddings on holidays and this year I have told myself NEVER AGAIN! I wont miss even a teeny tiny part of my sweet babes growing and Im really happy to be at this place. Youre going to be even more grateful for where you are now once Sol gets here. Im so excited for you and that sweet baby boy...youre going to be a great mommy and if you think you know love now...just wait. Its going to blow your mind in the most fantastic way possible. :) Praying for you!

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Nicole Mc:

Good for you for enjoying some time before baby comes. Life will get very crazy again very soon! :) I've got three boys....they are so wonderful and take such good care of their mamas!

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ashley o:

Congratulations!! How exciting to know that the baby you are carrying around in your belly will soon be in your arms :c) And I am quite thrilled to hear your comments on downsizing and slowing down. Very insightful and I think it would be beneficial for many to hear and understand.. thanks for sharing!

(06.06.11 @ 10:04 PM)
ami martin:

Hey Lauren! I want you to know that you are going to be such a wonderful momma! I am just getting so excited for you! Soak in every single minute! After you hold that sweet little nugget in your arms your life will be forever changed for the absolute best! I wish we lived closer together and could have play dates! You, Josh, and Solomon are in my prayers and on mind the next few weeks. -Ami Martin

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Lucy:

Lauren, I love your heart. You totally inspire me! Thank you for your blog.

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