Now that Violet is over a month old I’m especially cherishing our first professional photos of her, taken while we were still in the hospital. She’s still a newborn in many ways, but she’s already changed so much! Bella Baby Photography takes newborn photos in the Birth Center at Shawnee Mission Medical Center and at […]
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It’s hard to believe we already have a 1 month old! While it’s certainly gone fast, Dave and I agree that it also feels like Violet has been with us forever. While this first month has had its challenges, we are really enjoying every minute with our baby girl. Growth Violet was 7 pounds, 6 […]
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Disclaimer: Some parts of Violet’s birth didn’t go as I’d planned. Since I hated nothing more than when people felt compelled to share their birth horror stories while I was pregnant, I want to warn any mamas-to-be that my experience wasn’t perfect. We are all great now and have a healthy and happy baby girl, […]
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Disclaimer: Some parts of Violet’s birth didn’t go as I’d planned. Since I hated nothing more than when people felt compelled to share their birth horror stories while I was pregnant, I want to warn any mamas-to-be that my experience wasn’t perfect. We are all great now and have a healthy and happy baby girl, […]
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Well, it happened! I’m officially a mom to a beautiful baby girl, Violet Hudson Shandler. In some ways I feel like I’ve known her forever, but in other ways I feel like I’m still getting to know this little stranger who has graced our lives. It’s just as amazing and tiring and wonderful and hard […]
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I predicted in my Month 8 update that I would be pregnant right up to or after my due date. My intuition was correct – D-day is here and I’m still very much pregnant! I wanted to capture my thoughts on this last month now, knowing that baby girl could arrive at any second. I […]
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Maternity pictures seem to be a divisive topic amongst my friends. Either you can’t wait to take them, can’t imagine why anyone would take them, or end up doing them just because you feel like you have to. I am in the “of course you should take them” camp! I know not all of us […]
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Designing the nursery has been one of my favorite parts of pregnancy so far, and was something I looked forward to for weeks. I had designs for girl and boy nurseries picked out, so as soon as we found out we were having a girl we started painting and getting her space ready. With the […]
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We are on the home stretch! We have about a month to go before the official due date, but it’s crazy to think that baby girl could make her arrival at any point. If I had to bet, I’m guessing we won’t meet her until right around (or after) my due date. If she comes […]
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My baby shower was one of my most favorite things to happen since I’ve been pregnant! It filled my heart to see how loved baby girl Shandler already is and how much support we have as we take the plunge into parenthood. And baby girl is already spoiled – her closet is amazing and I […]
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From Morgan to Mom 