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One of my favorite blogs on the internet, Che & Fidel (newly named Practising Simplicity) has done a project for the last two years wherein she posts a photo of each of her children every week. I’ve watched as her photography has become better, and eagerly tracked her two children’s growth and change. I’ve admired how she’s coordinated color and captured light. I’ve been inspired by how a week’s worth of development was mulled over and enjoyed.
At the encouragement of my friend Anna, I’m going to take an ambitious leap and attempt the same project this year. I hope to use my real camera most of the time, but I imagine many of them will be iPhone photos, like todays.
Joan: A week short of six month’s old and striving for so much. Batting my water glass out of my hand, crying when I won’t give her my magazine to chew on, lunging for Lux’s toys, is it possible all her teeth are coming in at once? She’s a baby who believes she’s a child.
Lux: Repeating “what you say, Mama?” is how she learns a new word. In the morning we tell stories about what happened yesterday, in the afternoon we tell stories about the morning. This is how the world falls into place for her.
11 Comments
Abbie
These posts are always some of my favorites on other people’s blogs. I’m excited to see yours, now, too.
I love the idea of Lux saying “what you say?” She sounds so curious!
Rachael Ringenberg
She is sooo curious. Curious is the word. She wants to know it all. Happy New Year, Abbie! I plan to meet you in this one.
Susie
What a beautiful 2014 catalogue this will be!
bridget
Oh yay. I’m glad you’re doing this. I am on the fence. I am so bad at keeping up with things like this…
Rachael Ringenberg
Me too. But I’m just hoping it gets me to pull out my camera more.
Ashley
Hooray!!!! A million times:) – Ashley
Rachael Ringenberg
; )
beaktweets
I’m so glad you’re doing this! I love seeing your girls grow. And yes, it’s possible Joan is getting them all at once. Mattias popped four right at the same time around 6 months old. Lux is such a beauty and so stylish.
Rachael Ringenberg
Oh thanks for saying that! There seems to be no end to the teething suffering.
Blaze
I love this idea but doubt I could ever keep it up!
A baby who thinks he’s a child describes my second son to a t! He seems completely unaware he’s two years younger than his brother & gets so frustrated when he can’t keep up. We rarely compare the boys to each other but sometimes it strikes us, wow number one was never so adept at that toy at this age! Then we realize he didn’t even have a chance because we only had age appropriate baby toys ha!
And I just love curious toddler minds!
Rachael Ringenberg
Oh boy, another good reminder for me! Joan already gets frustrated–I guess it’s going to be a state of being for her. It’s amazing how much they teach themselves, how much they *demand* to teach themselves.