Looking back at my experiences from my older three children, I laugh at myself.  I was so high strung, under confident in my parenting skills and always worried about, well, everything. Now that we’ve had Mabry, our fourth child who is now three months old, I find myself more relaxed. I think we just don’t have the time to dedicate to all that worrying. I can tell her needs by her cries, what she wants by the way she looks at me and I’m much more confident this time around. Yes, it took four kids to get me here. I may have been better than I give myself credit for with the others too, but I don’t remember.

I love the simplicity of babies and children. Their sense of wonder and discovery gets me every time. I took this picture of Mabry the other day right before her nap. She was looking up at the fan going around in pure amazement. Her eyes wide with wonder and I knew I had to capture it right at that moment. I adore this picture of her – it truly captures her the way she is right now. I made myself edit the picture immediately and put in an order with my print lab. A nice 16 x 20 canvas will be arriving this week. She may be our last baby and I need to enjoy the moments as they are moving quicker than usual.

What are you doing to capture your family- just the way they are right now?

:: Mo