Frijolito

I was lucky to do my first shoot post-creativeLive training.
I am grateful to Sofia and Benjamin for allowing me to do a maternity shoot!
They call their little baby boy 'Frijolito' (little bean in Spanish), and they are only 7 weeks away from the big day.
Below is the gallery from the shoot. Once again, Thank You Sofia and Benjamin and welcome to the Parenthood club :).

Sofia and Benjamin

My ferrari

I've been meaning to post how lucky I feel to have what I have.
Having such wonderful child and husband makes me feel humble and guilty sometimes.
With great gifts come great responsibilities and it's important for me to give what I can to the people I love and cherish in this life, my family.

With my photography I feel I return the favours of having such wonderful beings around me. Perhaps I don't have to repay anything, but it feels right to capture and give back.
I hope this can spill over to other people around me and bring some happiness into their lives as a result.

Creativelive

CreativeLive is the most amazing resource I've found on the net!
I can't even remember how I can across it, I think I was just searching the web for photography information, and boom!

The most recent course: 28 Days with Sue Bryce has been the most amazing and powerful one that pushes me to create and practice everyday.
It's not easy working full time and trying to get a photography business off the ground, but the common theme from all these workshops is the same: work hard and it will pay off.

Meanwhile, at our home, we finally put up our letterbox! Mail is now being delivered to our state, so Maya and Daddy have been busy around the house :). It's great to see them both working together, she loves helping.

4 today

When you spent a lot of time and effort into something and it turns out to be a disaster, you can even feel physically sick. I was out of ideas this past Sunday when our dear munchkin decided she didn't want to be part of her own birthday party.
This was the first time we did anything like this. We provided the spaces, the games, the toys, the food...but it was all too much for her.
She shows she doesn't like attention, and perhaps it was all too confusing for her...

*sigh* Moral of the story, we won't be doing this again in a hurry. To me it seems like the more you give your kids, the less they feel the need to ask and feel they need something else?
As parents we want to give, but sometimes it's best to let them ask. It is good to want stuff, it makes you strive for it.

On the kindy front, this has been a better week and hopefully she'll start to trust her teachers and worry about it less.

I don't like it anymore

She was fine for 3 weeks, but last week she decided she didn't like Kindy anymore :(.
When she's home she sings the songs and repeats what they are told during the day, but it has been a struggle leaving her by herself.
I think perhaps its the fact that she is not 100% independent toilet-wise and doesn't want to ask for help. Maybe she doesn't know how...

For now my sister will be taking her in the mornings only.
My sister has been great help since I went back to work, without her it would be very difficult to manage work and Maya.

Meanwhile we are settled in our new home. Our security alarm was installed just before we went back to work this week, so we feel peace of mind leaving the house.

Until next time.

We are in!

Our house is beautiful. There have been some problems along the way (as expected), but we are very happy with it.
It is located on a hill, which gives us a nice view of the suburb.

The first night was tough, our little one came down with a cold and hardly slept that night. However she gradually improved and now she enjoys exploring every room of the house.
Her favorite spot is the decking which she uses as a play area.

It's going to be hard to go back to work after being here for 2 weeks, but I'm trying to find motivation in the enjoyment of our house and how this would not be possible without our jobs!

Counting down

The wait is almost over.

The packing is almost done.

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