I love the holidays…i love being surrounded by family and friends and anything that glitters.

Well, Imogen and I survived our first week alone, with dad back to work… phew.  It wasn’t easy.  In fact, sometimes (ok, a LOT of the time), it was down right HARD and EXHAUSTING…  but through all our crying fits (both Immi’s and mine), I kept remembering something that Adam had said on one of our walks…”these are the good ol’ days”.  

I am so fortunate to have a husband who, even during times of difficulties, has the ability to step out of the situation and can realize that one day, we will look back on this brief moment of time and remember them as the good ol’ days.  Really, if we think about it…what we all strive for in life is really just a string of “good ‘ol days”.    No matter where we are in life, we can all reminisce back to a time that we now consider the good ol’ days- the tricky part is to realize it at the time. I think remembering this is the secret to a happy life.  Even at the most difficult and challenging times- when its 3am and i’m exhausted and hooking up a pump to my breasts like a prize heffer for what feels like the 100th time that day… I look over at my little baby girl who’s clinging to her daddy’s chest, clearly in a milk coma and realize that in probably just a few months, i’m going to miss these days.  These really are the good ol’ days… so i thought i’d share some of our late night exhausted moments…whether it be gas induced smiles, chest clings, or just peaceful slumber (Immi’s, not ours…i’ve realized we will probably not have a fully restful night until she’s 18…ok, probably for the rest of our lives).

some 3am gas time smiles

just before bedtime….

snuggles… 

 “i’m so tired, but i’m gonna keep mom up anyway…”

this one just makes my whole heart melt…

daddy sleepy time snuggles… 

my little baby is already OVER two weeks old! how does this happen?  i feel like i must capture every. single. little. thing!!!  between the constant pumping and feeding i try to take in every tiny cuteness i possibly can, whether it’s her pursed little lips stuck in the perfect kissing position, or if she is stretching those tiny little little limbs out as far as possible.  I know all these posts are ALL about baby…but lets be honest, that saying too much of a good thing…does NOT apply to her.  she has enveloped my whole life and i couldn’t love it more.  as i’ve been promising, here are a couple of our photoshoots.  they are about a week apart.  she’s already changing (sniffle).

12.4.12 

of course i had to start with a couple polaroids.  i love how the film is so unpredictable.  this film is over 30yrs old!!

(for more from this shoot go to http://nriles11.smugmug.com/Portraits/Imogen-Rune-2012/27052718_9TC9xP#!i=2269104164&k=M5Kw56F)

12.12.12

when we went to do this shoot, i knew she had grown.  just a week earlier, we tried on this little outfit, and it was too big!!! now, it fits perfectly.  the little crown was made at her baby shower.  it’s perfect for our little princess.

in preparation for having the best christmas ever, the hubby and i took mini marshmallow out (along with auntie mb) to find a baby tree to celebrate our baby’s first christmas.  ok- so really we had to get a mini tree, because we have no room with all the baby stuff to fit a normal size tree…and we couldn’t have christmas without a tree!!  LUCKY for us, Mary Beth is an amazing sister and helped us capture this moment in time.    

and to help get us all into the spirit…a mini video 🙂  ’tis the season!!!!