Hello! I'm Joanna, author of this photo journal. My husband, Mark, and I are professional photographers in Asheville, North Carolina. The name of our company, Tuesday's Frog, is based on an almost-wordless children's book about mischievous frogs that go flying on lily pads one night. We love this book because the illustrations are truly the heart of the story. Speaking of mischievous, Cole & Harper are our children, and frequent, though not always willing, photography subjects. Here you'll find not only the stories of our everyday lives, but of those we've photographed in our capacity as professional photographers as well. Please feel free to browse the links above, check out the archives at the bottom of the journal for more photo stories, or subscribe and receive email updates of all our antics. Enjoy!
October 24, 2008
Rubylicious - 2.5 weeks old
Oooh, yeah...that cute! Except...
...well, she wasn't that happy to see me.
So we compromised. I didn't call her "Rubylicious" anymore (as anyone can plainly see, her namy is RUBY.)
...and after a new diaper and a little bit to eat she bestowed her happy countenance upon me. As long as she was facing the light...
...and I didn't put the blanket in her face or make her sneeze...
...and I let her stick her feet out because she'd just been through a 44-hour labor a few weeks ago and after being wedged in the womb for that long she wasn't going to bend her knees ever again...
We met baby Maisy Paige today -- what an adorable little bundle of joy she is! So alert and did I mention adorable! She is steadily gaining weight (almost 4 lbs) and holding her temperature, so she should be moved from her isolette to an open crib either today or tomorrow.
She definitely knows her mama's voice already, too!
I love how connected these two were...right down to their feet! Brooke is on the left (she was awake for the whole shoot) and Anna is on the right (she was asleep almost the entire time.) Here's Brooke hanging on to mom... and mom holding on to both... So dad doesn't feel slighted...
I imagine the womb is a lot like this when you have to share space:
Last one...
I lied...1 more, just to give you an idea of how tiny they really are. At 17 days old they weigh in at 5 lbs (Brooke) and 6 lbs (Anna). This is Brooke in her dad's lap.
I should note that we did photograph them separately (and took candid photos while we were there, too) but this is the section I'm proofing right now so this is what you get to see. I could have easily photographed them all day! Such baby sweetness x 2. : )
