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Mia Yawning
I propped Mia up on one of Farrah’s pillows while she was in the shower. I managed to get a few good photos of her. This photo was taken on August 29, 2010.
Mia Boppy Surfing
Farrah placed Mia on the Boppy and I took a series of photos. The little lens flare is light from the bedroom window, not some Photoshop effect. This photo was taken on August 22, 2010.
Mia Thinking
This photo was taken with the iPhone 3GS using the Camera+ iPhone app. It was also edited within the same app, and uploaded through the Tumblr app. We were running errands when I took this photo of Mia in the backseat of the car.
Mia and Mama Nellie
This photo was taken on August 7, 2010, in San Jose. Yes, Mia’s hair stands up like that naturally.
Mia and Manang Tiana
Mia’s Manang Tiana is visiting from Hawaii this month, along with her Auntie Jane. This is one of the first photos I took of them together.
GPOMW - First Week Photo Edition
Now I understand why so few photos are taken during the first few weeks of a baby’s birth. First off, the baby is often asleep. Seriously, there are only so many photos you can take of a sleeping baby. I suppose you can take photos in various outfits, but nonetheless, they are still sleeping. The second reason so few photos are taken is that you - the parents - are really freakin’ exhausted! So when your baby is awake, and you have your camera ready, capturing the moment in a photo is a gem.
This photo of Mia was taken on July 8, 2010. At this point, she was one week old. She was very active for a few hours before falling asleep once more.
GPOYW is GPOMW to Me
GPOYW - Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself Wednesday - is a tumblr tradition I’ve never participated in. But I think I’ll start, but change it up to be GPOMW - Gratuitous Picture Of Mia Wednesday. Let’s be honest, I’ll post photos of Mia anyway. So why not make it an every Wednesday occurrence?
For the inaugural post, I’m using a few photos. The above series of photos were taken in Mia’s newly built crib on July 13, 2010. Mia’s cousin Kayla help me put the crib together earlier in the day. So we placed Mia down for a test run. In a few photos, she is laying next to a Bee flash card, which represents one of the nicknames we gave her and often call her by.
Mia Izobel
Mia Izobel was born at 10:16 am on July 1, 2010. She weighs 7 lbs 12.2 oz, is 19 1/2 inches long, with a thick head of hair. Mommy and baby are doing great!
Baby Shower Weekend
We had our baby shower this weekend in Cuesta Park. Luckily the day was warm and sunny, a welcome break from the unusually raining weather we’ve been having here. We cannot say thank you enough to our family and friends who helped put this party together. They did so much work to put this amazing celebration together.
We are equally thankful to our family and friends who were able to share this day with us. You can find tons of photos from the party here. If you need the password to access, please email either Farrah or I. Or you can send an email to feedback [at] janella dot com.
Celebrate!
Steak and corn for dinner tonight!
To celebrate the nice day outside, I decided to throw a couple of ribeye steaks and corn-on-the-cob on the grill. Farrah is making bibingka as well.
How do you take your steak?