“A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2013”

I am so loving this project. I have picked up my camera with purpose more since starting this then I have in years. I take it with me when I leave the house, a habit I got out of years ago. I see the world, her world at least, through my camera lens. It feels exciting again.

I debated on photos again this week. It’s becoming harder to choose, which seems to me to be a good sign. I ended up going back to this one over and over. The only reason I could come up with not to choose it came back to my poor dear husband. He doesn’t much care for me using his photograph these days, I’m guessing it stems from 11 years of my shoving a camera in his face. So terribly sorry dear husband, but this was the winner this week. Yet again, in the doctors office, after her echo. So tired but still happy and cooperative. She’s lived out so many moments in doctors offices and hospital rooms, that I’ve decided to document those moments as well. They are part of what makes her who she is, part of what makes her strong.

Last week I loved the photos on Endearing Life. The soft squish of baby rolls, and the moment captured of taking it all in.