You are a strong warrior mama Megan.
xoxo – Rachael

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Always, you give.  The fact that you can continue to give when you’re pushed to the brink still continues to amaze you.

The days feel endless and yet the years fly by in a blur.  Each stage disappearing a little faster then the last.

I want to say THANK YOU.  Thank you for being strong and brave even when you feel you’re not.  I want to thank you for all the endless tears you wipe away. Thank you for rising to the challenge of motherhood.  Thank you for being the best mom you know how to be and giving your kids your all.  Thank you for giving your heart every single day.  Thank you for growing right along side your child and learning what it means to love.

Thank you for being in the trenches with me.

Thank you mom for being the mom I needed growing up so that I could be the best mom I can be.  Thank you for standing next to me cheering me on, no matter how crazy my idea is.  Thank you for always having my back and now your grandkids too.  Thank you for being a pretty amazing Nana.

Happy Mothers Day to all mama’s out there.  The ones that have been a mom for decades, the ones just starting out, and the ones that long so deeply in their heart to be a mom.

You are strong, brave, and utterly amazing mamas!

xoxo – Rachael

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The newborn days go by in a blink.

It’s cliche to say, but oh so true on the other side of the newborn haze.  I have been there, twice now, and I can honestly say it’s a blur of milk, tears (my own and the babies), dreamy snuggles, and thoughts of “How can I do this!?”.

You’ve waited so long to have this little bundle in your arms, and now that they are, you want to snuggle them forever.  But babies grow.  They change right before your eyes.  You swear they changed while you were sleeping.  And all your heart wants to do is hold onto them this small.  When you were their entire world.  When you’re just trying to figure out this whole motherhood gig, your heart just wants to soak up all the details.

The heart and mind don’t always work together though.  You see, you’ll start to forget.  You’ll forget the way they’re entire face would wrinkle when they snuggled against you.  You’ll forget how soft their hair was and how perfectly round their head was (or insanely coned!).

You will forget.

But there is a way to hold onto that newborn forever.  Photos.  Photos of not only what they looked like, but what it felt like to be a postpartum mom.  What life looked like as you brought that beautiful baby home.
Instead of photographing the posed baby, I say let’s photograph things like:

• Carrying them in a sling or whatever baby carrier you have.  The feeling of them snuggled close to your heart and smelling their newborn scent will instantly take you back. 
• All the details of their perfect little bodies.  The feet and wrinkly forehead.  Their hair or lack there of.  And their hands, how the grip onto a finger with life dependency. 
• Meeting the other members of the family, the moment Grandma first lays eyes on her grandchild.  Or your fur baby getting a good sniff. 

Those are the photos that will bring you back to those early days.  They will seal in your heart your newborn and how you felt to become a mom to that little one.  Those are the photos that will tell a story to your child about the time they were born.  Those are the photos that you’ll cherish for a lifetime.

Want to know all 7 must have photos?  Download it now. 

What’s in the 7 Must Have Newborn Photos Printable?

• Find out exactly what photos you need to have of your new addition

• Hear what photos veteran moms wish they had

• Learn to photograph your life in an unposed real life way.

Print it off and put it up on the fridge so you don’t forget to take these treasured photos.  Or hire me to take them for you and relax knowing this crazy chapter of your life is sealed in your memory forever.

xoxo – Rachael

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What seems simple at the time can often become overwhelming and simply never get done.  Or maybe you want to hang photos, but just can’t decide on a gallery pattern or sizes or frame colors or the multitude of other choices to make when putting things on your walls.  Let’s face it, we can barely decided what to make for dinner, let alone a discussion as major as a wall display.

Can we just hire JoAnna from Fixer Upper to make over our space?

I’m the same way.  We had a huge 36×42 frame sitting empty in our living room for over a year.  A year! Just a frame with nothing in it.  I keep ordering prints, yet have no idea what I’m actually going to do with them.  I keep thinking I’ll scrap book, but really that will NEVER happen.  So yeah, I totally get the display paralysis!

I’ve come to realize I don’t like printing large prints because I want to change them out to often.  It seems silly to do large prints, because what do I do with it after I’ve moved on in a year?  Same reason I don’t have large canvas in my house either, and I think it’s probably the reason you don’t buy them too.

So I’ve rounded up some really unique ways to display your documentary photos easily, cheaply, and interchangeable as much as you want!

1. Metal Photo Clip String I love this idea because you can easily add your kids art too and change everything out as often as you like!

2. Square Prints in the corner.  I WISH I had a corner to do this in!

3. Use Washi tap. I did this around my desk with just one type of tap and it’s so fun and easy! No frames required.

4. Found materials & Clips.  Love this idea for old scraps of wood or even a ruler.

5. Branch and string.  So many things can be done with things found in nature.

6. Wire Mesh Grid.  This pretty much makes me want to run to Home Depot right now.  I need more wall space!

7. Frameless Photo Grid. This would be perfect in a niche or wall that juts out a little.  You know that weird wall you have no idea what to do with.

8. Wood Calendars.  We LOVE ours from Artifact Uprising.

9. For the crafty peps. Make your own Fridge Magnets.

10. And my personal favorite, A geometric pattern with twine.

Tell me which is your favorite and which one you want to use in your own home?

PS. Don’t stop here, check out these blog posts too

My Mamahood; My own personal story to my children

Fresh 48 Session; Kastberg Family

xoxo – Rachael

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