The Boom-Boom in My Heart

This feels like eons ago. I was 26 weeks and 4 days along here, bundled up for my commute into Manhattan from Brooklyn. <3

You see this GQ m-fer right here? ;) He’s my soulmate, and I fall in love with him more every day that passes, not just because he continues to be an upstanding man, but also because he embodies every day what it means to be an incredible father. He lives fatherhood, and as I watch him with our son, I know that Marcel will grow up to be a great man.

Happy Father’s Day, Paul. I love you.

Ok, so it’s not the greatest photograph ever, and yeah it’s blurry and you can only see 3/4s of my face…but it’s SOMETHING! And YES, Marcel has his fist in his mouth. Our theory is that he’s on the cusp (hehe) of teething.

Marcel, Paul, and I enjoyed an impromptu lunch date at Spaghetti Works. Marcel was very fussy, and since our corner of the restaurant was fairly empty, I walked him to this mirror where he proceeded to shout and squeal at his reflection—in delight, I like to imagine. I thought I should snap the proverbial Mommy and baby mirror photo, and here’s the fruit of my first attempt. It’s not easy to keep my hand steady while holding a squirmy baby, you know.

Melissa and Doug Cutting Fruit, $19.99

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iheartbaby:

Peter Potty® Toddler Urinal- The world’s only flushable toddler urinal here

 omgosh!! I can’t believe they really have these!!

This immediately goes on my wishlist. Dad approves!

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The Free Photo Project is an effort to offer low-income people the family photos they can’t afford. Families that are stretched thin can’t afford cameras and film, much less professional sessions. So far, founder Aloma Calacin (who was inspired by photos of her own kids) and her volunteers have provided hundreds of free portraits in just over a year — including more than a hundred at a walk-in Thanksgiving dinner last fall in Eugene, Oregon. The video below is from that shoot. One mom says this will be the first photo she has of her five children. Another talks about how she can’t afford annual school photos of her brood of six.  The growing effort is currently accepting donations. A family photo, sure to be among a person’s most treasured possessions, costs just $5 or less. (via Poverty in America)

If you can, please donate. A $5 donation pays for one family portrait. A $25 donation pays for a cartridge that can provide 50 prints. They are also in need of a talented WEB DESIGNER to help re-design their website.

Many of us here in our Tumblr Parenting community enjoy the privilege of being able to afford to hire wonderful photographers and/or purchase a top-of-the-line camera, so let’s give other deserving families the same opportunity.