Becoming Bailey

Drew’s Newborn Photos

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Traditionally, newborn photos are taken when babies are, well, newborns. But between Drew’s week-long hospital stay at the beginning of his life, a quick trip to Kentucky to meet my family, and Thanksgiving, he was nearly a month-old by the time we were able to arrange newborn photos. Nonetheless, I’m so glad to have these photos to… 
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The Making of Drew’s Nursery

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When we first moved into our 1,000 (ish) square foot 1950s rental cottage here in Iowa, we had no plans for a “someday nursery.” We knew which rooms we wanted as our home office, guest room, and master bedroom, and were overall happy with the arrangement of our home once we settled in. Then came March… 
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Fresh 48 Photos

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Instead of having traditional (and, to me, a bit stuffy) hospital newborn photos taken, we opted to have a “Fresh 48” photo session of Drew, Andy, and me a few hours before Drew was released. Since Drew had to stay in the hospital for a few extra days, this was more like a “Fresh 168”… 
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