Wednesday, May 7, 2014

18 Weeks of Essley


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For those who have asked, here is the chalkboard we used for these photos. We painted the frame yellow with this paint.


Back in March, I told you guys about a little project I've been doing, where I take a picture of Essley once a week, every week for the first year.  Babies change so drastically so quickly, and it's an easy way to document the subtle transformations that we'd otherwise miss. 

Essley turned 18 weeks old this past weekend.  Below, I've added the above photos to an image of the entire first 18 weeks together (I posted the initial 12 in March).  When I look back at the first few weeks - which in the grand scheme of things, was not that long ago - I can't believe she's even the same person.  Seeing these pictures triggers so many memories.  Each one makes me think of a special period of this brief timeline - the day when she first began to keep her eyes open for several hours at time, the week she grew out of newborn diapers, the time when she began to hold objects on her own, the moment she first rolled over. 


She's my kid, so of course this is amazing to me. But even if you're not a baby person at all, you have to admit it's kind of cool to see how much tiny humans transform in such a brief period of time, right?!  I also think it will be fun for her to get to see these images together like this when she gets older.  Thanks for letting me share with you guys as well.  I love her so much.

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15 comments:

  1. Seeing all of the pictures in a row really illustrates how MUCH she's grown already! Holy cow! She seems so much more alert, too. What a little peach!

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  2. She has grown so much! Also, she looks just like you! :)

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  3. So amazing, the changes! Very cool. I think Week 7 is my fave. :) Cute kid ya got there!

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  4. It is so amazing to watch them grow and change in such a short amount of time! I love looking back at my (almost) 6-month-old's photos and seeing the difference. By the way, Essley has the cutest outfits! (Plus she is super adorable.)

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  5. What a great idea to document her growth that way. I wish I had known about this when my kids were little. I did take a lot of photos, but to add the sign is clever. She is so adorable!

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  6. Week 18 is adorbs! The transformation is astounding! Can't wait to do something like this once my lil' guy or gal comes...

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  7. oh my gosh she is so adorable!

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  8. Ogh, cuteness overload!! I wish I'd done this with my firstborn, but it will have to be with the second one :)

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  9. She's changed so much in such a short space of time! That's amazing, what a lovely project, I bet when she's a little older you and her will look back on this and smile. I love her owl hat at 7 weeks, she looks so cute!

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  10. She looks so happy! But I guess I would be too, with all those sassy outfits :-)

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  11. this is such a cool idea and i'm so glad you did it because i can watch her grow before my eyes! she's so beautiful. xo

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  12. This is such a neat idea. She just gets cuter and cuter!

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  13. She is just beautiful! I need to do this when my little guy comes this summer! Your really were able to capture the changes week to week, it's crazy how quickly they grow!! <3

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  14. Thanks for your comments you guys! I appreciate you letting me share out little nugget. xo

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  15. i love how you dress her, she's got such personality and spunk! such a cutie

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