Wednesday, December 4

Motherhood

I like this picture.  I do wish Poe was more in focus, but I know in ten years or so, I'll look back on this photo and remember the way I would call her my baby bear and she would shout back, "I am not Baby Bear!  I AM POESY!" She doesn't like it when you call her anything but her own name.  And Squirt.  Johnny somehow gets away with calling her Squirt.  I think I'll also remember the way she wiggles her little fingers in her gloves when I put them on and the way she constantly brushes her hair from her face in the wind.
I am a forgetful person, so anything that triggers a very specific memory like a photo or a smell or a texture is a-okay to stash and hoard, if you ask me.  :)


39 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    This photo is so precious!

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  2. Cassandra GonzalezDecember 4, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    This is so beautiful! She is so adorable & so lucky to have a mother like you!

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  3. Hanna LeiDecember 4, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    This photo, and what you've written, is sweet. -Hanna Lei

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  4. carliDecember 4, 2013 at 7:42 PM

    beautiful picture and beautiful words. you'll never regret cherishing reminders of sweet moments like these, that's for sure!

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  5. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    This is such a sweet picture. Your poignant thoughts are so endearing too. It's great that we are able to capture these moments.

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  6. JessicaDecember 4, 2013 at 7:53 PM

    This is lovely.

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  7. Emory Ann KuryshDecember 4, 2013 at 8:14 PM

    I love it when there are out of focus objects/people in photographs! As well as grainy pictures … They really make them that much more unique and beautiful. :-)))

    ~ Emory

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  8. CaitlinDecember 4, 2013 at 8:15 PM

    this is such a gorgeous picture. i love the little memories this photo triggers. motherhood is so special.

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  9. floating thru fieldsDecember 4, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    adorable :) that's why photos are the best!!!

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  10. AnonymousDecember 4, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    This is a fantastic photo. I find myself writing down silly things my son does and says all the time so I can remember them. Such precious little things that you know you'll forget if you don't document it in some way.

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  11. TaylorDecember 4, 2013 at 9:22 PM

    Beautiful picture and equally beautiful words.

    xoxo
    Taylor

    www.welcomehometaylor.com

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  12. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    You two look SO much alike in this picture! It's always good to have mama's eyes! :)

    http://sometimesgracefully.com

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  13. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 10:27 PM

    I can be pretty forgetful myself! It is so nice to have those visual memories! This is such a beautiful picture of the two of you Katie!
    Leah Faye
    a clover & a bee

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  14. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 3:49 AM

    <3

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  15. Manon BDecember 5, 2013 at 5:26 AM

    Your picture and text really touched me. Even more because sharing this on your blog seems very personnal. I really like reading your insights on skunkboy blog very now and then.
    Keep it up :)

    Manon

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  16. no matterDecember 5, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    How gorgeous the two of you look in this photograph.

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  17. Life Into WordsDecember 5, 2013 at 7:25 AM

    She is truly gorgeous. I love seeing your pictures of her!

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  18. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    great mama and baby photo. you both look so content. and your words are so true. i love looking at old family. they bring back memories that might otherwise be lost.

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  19. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    you have a beautiful family!!!

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  20. astr!dDecember 5, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    awwww!! that's so sweet! and they are just so precious when they are small! i miss that everyday!

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  21. RocioDecember 5, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    aww this post is so sweet. I am also a forgetful person and I also get triggered with smells and pictures. :)

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  22. AnonymousDecember 5, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    Such a heartfelt post and sweet picture. I love how photos can trigger memories that you have forgotten and bring you back to that special time.

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  23. AnnejeilnaDecember 5, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    Oh my gosh what sweet photo <3 You should frame this one, it's def a keeper =) Love you two girls!
    xoxo http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrownofCreationShop

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  24. Nikki WilliamsDecember 5, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    you are the sweetest, most beautiful mama!

    xxoo,
    nikki

    www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com

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  25. Melissa @ An Impulse To SoarDecember 5, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Beautiful picture! I call one of my sons "baby bear" too and he says the same :-)

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  26. Ester DurãesDecember 5, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    this is such a wonderful mother-daughter photo, especially with your words!
    -
    Ester @ Drawing Dreaming

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  27. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    This photo is so beautiful and your description is precious! Baby bear is such a cute nickname. I bet she loves your memories when she is older.

    http://howtomakehome.blogspot.com

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  28. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    So cute! Woohoo for memories!

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  29. Sue // As It SeemsDecember 5, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    This is a beautiful pic. I love when a particular picture of my daughter or us together makes me feel something deeply.

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  30. natalie elisabethDecember 5, 2013 at 12:45 PM

    how sweet (: i love it.

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  31. Laura JonesDecember 5, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    this is such a beautiful picture:-) x

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  32. LauraDecember 5, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    Precious!!

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  33. ohsorosieDecember 6, 2013 at 5:56 AM

    Absolutely stunning photo, and what a memory x

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  34. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    My parents used to call me "shrimp" and I would answer very indignantly "I AM NOT A SHRIB". It's a major insult to be anything other than yourself as a wee one it would seem!

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  35. Erin (Just call me Mayhem)December 6, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    Beautiful.

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  36. KamilėDecember 7, 2013 at 4:30 AM

    Exremely beautiful

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  37. Gemma RobertsDecember 8, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    :)

    Faded Windmills

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  38. Valentina DuracinskyDecember 9, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    so cute! your family is so special...

    Valentina
    Valentina Duracinsky Blog
    -- Facebook Page

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  39. MitchellDecember 10, 2013 at 1:58 AM

    It is a lovely photo. As I type this, I am looking at a picture of my wife and I on our wall. It is one of our favorite pictures of us even though we are both slightly out of focus. She says that if it was in focus, it probably would just look like every other picture we took together...yada yada yada.

    I love the fact that neither of you are looking at the camera. Gotta love snapshots in time!

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