And this is one of the very first photos I took last night. I tried to restrain myself and wait for daylight, and maybe learn how to use it other than using auto settings, but I just couldn't wait. And here's what I got:
I know it's a lot of flash and I don't know how to edit, but look at those eyes! If you zoomed in you could SEE me in her eyes.
I'm in love.
Ivy is also so stylishly wearing on her head our very favorite Aden+Anais muslin wrap. I'm actually under there with her- it makes a great tent, swaddle blanket, spit up catcher, booger wiper, nursing cover (or even better- belly fat hider when you are nursing), changing pad, sun blocker, you name it... we have like 10 of them and I can't get enough.
Aden+Anais knows I'm a huge fan and are so generously offering a giveaway to one of you! You can choose from the Winter Warmth Swaddles or Dream Blankets. Just leave a comment letting me know which one you'd choose, or if you have another favorite from their collection. I'll choose one winner at random next Wednesday April 8 sometime after 11:59 PM.
Congrats to the winner- Rachel from Starting Out!
I heard it was spring somewhere but it definitely isn't here. You can get the Aden+Anais Winter Warmth Swaddles for $29.95 and Dream blankets for $39.95 by using promo code: wintersale .
Now I've got some photo shootin to do. You Capture is tomorrow and I can't wait!
P.S. My new camera is a Canon Powershot SX110, in case you were wondering.
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She is stunning!! Her eyes are beautiful! I think your camera is performing GREAT!
ReplyDeleteTHE EYES, OH MY!!
ReplyDeleteYou're going to have so much fun taking a gazillion photos!
I forgot to say I love the muslin swaddling wraps - unisex
ReplyDeletesince I want another baby, and if that happens (wooo hoooo) then I'm not sure what kind it would be :)
Love that shot!! She's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI don't know which I'd like--how about if you pick one for my new grandbaby?? (He's due April 23rd!!)
Beautiful! Makes my heart smile.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah for Jimmy Johns! ;-)
I'm love'en that Lime/Brown Swaddling Blankets
Blessings!
Wow! Beautiful shot, Steph, and I always think that is such a pretty wrap. I have a Canon Powershot A590, which still does pretty well, despite all the times I've drunkenly dropped it.
ReplyDeletewow look at those gorgeous blue eyes!!!! No wonder your in love!
ReplyDeleteI would probably just spent hours looking at them, if I were you! I'm sure you do it!
I adore her eyes. After consulting with Beth, I've decided to purchase the nikon d60 myself. I can't wait for it to arrive.
ReplyDeleteNell
Pink Spot Winter Warmth would be my choice. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about upgrading my camera also. Enjoy.
Good to hear...my camera just died yesterday! She's such a sweetie.
ReplyDeletei like the lime and brown winter warmth. :)
ReplyDeletei'm just now taking a photography class so i can figure out all the settings other than auto before our first baby comes!
have fun with the new camera! happy day!
I'd like the pink and brown dream blanket.
ReplyDeleteHer eyes.... she looks like a little angel baby!
ReplyDeleteShe is so precious! I need to get my camera out for tomorrow's challenge too! Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteYour Ivy has gorgeous eyes.
ReplyDeleteI would love the swaddling blankets for my little Ivy.
those eyes are a truly a window to the soul and what a beautiful soul your baby girl has. i love the duplicate meaning behind your saying that if we zoomed in we could see you reflected in her eyes. i am sure we could and can.
ReplyDeletei love a&a - i used their swaddle on the chickpea when she was born last summer and now i think i am coveting the dream blanket. what a nice contest!
oh, i also have a new camera (nikon d90!!) and i am stuck on auto. except when i turn it to no flash. yeesh, i feel like such a waste having this fantastic camera and no skill sometimes!
I LOVE the Neutral Spots Muslin Dream Blanket! My SIL is preggers and doesn't know what she's having yet (will find out 4/20), but I'd love to win this for her!
ReplyDeleteSo much fun, getting a new camera! And it would be fun to win the winter warmth wraps (but it's a hard choice!) for my very first little one, due in 5 weeks! :) Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteShe is so stinking gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Dream Blankets.
Congrats on the new camera!
Great picture!
ReplyDeleteThose eyes look familiar . . . hmm. I wonder if that pale blue might eventually give way to emerald.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous shot, Ivy's eyes are so expressive! I've been wanting a new camera for awhile, but there are so many to choose from.
ReplyDelete* I love the Pink spots winter warmth, btw
Any of the ones with polka dots. I love polka dots, and put them on a baby product and my heart just melts. If I had to choose, I would go with the lime and brown set - unisex is so practical.
ReplyDeleteI'm digging the swaddlers - they are great. I really like the eggplant/grey one!
ReplyDeleteThat is the same camera we got in February. I love it! Have fun with it :):):)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah ,and as for editing, I use Picasa (FREE) and love it.
ReplyDeleteI am also a huge fan of the A&A blankets and I keep buying them for baby showers! I think they make a great gift!
ReplyDeleteI would love love love to try their hooded towel. It looks so wonderful!
That shot of Ivy is amazing! Those eyes!
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(frequent reader, first time poster)
Amazing eyes on that blue eyed beauty! I can see you will have a LOT of fun with your new camera and your sweet model.
ReplyDeleteI'd love the blue and brown dream blanket!
Is that the camera with 10 megapixals? I've been eyeing that one but my camera still works fine so there's no excuse for me to buy another. Ivy's eyes are so vivid in that picture. That's one to enlarge and frame. She is definitely photogenic.
ReplyDeleteI think I like the Dream Blanket best. Lovely girl you have there!
ReplyDeleteI love the lime/brown winter blankets! They look so soft and comfertable!
ReplyDeletebeautiful shot. Looks like you two were sharing secrets under the blanket:)
ReplyDeleteWith #2 due in 6 weeks I would love to win. It's a little hard to decide, but I really like Neutral Spots Dream Blanket.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway, good luck to all.
Ivy is beautiful! I love the Dream Blankets - the aqua/brown is my favorite but they are all awesome!
ReplyDeleteI have a Cannon Powershot that I just got and I am learning but I love it!
ooh, love the muslin wraps -- I have actually been coveting them for awhile. I think that my baby would like them -- but they would also make a great belly fat cover while nursing (something I definitely need).
ReplyDeleteIf Asher #1 doesn't work out, I have another Asher in the wings just waiting for Ivy! What a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI want baby #2 soon and love the zoo animals...so precious.
It's funny how even when a camera messes up the subject is just as beautiful! I have so many (too) bright photos but they still remain dear to my heart!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd choose the pink and brown dream blanket. Our baby is due April 27th. And I (strongly) believe that it's a girl! And if it's not I'd give the pink blanket to another!
OMG...I have the most beautiful grand-daughter with blue eyes I've ever seen. I love the tunnel look too. I would love to win the winter warmth ones for Elsa's new baby boy.
ReplyDeleteI like the Pink Spots pattern.
ReplyDeleteIvy is just beautiful.
I saw the picture before I even started reading the post and my first thought was, "Look at those eyes."
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing blankets!!! My favorite is Pink/Brown Muslin Dream Blanket...I am all over the pink and brown combo.
ReplyDeletehave fun with your new camera! how exciting.
ReplyDeletei've been wishing for the muslin wraps for ages now! i'd love to win.
Yay for new cameras!! I know how I felt when I got my camera...I hope you're having fun! :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, enjoy the new camera! What a beautiful picture of Ivy!! =)
ReplyDeleteHer eyes are amazing.
ReplyDeleteI would love the Pink/Brown Muslin Dream Blanket.
It will match the swaddle wraps I already have. I l-o-v-e Aden+Anais. My baby girl is swaddled in one right now.
I did my own review of the wraps at my site.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I've had my eye on that Dream Blanket for awhile! My 4 month old son would like it! As would my 7 weeks in utero boy/girl!
ReplyDeleteyay for your new camera!! fun =)
ReplyDeletei LOVE the idea of these swaddling blakets & only wish i knew about them before. all of my girls have LOVED to be swaddled, but it really was a search to find the right size blanket & one light enough to not overheat them! thanks for sharing!
i love the pink and brown swaddling blankets...though i would probably go w/ a unisex one... ; )
The picture of Ivy is too cute. I think I could go swimming in her eyes.
ReplyDeleteI love the aqua/brown muslin swaddling blankets. I love swaddling little babies and these match our nursery for the Baby-to-be!!
My five-day -old Elliott loves to be swaddled. I know he'd especially love the swaddling wrap. I like the lime/brown or the aqua/brown. But I'm totally flexible. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI really like the lime and brown swaddlers.
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI would love the lime & brown winter swaddling wraps.
Thanks!
Kelly
kmoon584@gmail.com
Powershots are my fave! I am glad you are enjoying yours so far! I love this photo! So so so perfect!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the winter warm swaddle blankets in lime and brown.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Ivy is gorgeous- as always! So fun that you have a new camera.
I love that shot! I liked the muslin swaddling wraps - unisex just since we don't know what the gender of #2 is just yet.
ReplyDeleteHello Blue-eyed girl! Wow! She's gorgeous! : )
ReplyDeleteI'd choose a Dream Blanket - they look wonderful!
I would love one of their regular blankets...it is getting warmer here.
ReplyDeleteOoh, those eyes!
ReplyDeleteI love the dream blanket. Looks so soft and cozy!
beautiful child !!
ReplyDeleteSo glad your camera came in--and can't wait to see what other adorable shots you're going to get!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Those big blue eyes are amazing.
ReplyDeleteI like the dream blanket..So adorable!
Love, love love, the dream blankets!
ReplyDeleteMy little one would love the Dream Blanket - she's a few weeks younger than Ivy and loves her cuddle time.
ReplyDeletelove the pic, and love the lime and brown wrap, so cute
ReplyDeleteI love the dream blanket!
ReplyDeleteJust adding to the 60 comments about her eyes, but what a great shot of her eyes.
ReplyDeleteJenn
I love this photo and I LOOOOVE that you have a great camera! so excited for you.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever have another child, I'd have 100 of thse muslin swaddling wraps. I can totally see why you and Sarah use them, they are awesome.
Love the aqua and brown dream blanket!
ReplyDeletemommy koala at live dot com
She's beautiful! You're going to have sooo many pictures of her!
ReplyDeleteI like the Winter Warmth.
These muslin wraps have been on my baby wish list since day one! I love the lime/brown design. We'll be having a summer Texas baby so we need something that won't overheat the baby. Good luck to me!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful eyes!
ReplyDeleteI would love the Winter Warmth!
Beautiful! I was hoping you were giving away a camera, LOL ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love the Aqua/Brown Muslin Dream Blanket.
Thank you so much!
What gorgeous eyes, she is such a cutie!!
ReplyDeleteI really like the sage ones :o)
Beautiful baby blues!
ReplyDeleteI love both blankets but since we don't know what we're having, I'll go with the more neutraul Winter Warmth.
I'd love to win the neutral spots dream blanket. Or the swaddling wraps really, as I'm hoping for another baby to be on the way in the near future. rudylover_1999 AT yahoo DOT com
ReplyDeleteGreat Eyes!
I love the Pink and Brown Muslin Dream Blanket
ReplyDeletedctm at bellsouth dot net
I absolutely love the white winter warmth!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, those eyes are really something. My son has eyes like that.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose the Dream Blankets. Thanks!!
I would choose the Dream Blankets for our upcoming addition to the family. I also love their muslin wraps- the lime and brown especially. Thanks!
ReplyDeletelinjenals at yahoo dot com
Gorgeous pic!
ReplyDeleteI would love a swaddling blanket.
I love Aden & Anais blankets - I NEED some for my little one on the way. Glad you got a new camera - how fun!
ReplyDeleteOh Goodness I love those blankets! Our favorite would be the Pink Brown Dream. Can't wait to hear who wins.
ReplyDeleteI'd take the Dream Blankets! :)
ReplyDeletecontact me at:
celeste@mail4me.com
Love the muslin swaddling wraps!!
ReplyDeletegjw823@aol.com
She isbeautiful! I lovethelime and brown ones too!
ReplyDeleteIf I win, I'd pick the swaddling blanket.
ReplyDeletespringshoot5@aol.com
I love the lime/brown winter warmth wraps. So cute! Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI just got into taking pics with my new camera, too! :) And, I really like the neutral spots dream blanket!
ReplyDeleteI love the Lime-Brown Winter Warmth. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove the Lime/Brown Muslin Dream Blanket, or the pink/brown...probably the lime though. Anyway, I can't get over her eyes-they are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'm always a fan of pink and brown together - love the polka dots they have at Aden and Anis!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture! She's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI really like the Pink/Brown Muslin Dream Blanket.
ap43126 (at) gmail dot com
I love the mod muslin pack - goldfish, bees, catapillars and dots - too cute!
ReplyDeleteI love these wraps! My favorites are the Lime-Brown Winter Warmth wraps.
ReplyDeletetamarajmacdonald (at) yahoo (dot) com
Love her eyes! Wow! I just went and snapped a whole bunch of pictures of my own sweet baby.
ReplyDeleteI like the dream blanket in pink/brown.
I would love a dream blanket!
ReplyDeleteI love these saddlers, and have been eyeing them for sometime. My fave is the Aqua/Brown Muslin Dream Blanket.
ReplyDeleteThanks
I like the pink/brown dream blanket. Adorable!
ReplyDeleteI would choose the dream blanket for my best friend who is due in June!
ReplyDeletelove the dream blankets. . .
ReplyDeleteyour new camera is awesome!
I would choose the dream blankets!
ReplyDeleteurchiken at gmail dot com
I'd pick the pink and brown dream blanket!
ReplyDeleteOoh, this is so hard to choose~ I think I would go with the zoo animals muslin swaddling wraps - they look so cute! What pattern are yours - the mod?
ReplyDeletei like the lime and green one.
ReplyDeletekatielubbers@hotmail.com
These blankets are beautiful! I've seen some of my mommy friends with them. I would love one for my 2 boys --- the Neutral Spots Muslin Dream Blanket =) With this quality, I'm sure I could pass it on to another (grateful) mommy friend who is expecting ;)
ReplyDeleteOops. If you choose me, Steph, my email is ritab at i-manila dot com dot ph Thanks!
ReplyDeletePink Spot Winter Warmth is so sweet! But how can you not love the little hand holding kids?
ReplyDeletei like the Black & White Muslin Wraps 4-pack the best!!
ReplyDeleteelkesten at yahoo dot com
The pink and brown dream blanket would be my choice.
ReplyDeleteShe is so adorable! Congrats on the new camera =)
She is so beautiful...I have two brown eyed boys, maybe my little girl, due in 5 weeks, will have blue?! I need a new camera too!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE some of the swaddling blankets. I've been eyeing them for a while now. If this baby is anything like her brothers, they loved to be swaddled. I like the pink and brown spots in either the regular weight or the winter warmth!
What a CUTIE!!! Muslin wraps are great, aren't they??
ReplyDeletejodiedolsonatyahoodotcom
I love the lime/brown dream blanket! :o)
ReplyDeleteOooh, I have looked at these before and thought they were wonderful. I love the blue and brown (because I think blue works for girls too. But for the winter warmth ones I think that the white would be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute pic! For basic photo editing I've been using Picasa - it's free and simple :) Enjoy your camera!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the lime/brown winter warmth swaddling wraps!
mauriac (at) bellsouth (dot) net
LOVE the Ivy shot - it's hard to get a bad picture with such a cute girl! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the Zoo Animals muslin wraps. They are cute!
I'd love to win the Dream Blanket!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun site -- I just found it. I love babywearing and am wearing my newborn right now! I would like the dream blanket, if I win.
ReplyDeleteI would have to choose the dream blanket! So cute!
ReplyDeleteI want a new camera! I love those eyes and I wouldn't have been able to wait to photograph those either.
ReplyDeleteI like the lime/brown swaddling blankets.
xo_whitneyleann@yahoo.com
What a little stunner! :-)
ReplyDeleteI am also a huge A+A fan...recently picked up a dream blanket, and would love some aqua or lime spot winter weight swaddle wraps! Those wraps are simply addictive.
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ReplyDeletelove your blog...you are a very good writer. It's refreshing.
gorgeous eyes!
ReplyDeleteLeave it up to a contest to bring a lurker out of the shadows.
I love the muslin for all around weather wear. But if I have to pick, pink and brown dream blanket.
My favorite is the Mod Muslin Swaddle Blankets, like yours.
ReplyDeletePlease randomly pick me! :)
I'd love to give either one to a friend who's expecting! I do love the aqua/ brown pattern!
ReplyDeletebs.webster at sbcglobal dot net
Oh, lovely! Her eyes just "pop out" in that photo, don't they? She really is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just want to say that aden + anais blankets are my absolute favorite. In fact, we don't use any other kind for our newborn. The swaddling blankets are sublime...so soft and they're the perfect size!
P.S. I can't wait to see all of the photos you take with your new camera!
I'd love the Dream blanket. Gorgeous eyes by the way!
ReplyDeleteNice picture, pretty baby. I like the Dream blanket!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous picture! I would love the Pink Spots Muslin Dream Blanket for my new little girl.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
xpsundell(at)gmail(dot)com
Beautiful photograph.
ReplyDeleteI would choose the Pink/Brown muslin swaddling blankets. They are good for everything!
THANKS
celebrate.others (at) gmail (dot) com
The Winter Warmth ones are LOVELY!!
ReplyDeleteWhite Muslin swaddling wraps
ReplyDeleteshe is such a little peach - and growing too fast!
ReplyDeleteWow, those eyes! Gorgeous! I would love to win the Lime/Brown winter warmth wraps for my new baby! I love them!
ReplyDeletekayceewilliams at gmail dot com
I like the neutral spots winter weight blankets. Great for cooler summer evenings.
ReplyDeleteI would choose the dream blanket (don't need warmth here in Florida ;)).
ReplyDeleteGreat photo!
I soooooo love the Aqua/Brown Muslin Swaddling Blanket! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnd, your Ivy is such a precious gem! : )))
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
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