Before I was a Mom....

Ok, so blah blah, I don't do e-mail forwards, etc. And, I really DON'T. But, as I read this one, it really touched me. Being a mom is who I am, and I LOVE it! So, read and enjoy...and think of your cute little ones...even when they're stinkers.

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Model Search

Ok, so this is a teeny tiny poster, but basically, what it says is that we're participating in the National Charity Model Search to select "America's Cutest Kid".

We are looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to enter into a national "photographer's choice" contest.

We are doing a model search special:
$50 entry fee for a 25 minute model session and one image submission to the national gallery.

Offer expires March 24th.

Here's the details of the competition:
Opportunity to be city finalist and/or grand prize national winner. The grand prize winning child receives a $5,000 US Savings Bonds and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.City finalists are determined by online votes. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from each vote benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization (NILMDTS.com).
Photography and industry experts will determine the contest’s national winner from the 50 finalists after the closing date of April 2nd. The grand prize winner will be announced May 1st, 2009.

Hope to see you soon! (Because we all know the winner lives in Michiana!)

Bunny Kisses 2009

And just in case you eyes aren't as good as a bunny's...

Bunny Kisses...Exclusive sessions at Traditions Photography with our cotton-tailed friends. March 10th to the 13th. Sessions are $50 and are available between 9am and 4:30pm. Call us to book! Sessions are going faster than bunnyies can hop!

We're normal...just so you know

Ok, so I brought in my family for a portrait. Bad day for portraits. I thought, you know, I'm a professional portrait photographer. I should get a really awesome picture of my family for a lot of different reasons. Well, my kids are normal kids. And, it was a bad day for portraits. So, I just thought I would share with you one of my favorites from the session. Enjoy...

Are We Facebook Friends Yet?

Add me as your facebook friend and I'll e-mail you a pic we took of your family for the web!

Memorial Hospital

Did you know that Traditions Photography is now doing the newborn portraits at Memorial Hospital? Yes! It's true! Check out our site for the newborns at Memorial at the bottom of this article. Shannon has moved over to Memorial to photograph there, and we've added Jackie to our wonderful team to cover weekends. If you're going to be delivering your baby at Memorial soon, let us know! We'll look for you when you arrive!

Memorial Newborn Photography Website

I want my mommy!!!

Have you ever just felt that you need your mommy to come help you figure something out? Well, we're kind of feeling that way! We need our Mommies! So, we're asking you all to be our mommies!

Here's the scoop...We're looking for a list of Mommies (or other friends) who are willing to "work" at our studio and help us out. In return, you'll get $10 in Traditions money per hour. What does this mean? This means that if you work for us for 3 hours one week, you will get $30 in credit added to your account to spend as you like here at the studio.

So - interested? Contact us ASAP and we'll compile a list of mommies willing to help. We'll put whoever calls us first at the top of the list and go from there. There is no certain time, certain length of time, or week we're looking for. Similarly, if there is a mom who needs a certain time, we can work that out as well! We need an errand runner as well! Unfortunately, children cannot come with you to work at the studio. You may end up in the framing area and we don't want any of our little kiddies to get hurt.

Call us or e-mail! 574-271-7751, info@traditionsphotography.com