Creative baby toys & mobiles

A dear friend purchased the wimmer-ferguson infant stim-mobile for our infant. As soon as we put it in his crib he loved it. He danced for it, cooed loudly for it, smiling at it in between cooing. So, in our opinion it is great and we recommend it. We had he same experience with Lamaze Freddie the Firefly, that my brother & sister in law got him. I have seen them both on http://www.amazon.com Yesterday I cam across yet another place to get great toys and mobiles for babies at http://www.blablakids.com/ Then I feel in love with a bunch of things on their website. Everything in the Bla Bla line is made in Peru, as the materials are grown there as well.

Using a ladder from above

Here is a shot my husband took of us from above. He shot us from a ladder, while we were laying in our guest bed. The lighting used was a kino-flo. It is a daylight based light source. We purchased this piece of equipment a while ago from B & H for photo shoots. As you can see, I am in heaven with my baby boy!

Cannon G-10 with window light

After 2 miscarriages, 2 cyst surgeries on my ovary God blessed us with our baby boy. He was born shortly before the 4th of July 2010. He has been a delightful and easy infant. While recovering from labor, I of course wanted to take some pictures of our little blessing but using our our heavy professional cameras did not entice me. I grabbed our Cannon G-10, point & shoot camera to take some snapshots. I put a flag handkerchief on the bed, put the baby on top of it and shot the baby from above. The simple image is shot with window light, the light was coming from the left. You can do this with any favorite piece of material or blanket. Window lighting is great and easy to work with since you can see what you are getting. The newer model of our point & shoot camera is out now at Cosco for $300, the Cannon G-11. This camera does nice small video clips as well.

Almost 10 months pregnant

At 41 weeks pregnant my husband took some images of me on our roof-top. My stomach had gotten so large we figured we must document this body change. I could barely get around at the time, so uncomfortable. It was really hot outside. My husband was laughing since I brought my Mui Mui purse up there for the shoot. Overall the Polariod camera and the Mui Mui bag add to the stying of the photo. I look back at it now and can't believe I was ever so large! My son Gabriel was born a few days later weighing 9.5 lbs and was 21 inches long!

28 Weeks Pregnant - Housing Works Vintage find.

At 28 Weeks my husband photographed me in my Chip & Pepper jeans that I bought at Housing Works. Housing Works is an awesome place to shop. There are about 7 shops all over New York City. The jeans are not pregnancy jeans but a few sizes larger than my normal size, so they worked well for my pregnancy. Housing Works is the largest community-based AIDS service organization in the United States, as well as the nation’s largest minority-controlled AIDS service organization.

http://www.housingworks.org/locations

I am not a big fan of pregnancy images of myself but looking back now, I am very glad I did take some images of the body changes! Wow, how amazing to see a life form in myself or anyone.

Pregnant Images by Carolyn Clement

At 34 weeks pregnant, I was photographed by a co-worker & friend of my husbands. I wanted the photograph to emulate a photo I had seen in Vogue recently of Gisele Bundchen. I am no super model, but I know from being a photographer that lighting, styling, and a fan are key in producing a good image. I am proud of Carolyn, she did a great job. Please check out her work at http://carolynclementphotography.com

Oil in the Ocean - where will it go?

I saw this photo on my friends FB page, as a picture that he liked. I am not sure of the origin, but I like it as well. It shows some of my feelings about the recent multiple oil spills. It is very alarming and most people I know are very upset about what it is doing to our oceans and will continue to do in the future. There is much to say about this topic. I will leave you to do some research on your own. I am including a link to University Corporation for Atmosphere Research.

http://www2.ucar.edu/news/ocean-currents-likely-to-carry-oil-spill-along-atlantic-coast

The FDA does not plan to label Salmon that is Genetically Modified.

The FDA is going to poison you once again by allowing Genetically Modified Salmon - with growth hormones to be sold to you without labeling it. If I were you, I would educate yourself on what you are eating! This is very alarming to me. Eating healthy is very important to my husband and I. As we live in New York City with tons of pollutants and stress.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/09/07/fda-says-genetically-modified-salmon-is-safe-to-eat-decision-looms/

Resveratrol in Red Grapes is Cancer fighting.

My husband, Sean Greene and I have been studying nutrition off and on for a while now. I have recently had the privilege of having organic grapes at our small grocery store two streets from our Manhattan apartment. The skins of red grapes contain resveratrol. Resveratrol is a phytoalexin, a compound produced by several plants to fight off pathogens, such as bacteria and fungi. Resveratrol has been shown to have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, life extending, performance enhancing and neuro-protective activity. Many other antioxidants work against cancer, but this one works against all stages of the disease. I can't get enough of the grapes, this season they have been so good, right from CA. This a great snack for everyday. I suggest putting them in chicken salad as well.