Months 10-12 w/Asher | San Diego Children's Photographer

MONTH 10




Tidbit #12: Asher loves to climb EVERYTHING. Ladders, boxes, containers, bookshelves...you name it.


MONTH 11


Tidbit #13: His first word was 'ball' and then 'dada'. He still does not say 'mama'!! :( Believe me...we work on it EVERY day!


MONTH 12


Tidbit #14: The only time Asher sits still is when he is strapped into his high chair. He can tolerate being held while you walk around doing things around the house, but as soon as you sit with him, or try to rock, he is outta there! Always on the go!







Tidbit #15: Someday, he will know and love Jesus. I know this hasn't happened yet...but this kid is so covered in prayer...I know its bound to happen! :) And God, I'm sure, will do mighty things thru him. He is already such a strong, sweet, funny, determined little individual...we are so proud of him.



We love you Asher! You are such a blessing in our lives. Xoxo!

Months 7-9 with Asher | San Diego Baby Photographer

MONTH 7


Tidbit #9:
Asher is always in the 50th percentile for weight and above the 97th percentile for height. He should be over 6 feet tall when he's all grown up!

MONTH 8


Tidbit #10:
He has learned to use sign language to communicate a little. His favorite signs: 'milk', 'more', and 'all done'!

MONTH 9


Tidbit #11:
Asher started taking his first steps on his own at 9 months...and we kept pushing him down. Didn't help. That kid was determined!

Months 3-6 with Asher | San Diego Baby Photographer

MONTH 3


Tidbit #5:
Asher thinks he's hysterically funny when he sneezes.

MONTH 4

Tidbit #6:
He will spend hours in the tub if you let him. He LOVES to splash in the water and especially likes to take baths with his big sis.

MONTH 5


Tidbit #7:
His favorite food seems to be watermelon...and pretty much any other kind of fruit.

MONTH 6


Tidbit #8:
He can hear the dishwasher open from a mile away and always comes running to 'help' unload it. I'm just waiting for him to break my washer door from always crawling on top of it to reach dishes.

Month 2 with Asher | San Diego Newborn Photographer

Tidbit #3: Asher pulled himself up to a stand while holding Aaron's fingers during his first few weeks of life. Aaron was convinced that Asher was a 'wonder-boy' and showed any innocent bystander the trick.



Tidbit #4: During almost every one of Asher's photoshoots, Abbey wanted to make sure that there was a 'bro and sis' photo taken.

While this tidbit is not entirely about Asher, I feel that it is appropriate because Asher has undoubtedly matured into the little boy he is today due to the great influence of his big sister...



...he wouldn't have learned to hit so hard if it wasn't for her boxing lessons. ;)

Asher Jude Burmeister | San Diego New Born Photographer

Aaron and I are proud to announce (to the blog-o-sphere) the birth of our son, Asher Jude Burmeister! Asher was born May 10th, 2010 (our 7th wedding anniversary!) at the Best Start Birth Center, weighing 8lbs 9oz and measuring 22.5".

Asher was born eight days after his due date and a part of me thought he would never come out! When I started to feel that the time was coming close, I resisted my desire to rush to the birth center, knowing that the birthing process usually takes longer than hoped. And so, Aaron and I took our time getting our gear in the car and dropping Abbey off at her Grandma's, etc. By the time we got to the Birth Center I was feeling ready to get 'er done (or get 'im done, I guess?), but our midwife had not arrived yet! We helped ourselves to a room, which was equipped with the water bath that we planned to have Asher in, but we were there alone -- contracting and all that jazz! Yikes! Aaron was mentally preparing himself to deliver the baby solo when the midwife finally walked in. Phew. Water birth was wonderful and we were all done with the whole birthing thing in three hours!

Abbey still likes to think that she is the baby of the family (as evidenced by the picture below), but she also loves her little brother and wouldn't trade him for all the attention in the world. Maybe. In all honesty, she is very proud to be a "big sister" and loves to tell anyone who will listen all about her baby brother.

Motherhood is so precious. Thanks for all your well-wishes and support!

Love,

The New & Improved Burmeister Family

Krysta's Maternity Shoot | San Diego Family Photographer

As many of you know, I come from a big, goofy, affectionate family. On the Powell side alone, I am 1 of 12 cousins (18 if you count the ones that have married in) and we are thick as thieves!

Some of you have been blessed to meet my good-natured and selfless cousin-in-law, Krysta. Krysta and my cousin, Adam, dated for 4 or 5 years before they were engaged and our family became so fond of Krysta during this time that we told Adam, "if you don't marry Krysta, we'll keep her and ditch you!" Adam is a smart man, so he took the ultimatum to heart and decided to wed this darling girl -- winning a bride and keeping his family!

So, first came love, (then came wise and somewhat threatening council), then came marriage, and then came baby Mikayla!








I have had the great pleasure of taking Adam and Krysta's engagement, wedding, maternity, and newborn photos and I am so honored they have chosen me to chronicle their family's growth!

Now, if you read the paragraph before this one carefully, you may have realized that Mikayla has already been born and photographed! Oops! But remember, I admitted that I'm blogging retrospectively, so you'll just have to wait for more from this pleasant and prolific pair (they are already pregnant with their second baby!).


Love you Krysta & Adam.

Little Joaquin | San Diego Newborn Photographer

So, Miss Jen and I were destined to be friends. God totally had a divine purpose for us meeting at Grace Church here in San Diego. Little did we know that approximately a year later, we'd be having little girls only days apart from each other that would actually turn out to be...well, twins.

It's amazing really.

It's amazing how God knows exactly what you need...before you even realize that you need it.

Well, I needed a friend like Jen...for more reasons than her rad ability to bargain shop and still look like a million bucks--seriously...she's incredible in this area!

I needed her shoulder to cry on...or sleep on...when Abbey would wake up 10 times in the middle of the night for 13 months in a row, and she needed my shoulder when Julia would cry inconsolably for 4 hours straight, or more, every stinkin' evening.

We'd have dinner dates and listen to the girls wail. We understood each other's dark circles and nonsensical talk. It was awesome.

Though I'm still recovering from Abbey's first year and a half of existence...my amazing friend Jen as regained her strength, gathered her courage, and has exhibited much bravery...

Meet Joaquin Daniel.



As you can see from the above image...she is also extremely talented in the 'interior' design department. Yes, that is Joaquin's room. So adorable!



Julia loves her little brother...



When she's not famished! :) ha ha!!!



I absolutely love this image of Jen and her little man...such a sweet moment.



AND...my favorite from the day. How adorable is this little bundle???



Meeting Joaquin has made it not so scary of a thought to have another...so maybe we'll try--

--in 9 years, instead of 10. ;)

Little Noah - 2 weeks | San Diego Newborn Photographer

Remember beautiful prego, Brenda? Well, like I mentioned a couple posts back...she had her baby...and it was a BOY!

Isn't this little bundle of yumminess, so adorable?



He was such an amazing baby during his shoot! Mommy's little boy...



Seriously, though...don't you just want to smooch him!?!? :)



One of my favorites from our day together...





And finally, my FAVORITE! I love everything about this photo...



Brenda and Jamie, congratulations again on your precious little one! He is soooo amazingly adorable and was such a blast to photograph! I hope you enjoy these newborn images of your little guy. :) May you be blessed by his little, but mighty presence in your life and may he continually remind you of the indescribable greatness of God.

Be blessed!