Eisley Daily: 001

I feel like I have begun to neglect this blog because of all the attention I have focused into my photography as both a passion and as a business. I don’t want to forget this blog. Not in the slightest. This blog documented my growing belly as I grew the worlds cutest baby and has documented her life for almost a year now. I want to keep documenting my growing lady and our family and life. So I decided to do something that will keep centered in both my blog and my business.

Inspired by the ever taleneted Hanna Mac I’m going to be starting an Eisley Daily series. I’m going to try and post an inspiring, moment capturing photo of my sweet beeb every day. My goal is going to be six months of Eisley Daily. If I reach that successfully, I will work towards a year.

Here’s to a new adventure!

Day 001:



♥ nicole

Eisley Mae: 10 Months Old

Eisley Mae Harnois
17 lbs 8 oz
?? inches long (She’s napping but I’ll TOTALLY update this when I figure it out!)

Wow, friends. My sweet baby  is getting so big! This is her 10 month update, but at the moment, she is 11 months old and I have one month before I have a one year old. AHHHHH!  Eisley has been teething a ton lately, but STILL only has two teefers! The top tooth started to break through but then regressed back. I feel bad for my poor munchkin’s gums. Mean mean little teeth. Eisley hasn’t had any spells since her last monthly update, and I feel extremely blessed about that. Eisley is not only a full time walker but is like, running? YUP, I can do that. Which has created some spills, but she doesn’t seem to mind. She got her first non-falling into a wall boo boo at the park the other day. She fell in the woodchips and scratched her face. She seemed upset for just a moment and then was over it. My tough little cookie.




Eisley loves music, dancing (which has gone from swaying and bouncing to full on boogie time), singing, saying uh oh, mama, dada & puppa. She loves shaking her head no, Chewy, noodles,waving bye in the three different ways she’s learned how to, she loves giving hugs, and if you’re lucky she’ll hand out smooches too. She still hates getting her diaper changed, though I’ve mastered the art of distraction, being told no (which I don’t think will ever change), and the nose frida. Which she never seemed to mind before, but apparently we loathe it this month. –sigh-

What I’m REALLY loving this month is that Eisley is working SO hard to say Mom and really emphasizing her m’s when she’s saying mama. It’s become less gibberish sounding and more like an actual word that she understands. I love it and it’s so completely adorable. She also says uh oh all the time now and I can’t get over it. We might say Uh Oh a little too much around here because hearing her little voice seriously makes my day.

I’m totally being one of those photographer mom’s and taking multiple rounds of 1 year pics (the first round of which I will post soon) so you’ll probably see that before an 11 month update where I will be mopping like a mad woman. Prepare yourself.

♥ nicole

Eisley Mae, Queen of the Woodchips.

Eisley, Andrew & I went to the park last night. Eisley loved it. Eisley did fall in the woodchips and scratched up her face a little bit, but champed on quickly because playing at the park is wayyyy more important than a minor injury apparently. This age is so much fun and I can only imagine that it just gets better from here.

We are, however, having some sleep regression. I haven’t checked my Wonder Weeks app yet, but my guess is that we’re in a big ol’ cloudy leap. I will be really happy to not have to sit up from 2 am to 5am with an angry tired baby. Woofta.




♥ nicole

The Sweetest First Summer

(IMAGES CROSS-POSTED ON NICOLE HARNOIS PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG)

I can’t believe that it’s been almost an entire year since we brought this sweet girl home. In truth, this is technically her second summer. However, it’s the first that she’s able to enjoy and play since she was only a newborn last year. One of my most favorite things about being Eisley’s mom is feeling like I am experiencing everything for the first time all over again. Watching her run through the backyard, the sunshine in her hair , giggling and picking up sticks and flowers and handing them with excitement to her daddy brings so much joy to me. I seem to suddenly remember the way those same small details used to make me so happy. It surprises you how much of your imagination and wonder you lose when you grow up. I am so blessed to relive all of the joys of childhood through my sweet sweet girl.



♥ nicole

Eisley’s Six Month Photos │ Sweet Little You Photography

I just realized the other day that I never got around to posting Eisley’s six month photos and she will be 11 months in a matter of days! YEESH.

These images were taken by the INCREDIBLY talented Amy of  Sweet Little You Photography at their adorable Cedar Falls studio. Amy is an incredibly talented mama of 2 handsome little dudes and specializes in newborns, kiddos, maternity and family photography. 

Check out Sweet Little You Photography HERE and HERE!

♥ nicole

SORRY WIDDLE BLOG.

Sorry my sweet little blog. I’ve been so busy I’ve neglected to post lately, which is not good! I’m crazy busy with sessions (which is great) but it doesn’t leave much time for blogging my life atm. But I don’t want to neglect this blog, it’s my baby and it’s documented the most important time in my life so I will try and be better about posting!

Until then, here are some pics of my baby enjoying her first of many Pablos burritos.



♥ nicole

Eisley Mae: 9 Months Old

Eisley Mae Harnois
17 lbs 2 oz
27.5 inches long

So at the moment I am actually finally getting time to write this post, Eisley is 10 months old on the nose. Wow. I can’t even believe it. Time has flown by and I can’t believe that in only two months we will be celebrating her first birthday. Jeebus. We’ve wound down the chiro visits and unfortunately due to teething, Eisley has had a couple of spells. We’ve gone a little over a week without one, though and I’m keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way. She’s kept her nap schedule but has unfortunately still striking against night time sleep. I was really hoping that finding a good nap time schedule would magically return her to the baby who slept through the night until four months but no dice. Eisley continuing to be too brave for her own good but luckily for us her balance has improved so there aren't AS MANY head dives as there was before. She now is not only walking, but crouching down to grab things and standing back up without any support. I have a feeling she’ll be running before one, the little nut.



Eisley loves the Big Bang Theory theme song, baths, dancing, singing, getting her belly tickled with our noses, making messes, cake, straws, manicotti, waving goodbye, drinking water from my camelbak and hugs. She hates getting dressed and having her diaper changed, she hates being told no and she has a love-hate relationship with fighting sleep. We on the other hand hate it. Just throwing that out there.

She’s basically saying all the same words as last month but has added the repetitive use of the word “up” to her vocabulary. She’s trying really hard to get Chewy (puppa) to pay attention to her and constantly tries to pet him but he’s still trying to figure out his feelings about her. I know one day they’ll be best friends. I can FEEL it. Chewy just has to be assured she won’t eat him, basically. After 10 months he’s still convinced that’s going to happen apparently.

One of my favorite things is that Eisley laughs with us now. And laughs hard. She loves to laugh and you can see the joy in her face when she does something that makes us laugh. We’re so blessed to have her in our lives.

♥ nicole