the last time | austin family photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-06-30T21:34:40-05:00June 30th, 2009|My Family|

Tonight, for the last time, I put my baby to sleep in his crib. I know it seems silly, but this makes me so sad. It’s the end of an era for our family. No more cribs, our baby is getting bigger, and today he reached out and fell over the edge, hitting the floor hard. Thankfully, he is fine. I wasn’t in the room when it happened, but only steps away and ran to him when I heard the thud. We both cried. It scared all of us, and we had to make some quick decisions tonight that involve removing the crib and replacing it with a toddler bed. My heart isn’t ready for the crib to be gone […]

10 on Tuesday | Austin Photographer Lyndsay Stradtner

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-06-30T06:13:15-05:00June 30th, 2009|My Family|

1. A few weeks before my Mom’s last visit, Taryn freaked out one night and insisted we take all the photos of her in her room down. She said “all the Taryn’s were staring” at her while she was trying to sleep. Part of me laughed, the other part just knows that this will come up in therapy some day filed under “it’s all my mothers fault”. So after we talked to her a bit, we decided to take all the photos in her room down. The day before my moms visit, she came and asked if Gee was going to be staying in her room. When I said yes, she asked if I would put her pictures back […]

happy place | austin child photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-06-26T16:49:42-05:00June 26th, 2009|My Family|

when someone says “find a happy place”….from now on, this is where my mind will go. hanging out with little t makes me happy. her smile, her dimples, her cuteness, her laughter, its all contagious and she keeps me smiling.