shay_na19

I have already had the opportunity to do this dear child's photos once before. He is a wonderful child and I enjoyed photographing him. I took his 5th birthday pictures at the park (the parents wanted him in an environment he enjoys). I loved this photo shoot but now they are wanting to do a more serious family photo for their Christmas cards. I was just wondering if anyone had any pointers in how to make the child more comfortable and if anyone has done a photo shoot with an autistic child... I am already planning an outside shoot to help deal with the lighting issue because the bright light from the flash scared him last time. I just want to make him and his family feel comfortable during the shoot. Any advice would be wonderful.

I am almost 23 weeks pregnant and I am constantly cleaning. Not the normal cleaning like I did with my first son. Everything has to be in a specific place. My cupboards are neatly cleaned and put in a specific order (all labels facing out and in categories). I even yelled at my husband for putting the jar of peanut butter in the cupboard backwards which he laughed at me about. I even color coded the clothes in the closet going from light clothes to dark clothes. I honestly feel like I am loosing my mind but when I asked my doctor he just laughed at me and told me that some pregnant women get a little OCD and it usually goes away after they deliver. I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced it? Did it get worse the further along you got?

By the way no it doesn't interrupt my life which was the one question my doctor did ask.

I am 19 weeks pregnant and I thought it was just a muscle cramp this morning but now it is starting to hurt, then go numb, and then my leg gives out. I have an appointment Wed. so I am planning on going in. I had sciatica with my son and it never caused my leg to give out so I was just wondering if anyone had experienced that. Any ideas to make it stop... heating pad, icing the muscle, taking a warm bath, and stretching my leg muscles haven't helped. I have a very active 3 year old and not being able to move is making it kinda hard not to mention my pelvic bone is starting to throb from falling.

It is only a 2 hour flight but he is very active and loves to run around. I have already packed books and his magnadoodle... we can't pack crayons and a coloring book because for the past week he has only been wanting to eat the crayons (we believe he is teething). I can deal with him but I am just worried he may bother the person seated next to us. Also if anyone knows the rules with food and drink for your child. I don't feed my child a lot of sugar and he is only wanting milk to drink. Can I pack my own food for him or do I have to buy it once I get past the security check points?

Our first son is named Rhett so we need a good boy name and a girl name starting with Rh... we like unique names so don't be afraid to post.