Affection To The Baby

Friday, October 23, 2009

The First Family

The Obamas' first official family portrait. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz on September 1, 2009. Via The Official White House Photostream.

Birth Story of the Week

This week's birth story was sent to me by a Marvelous Kiddo reader, Alex Tower Ewers, of Maus + Nugget. Made in San Francisco details the beautiful home birth of Alex's first child, Kirian.

I love all the sweet and intimate details of birthing at home that are shared in this little movie; things like decorating the house with flowers and getting groceries in early labor, Patrick's adorable antics while setting up the birth pool, and reading and napping together through the night. And what a peaceful birth! Alex and Patrick are so in-sync with each other and focused and loving. I also enjoyed seeing their blissed-out post-birth reflections as they cuddle with their gorgeous new baby boy.

See, and enjoy, for yourself:

Made in San Francisco from Patrick Ewers on Vimeo.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Playscapes

A playground designed by Isamu Noguchi! Via Minor Details.

Baby(ies)

When we went to see Where The Wild Things Are a couple of days ago, I was blown away by a trailer that was shown in advance of the film. The documentary feature, Baby(ies) follows four infants born in different countries (Mongolia, Namibia, Japan, and the U.S.) for the first year of their lives. The images and excerpts shown in the trailer were so arresting and captivating that I ran straight home from the theater and Googled the film. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the trailer online -- and in fact there is very little information on Baby(ies), period -- but I did find these stills from the movie and I wanted to share them here. Reportedly, the movie is in post-production and slated for a 2010 release. I can't wait!