Laura (@LauraORourke) is a photographer who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A wife to Dan and a mother to Cameron, she spends her free time blogging and reading. Her blog finds its home at http://miraclesofamily.blogspot.com. Her photography can be found at http://www.olalaphotography.com.
iPhoneography: Commuting
We’re currently in the middle of Apocalypse Daycare which has brought with it high temperatures, runny noses, coughs, serious baby malaise, and lots of sleepy snuggles. (Can someone please remind me why daycare is so awesome?). While all of this has been going on, my maternity leave ended and I went back to work. I am writing…
Birthday Week! Party Planning
Birthday Month Part Two: Icing On Top Birthday Month Part Three: Floating On Air Sometimes Mommy Bloggers seem to have it all together. They show bright and crisp before & after photographs of DIY organizational projects. They proudly breastfeed until their children are at least two years old. They are stay-at-home, exclusively-organic, cloth diapering Mamas….
New Mommy
It is official. I am a new Mommy. I didn’t really want to become a new Mommy, but it was a change that had to be made. I am now a Working Mom. My first day back at work went well. Cameron and Mommy both got through the day with minimal tears. I kept my…
Dear Cameron: A Love Letter to my One Year Old
Dear Cameron, Joyous. That’s the word. The word I would use to describe everything. This past year? Joyous. My life as your Mommy? Joyous. The person that you are? Joyous. Cameron, this past year has been the best year of my life. The moment you were born, my life changed. You made me a Mommy….
iPhoneography: The Week the Baby Went
As I was going through this week’s iPhone pictures I realized that most of them gave a “Mama’s eye view” of sending Cameron to daycare for the first time. The photos tell the tale of the sleepless nights and early mornings by capturing my increased intake of caffeine. They tell of the things I did to…
Surviving Daycare
Today was the day. I woke up to an alarm for the first time in months. Despite my propensity to wake up at any given hour with the baby, waking up to an alarm made me cranky. (How am I going to survive my first week back to work?!). Thankfully, I had showered the night…
Apple Cinnamon Butterscotch Muffins
I’m not going to lie. Sometimes I just feel like I can’t quite juggle everything that needs to be done in order to be the perfect Mom and wife. And then I try to make food. For me, the mixing of ingredients is just a stirring of emotions, a culmination of my competencies heating up…
No Mom Talk Mondays: The Grocery Game
Life is going to change real fast! In a week, I’ll be going to back to work while still trying to manage a household. I’m already struggling and I can at least grocery shop during the day and start dinner at 4:30pm. I’ll be surprised if this house doesn’t crumble once I return to work….
First Words
(click through to see full photo) It is hard to pick out what a baby’s first word is. My baby pretty much says “Dada” all. the. time. But, he calls everything Dada, from the pictures on the wall, to my husband, to the dog… [continue reading] Laura (@LauraORourke) is a photographer who lives in Halifax, Nova…
iPhoneography: Blood Collecting
As you might be able to tell, I really like photography. My husband and I have many a camera; digital SLRs, film SLRs, medium format film cameras, and a Leica. One type of camera we have never been good at maintaining? Point-and-shoots. When I first met Dan, he had a point-and-shoot camera that produced a permanent spot…
