Bernard Matthew Mann, March 2013. Photo by Jamie Street

Meet my new nephew.

Okay, so he’s nearing 3 months old already, but that’s still pretty darn new in the scheme of things.

Photo by Jamie Street

I like to call him Bernard.

Though his official nickname is Bowie.

Every time I see this baby, in pictures or in person, I just have to say, “Bernard, you’re ridiculous.”

April 2013

I don’t know why. I blame the funny faces he makes.

And how absolutely tiny and skinny he was when he was first born.

Laura & Bowie, April 2013. Photo by Jamie Street

Now I blame his perfectly round, no longer skinny, baby chub face. Bernard, you’re ridiculous.

May 2013

My sister’s beautiful birth story is featured here. I love the way she integrates her knowledge as a midwife (certified nurse-midwife, baby!) and as a woman in labor. The outside knowledge blending with the inside knowledge, interspersed with incredible pregnancy & labor photos by Jamie Street.

Laura in labor, March 2013. Photo by Jamie Street

My little sis teaches me so much.