a lovely kind of week

Well, I guess the best place to start is to say a great big thank-you.

It has been a super exciting week for Dear Beautiful Boy

and I still feel like I'm floating around on a cloud.

So thank-you.

Thank-you each and every person who has voted and nominated Dear Beautiful Boy

in both the Brilliance in Blogging Awards and the MAD Blog Awards.

Because the fantastic news

is that we are finalists in both.

In the Brilliance in Blogging Awards

we made it from the initial short list of twenty best photo bloggers in the Snap category

down to the eight finalists.
And all thanks to votes!

It's all down to the judges now as to which person wins it in the end,

but all you lovely people who voted to get me that far have made me feel very loved.

In the MAD Blog Awards lots of lovely people nominated their favourite blogs

in twenty different categories

and the top four in each category made it through to be finalists

along with one finalist chosen by judges.

And I made the top 5 for blog photography.

TOP 5!!!

Which makes me stupidly giddy with excitement.

When I started this blog

it was simply about recording my beautiful boy's life.

A collection of letters and memories for him and of him

and a timeline of him growing and changing

and being the best thing in our world.

Taking photos is easy with a gorgeous little muse crawling (and lately walking) around,

I'd take them all regardless

to capture him in all his glory.

But I feel so proud and touched and honoured that other people like what I do.

Who knew that a little piece of cyberspace could bring me all that in a little under 11 months.

So I'll say it again,

THANK-YOU

to every person who took a little time out of their day to vote or nominate.

It has to be said

that you have made an emotional pregnant lady very happy.

And after all my thank-yous

I have one little please. . .

Please,

if you love Dear Beautiful Boy.

If it makes you even a smidgen as happy as it makes me,

then consider voting for us in the MAD Blog Awards
for Best MAD Blog Photography.
All you need to do is click on the button below or in my side bar. . .

Thank-you so much!