Caren Barry

Photographer + Writer + Surface Designer

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  • :: obsessed with all the dainty blossom that’s blooming into life around our neighbourhood at the moment. So so pretty 🌸 This was captured yesterday whilst cuddling a very sleepy Emilia – I was trying distract her by showing her the blossom and much to our delight, discovered a sweet little decorative cat hidden amongst the branches... can you spot it too?! ✨
  • [ ad ] :: it’s been such a gloriously, sunny day here today – and thank goodness, because with Emilia and I both full of cold (being poorly with a baby who is also poorly is a whole new ball game!), feeling the warm sunshine on my skin has been the best tonic. . I’ve also been planning our next holiday! It’ll be our first as a family and I cannot wait! James and I have never visited Cornwall, so I’m pinning this to the top of our list of family holiday destinations this summer. Now that Emilia is crawling and so eager to explore, I can imagine her happily playing on the beach and building her first ever sandcastles with her daddy ❤️ . I’d love to know, where are some of your favourite destinations for magical family holidays? . This beautiful weekender travel bag from @pacapod is going to be perfect for all of our future weekend travels and summer holiday adventures 😍
  • :: moments like these ❤️ . During our walk last weekend I noticed these beautiful red blossoms popping up everywhere. So before we headed home, I asked James to capture a few spontaneous photos of Emilia and me. I was cuddling Emilia to keep her warm from the wind and I half expected myself to look a bit windswept after such a blustery walk, so I was pleasantly surprised by these when I glanced at them after arriving home – aren’t they lovely?! . I especially love how Emilia is looking at those little blooms. I‘m a self confessed flowers enthusiast (hence my hashtag #aflowerenthusiast ☺️) and it made me wonder which interests or passions she may inherit from us as she grows up... ✨ #emiliahannarose
  • :: beautiful table top flowers cheering me up on a Thursday (which I thought was a Friday, until lunchtime). . I’ve been feeling pretty exhausted recently. I know life with a new baby will do that to a person, but I’m starting to wonder if there is something more to it... you know? I’ve started taking a multivitamin to supplement my diet and next week I’ll begin practicing yoga again, so hopefully these steps will help me feel better. 🤞🏼 Do you have any recommendations – diet, exercise or general wellbeing related, that you use to keep you feeling energised?
  • [ gifted ] :: today we enjoyed a lovely walk around one of our neighbouring villages, I noticed signs of Spring everywhere... but oh my was it cold! . We’ve temporarily converted the pushchair back to the carrycot (anyone else’s babies find it hard to nap in their seat?) and quite unusually for Emilia, she seemed pretty keen on staying put. I guess on a day like today, even if you are bundled up and cosy, there really is no better place to watch the ducks in the pond than from the comfort of your own bed. ☺️💛 . Beautiful pram pillow gifted by the talented Maiken of @borncopenhagen.
  • :: it took 6 and a half months for Emilia to be big enough to wear this sweet little outfit – I used it to announce my pregnancy in February last year (I’ll share the before and after in my Stories)! It's so strange seeing those images side by side, because these clothes seemed so tiny to me back then but on her now, they’re not quite so! 💛 . Emilia currently loves big belly tickles, mama (and grandma) clapping rhythms to her, crawling around the lounge like it’s an agility course, singing, and food (especially from dada’s plate)... I seriously have no idea how she's consuming so much already for such a small baby, constantly astonished by this girl! . My favourite quirk of hers so far is her laugh. It’s such a raspy, cough-like laugh, and always has been – she’s still keeping us waiting for one of those golden belly-giggles. But place her in front of a mirror and she'll give you the biggest, squinty eyed cackle that makes my heart sing. 🥰 . #emiliahannarose #emiliahannarosemilestones
  • :: winter colours and a happy mama wearing her sweet, sleeping babe. ❤️
  • [ gifted ] :: looking back on the first six months of life with Emilia and just how quickly that time has passed, well it makes me feel incredibly emotional. So many big milestones arrived all at once for this girl of mine... crawling, ‘talking’, weaning, napping in her own room, moving from a carrycot to a seat on the pushchair and now her very first teeth – she spent the weekend cutting her second! . Emilia has taken all of those milestones in her stride... I on the other hand didn’t expect to feel quite so overwhelmed by all this change. Emilia is becoming such a funny, headstrong little lady, I’m immensely proud of her already and beyond excited to see how her personality develops. . I’m sure the next six months will fly by with just as many milestones for us to embrace. It’s why I couldn’t be more thankful for this beautiful book ‘Birthday Letters to my Baby’; a thoughtful gift from my talented friend Emily (@emilyrollingsdesign), who has created these wonderful books. I’m looking forward to capturing Emilia’s precious moments over the years and love that one day, this book will become a keepsake of treasured memories for her to cherish. 💛✨ #emiliahannarose

 

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