Today marks my 18th week of pregnancy! We are expecting precious baby #4 in the middle of December! James and I kept this little secret to ourselves for a few months before sharing with friends and family and the kids.  It was a bit tough to keep it all in sometimes but it was nice to hold onto something just for us for a little bit. Everything is going well and the little one is wiggling around just perfectly! We find out if we’re having a boy or girl in 2 weeks! We’re all really excited for that though between the 5 of us, our ‘wish’ list for gender all varies. I really can’t wait to share all about the baby and spend plenty of time snuggling and loving on an adorable little newborn! 5 months to go!

I did take a little break from sessions the past couple of months. Between exhaustion and nausea and keeping up the household no matter what, I just couldn’t do it. But I’m back into the swing of things now and am going to try to book as many sessions as I can handle all before October 21st this fall. This is a couple weeks shorter than my normal end of sessions for the year but as you can imagine, I’m going to need that time to finish sessions and sales and to get ready for a new baby and the holidays. I’ll also be taking the first few months of the year off and will be booking a limited number of sessions each month in 2011 to take care of the little one. Please plan ahead when planning for sessions!

To give a little boost to the session planning – I’m having a 4 day sale to celebrate or 4th little bundle! This is a good one – don’t miss out! Something I forgot to add – these credits can be used along side referral credits and other discounts you may have earned as well!

Just a few more days until the Arthritis Walk and I wanted to remind everyone about the super sweet special I have going on to MATCH your donations to Team Tori in HSP prints! The more you donate to Tori, the more you get from me. WINWINWIN!!
For more information and where to donate – VISIT HERE!

Saturday is supposed to hand us some decent weather – I sure hope that holds true. Looking forward to seeing a great turnout!

I’m taking a little break from river images this morning to plug a little business! I’m still looking for some brand new puppies to photograph, I’m extending the February Newsletter Special to the general public, and SIGN UP for the free e-newsletter – the March issue will be out soon! Contact me for more information about any of these little fun things – info@heidismithphotography.com

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HSP News is nearly ready to roll into email in-boxes and you don’t want to be left out! This issue has some really great information and a super special as well! If you’ve not yet signed up for the monthly newsletter, click HERE to do that!

It’s my birthday and I’m sharing it with you! Come celebrate with me and check out these cool specials!

The first newsletter has officially been sent out. Did you get yours? If not, sign up HERE!

This is such an awesome special – what a great way to get an early jump on planning your 2010 sessions! Class of 2011, it’s not too early to plan your senior session! Missed out on a family session for the holidays this year? Book it early for next year, don’t be left out again! Session discounts happen very rarely – I’d love to have so many people take advantage of this awesome special and have some wonderful images made of you and your family!

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*And a note: there are no more available sessions for 2009 except for newborns.

A few days late but here goes…

[and don't mind all the battle wounds on my son - he's a fearless and determined boy these days! The skateboard usually wins.]

CONGRATULATIONS QUINN!! You’re the August winner of a complimentary session!

Thank you to all who entered this month and for all of the monthly contests. This does conclude the monthly contests but don’t worry – there will be other contests and giveaways from time to time!

To be entered in the August Blog Contest – please leave a comment to THIS ENTRY. Please use your first and last name and I can’t contact you if there isn’t a valid email address.

This months giveaway is once again a complimentary standard session of your choice to be used any time in the next 12 months! That’s a $100 monetary value but the lifelong value far exceeds that!

THIS IS THE LAST MONTHLY CONTEST – there will other random ones from time to time though!

And here comes the standard info that you’ll see in all these contest posts:

What do you comment about? Anything! Just say hi, share your thoughts, tell me about the weather, your family, ask me a question, or anything you want.

Are there any rules? Well, of course there are – but nothing major. If you live outside the Fargo – Moorhead area and you win, the session time is complimentary but the travel is not. We’ll have to discuss that when necessary. All complimentary sessions can be redeemed up to one year of the month you won. So if you won in July this year, you have until the end of July next year to redeem your session. The winning complimentary session and any other items won are non transferable. If you’ve already paid for a session, you can still enter! If you win, your session retainer will be applied to your print order!

So get commenting! Know that your name shows in the comment box. Your email address comes to me but I only use it to email you back if you win. I’m not a spammer! If you put a web address for yourself, your name becomes a hyperlink to your site – a great way to get some interest coming your way.

The winner will be drawn at the end of the month!