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"A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Maile: Nearly every day she naps, with a very, very special family member by her side.

And although I've used this project as a way to document our human child, we consider our animals to be family members, too ...

Teddy: He was meant to be a Mitchell. A 10 month-old puppy with "special needs," who was adopted, and then given up by 2 different families. We were his last chance, and we knew immediately that he was ours (or, that we were his). Teddy has now been with us for almost 6 years. If there is a dog that can make me believe animals have souls, it is he.

Part of Che and Fidel's 52 project.

Last week, I particularly enjoyed the portraits posted by Victoria, and Sarah. Please, pay their beautiful pictures a visit.