By . Katy Winter . A mother has taken a photo of her daughter every day for a year to document her baby girl growing up. Starting when her daughter was just four months old, Mary Potsig, 43, has now taken a picture of baby Arwen for 365 consecutive days. The mother-of-three from Allendale, Northumberland, did not want her youngest daughter to be neglected when it came to the family album so started the project to document her early life. Arwen, Mary's third child, sleeping just after birth swaddled in a white blanket. Wednesday 31 October 2012: Mary started the project as did not want her youngest daughter to be neglected. Here a tiny baby Arwen lies between two carved pumpkins on her first Halloween . Wednesday 27 March 3013: Even at a few months old it is obvious how much Arwen, here in an adorable pink onsie, has grown . Wednesday 6 March 2013: Little Arwen clearly already knows she is a princess . Sunday 7 April 2013: Arwen looking elfin during a family day out at Hadrian's Wall . April 2013: Clearly developing diverse interests early on in life, Arwen is both stormtrooper and DJ . Before long she found herself taking a picture a day of Arwen and uploading them to a photo-sharing site. Mary, an advisory teacher for children with autism, said: 'When you have a third child, recording their milestones can sometimes be forgotten about, and I realised I wasn’t taking as many pictures of Arwen as I had been with Grace, six, and Ophelia, four. 'It was quite difficult to keep up with the pictures. Some days I had to just grab a picture when I saw her, and some days it was just a screen grab off my phone. Thursday 6 June 2013: Peekaboo is one of Arwen's favourite games . Wednesday 7 August 2013: Mary snaps a selfie with Arwen, who is clearly fascinated by the process . 'It’s proved a really nice way to document some of her ‘firsts’ - her first steps are in there and her first time in a swimming pool. 'Life gets busy and just stopping to take a picture you capture things you would normally miss. Children grow up so quickly and it’s great to have a record of that.' Mary uploaded the pictures to the photo journal site Blipfoto.com. It is the second journal she has created on the site with the encouragement of her husband Colin, a professional photographer. Monday 26 August 2013: As she grows up, more and more of Arwen's cheerful personality begins to emerge in the photographs . Monday 21 October 2013: Happy Birthday Arwen! Mary marked her youngest daughter's first birthday with a truly massive cake . Thursday 31 October 2013: Just 10 days old at her first Halloween, Arwen is able to celebrate her second in considerably more style . December 2013: Arwen's growing awareness of herself and the world around her leads to both shyness (left) and increased inquisitiveness (right) Sunday 12 January 2014: Arwen is now independently mobile and eager to explore . Monday 27 January 2014: Arwen and big sister and Ophelia have a great time on the trampoline . Friday 21 February 2014:  Arwen enjoys the splash pools while her older sisters have their swimming lessons, insisting on wearing her wellies for the outing . She said: 'My first project I took a picture a day for 500 days. 'I’m an amateur photographer so most of the photos are taken on my phone, but it doesn’t stop me. 'Taking a photo a day is more of a challenge than people realise, but I didn’t intend for my project with Arwen to be a daily thing - I thought it would just be a nice record of her growing up. 'It’s been a great thing to do and it’s lovely looking back on it.' Arwen has become so used to having her picture taken she has even started taking them herself. Mary said: 'If I leave Arwen with the iPad then she can open the app and take a picture of herself. 'Her selfies aren’t great - mainly of the tops of her head or her tummy but she’s getting there. 'Maybe one day she’ll grow up to be a photographer like her dad.' To see more of Mary’s journal go to www.blipfoto.com/Arwen . March 15 2014: An artist in the making, Arwen, now aged 1 year 5 months, shows off her talents at colouring in . Wednesday 19 March 2014: Arwen is fascinated with the sight of herself in the newspaper as the story of Mary's project begins to hit the press . Sunday 30 March 2014: Arwen wasn't so keen on taking part in the Harry Potter broomstick training at Alnwick Castle...
Mary started to take daily pictures when Arwen was four months old .
Began project as she was worried her third child would be missed out .
Has now taken 365 pictures of Arwen who is 18 months old .
Together they create an endearing look at a child's first year .
By . Katy Winter . A mother has taken a photo of her daughter every day for a year to document her baby girl growing up. Starting when her daughter was just four months old, Mary Potsig, 43, has now taken a picture of baby Arwen for 365 consecutive days. The mother-of-three from Allendale, Northumberland, did not want her youngest daughter to be neglected when it came to the family album so started the project to document her early life. Arwen, Mary's third child, sleeping just after birth swaddled in a white blanket. Wednesday 31 October 2012: Mary started the project as did not want her youngest daughter to be neglected. Here a tiny baby Arwen lies between two carved pumpkins on her first Halloween . Wednesday 27 March 3013: Even at a few months old it is obvious how much Arwen, here in an adorable pink onsie, has grown . Wednesday 6 March 2013: Little Arwen clearly already knows she is a princess . Sunday 7 April 2013: Arwen looking elfin during a family day out at Hadrian's Wall . April 2013: Clearly developing diverse interests early on in life, Arwen is both stormtrooper and DJ . Before long she found herself taking a picture a day of Arwen and uploading them to a photo-sharing site. Mary, an advisory teacher for children with autism, said: 'When you have a third child, recording their milestones can sometimes be forgotten about, and I realised I wasn’t taking as many pictures of Arwen as I had been with Grace, six, and Ophelia, four. 'It was quite difficult to keep up with the pictures. Some days I had to just grab a picture when I saw her, and some days it was just a screen grab off my phone. Thursday 6 June 2013: Peekaboo is one of Arwen's favourite games . Wednesday 7 August 2013: Mary snaps a selfie with Arwen, who is clearly fascinated by the process . 'It’s proved a really nice way to document some of her ‘firsts’ - her first steps are in there and her first time in a swimming pool. 'Life gets busy and just stopping to take a picture you capture things you would normally miss. Children grow up so quickly and it’s great to have a record of that.' Mary uploaded the pictures to the photo journal site Blipfoto.com. It is the second journal she has created on the site with the encouragement of her husband Colin, a professional photographer. Monday 26 August 2013: As she grows up, more and more of Arwen's cheerful personality begins to emerge in the photographs . Monday 21 October 2013: Happy Birthday Arwen! Mary marked her youngest daughter's first birthday with a truly massive cake . Thursday 31 October 2013: Just 10 days old at her first Halloween, Arwen is able to celebrate her second in considerably more style . December 2013: Arwen's growing awareness of herself and the world around her leads to both shyness (left) and increased inquisitiveness (right) Sunday 12 January 2014: Arwen is now independently mobile and eager to explore . Monday 27 January 2014: Arwen and big sister and Ophelia have a great time on the trampoline . Friday 21 February 2014:  Arwen enjoys the splash pools while her older sisters have their swimming lessons, insisting on wearing her wellies for the outing . She said: 'My first project I took a picture a day for 500 days. 'I’m an amateur photographer so most of the photos are taken on my phone, but it doesn’t stop me. 'Taking a photo a day is more of a challenge than people realise, but I didn’t intend for my project with Arwen to be a daily thing - I thought it would just be a nice record of her growing up. 'It’s been a great thing to do and it’s lovely looking back on it.' Arwen has become so used to having her picture taken she has even started taking them herself. Mary said: 'If I leave Arwen with the iPad then she can open the app and take a picture of herself. 'Her selfies aren’t great - mainly of the tops of her head or her tummy but she’s getting there. 'Maybe one day she’ll grow up to be a photographer like her dad.' To see more of Mary’s journal go to www.blipfoto.com/Arwen . March 15 2014: An artist in the making, Arwen, now aged 1 year 5 months, shows off her talents at colouring in . Wednesday 19 March 2014: Arwen is fascinated with the sight of herself in the newspaper as the story of Mary's project begins to hit the press . Sunday 30 March 2014: Arwen wasn't so keen on taking part in the Harry Potter broomstick training at Alnwick Castle...
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