April 2014

Babies  First  Real  Photo  Shoot

I absolutely love baby pictures.  Babies change so quickly I feel like you have to try and capture it all as fast as you can.  So in planning for Ian, I had some great ideas of what I wanted to do when he was actually here.  I didn’t get even half of the photos I wanted to get, but I was really happy with what I was able to get.  Everyone was super good, and made it fun. 

We decided to do the photos ourselves, since most photographers that I like want exorbitant amounts of money for a photo shoot. (Sheesh! Don’t they know that real people don’t have that much extra money for things like pictures?!)  I also really liked the idea of not having to leave the house to take the pictures. Because lets be honest here, as a mom who just delivered a baby, the thought of getting myself ready, getting your new precious little baby ready, getting everyone else in the family ready, plus packing and lugging around all the stuff everyone will need, is a dreaded thought.  So we had a great family photo shoot right at home, and it was great.  Ian was a star, and Nik was supper funny through the whole thing.  Even Ryan was energized, positive and extremely helpful. (I am a seriously lucky lady here.)

We started with some really sweet pictures with Ian and his daddy. Loved it!

Then we did the brothers shots.  Nik was funny in these shots.  At this point, Nik was still a little unsure of Ian and didn’t want to touch him, at all.   Every time we asked him to get close to Ian he would laugh and try to scoot away.  At one point we asked him to give Ian a kiss, which Nik thought was the funniest thing ever and wouldn’t do it.  I think one of the funniest moments through the shoot was when Ian would fall towards Nik.  Nik would bend and twist out of the way so that they wouldn’t touch each other. Ha Ha! I was even able to catch it in a photo! Love that.

The next weekend, we were able to get some pictures of Ian with me.  It was Mothers day, and it was a wonderful gift to me.  I am so blessed as a mother.  I don’t really deserve such wonderful children, but I thank Heavenly Father for them everyday and try to do my best as their mom.