I am officially one of those photographer moms with like a thousand photographs already of my baby boy and he is only less than two months old now. These photographs were actually taken a few weeks ago when he was officially four weeks old. I’ve caught little smiles here and there, but this week was the first week where he was really beginning to respond to mine and his daddy’s voice. This particular day I just caught him after a diaper change in a very good mood. I mean, he is a relatively happy baby overall…but just like you and I, babies have highs and lows…of sorts. And at this age each day is filled with new advances as I will call them. Just like most babies, our little ‘bug-lit’ as I call him, is becoming his own little person and discovering himself and the world around him. It’s so fun to watch and photograph, even though I am trying really hard to be a mom first and photographer second…meaning that I want to not miss the experience because I was taking photos, you know? I want to find a happy balance between BEING in the moment and capturing the moment. And furthermore, capturing the moment and not staging the moment. The old me would have wanted to change his outfit before taking his pics, but most certainly I would have very likely missed the entire moment if I had done that. And I admit that this particular, brightly colored striped onesie was not something I would have ever thought to dress him in for official pictures; I’m not giong to lie, there was a split second when I thought maybe I should change him real fast…but then I was like, that’s nuts! As you mommy’s know oh too well, especially you photographer moms….when there is a photo moment, you better just grab your camera as fast as you can and just start snapping and hope that the moment has not fully passed. blah. blag. blah. This was one of those moments when our sweet boy was just kicking his legs, moving his arms and making all sorts of faces. I was so happy to catch at least some of this milestone…and in the end I kinda liked the stripes on him. As my mom said, ‘he looks so good in bright colors’. 🙂 I guess she was right. Imagine that…mom being right. HA!
And in case you are wondering….I purposely did not Photoshop my little guy’s face. I prefer not to do to much Photoshopping at all on babies and kids. I want to remember the little, what most would call, imperfections….like to keep it real like that. Isn’t that what we love about our children…that they are perfectly imperfect…a lot like their parents. <3
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Houston TX Baby Pictures
