Photo Shoot

 I have never prided myself on being a wonderful photographer. I took a class with my mom at Mississippi College when I was in middle school, so I know a few of the basics, but I am by no means an expert. Taking pictures of and with my baby girl has taken me from being a not completely terrible photographer to being a dismal one. Whenever I post a picture of her, people always compliment her and say how gorgeous she is--and boy are they right! But if they only knew--it takes approximately 65 pictures to get one happy smiling one--and usually that one is blurry or has my finger inching into the photo. She really is the happiest of creatures--but she is so curious about the phone/camera/ipad--whatever is being used to snap her picture that she won't smile or falls apart. I assume most mothers have this problem--but  I'm prepared to release a few photos that show what really happens when moms try to get that one perfect shot to prove to their friends that they have the happiest and best behaved baby ever.

Roger borrowed her pacifier

Here's a break to show you that sometimes it all comes together.

Darling photo...had to throw in a good one!

Peeling off that sticker to have a good look.

Chewing on Sophie

Eating her hands

Eating the book

All that to say, I do have the most beautiful and darling girl in the world! And like singer/songwriter John Mayer (the voice of my generation) sang, "Didn't have a camera by my side this time. Hopin' I would see the world through both my eyes." So here's to moms like me who aren't the best photographers in the world, but snap a few photos and then put down the cameras to see our kids through "both our eyes".

{MSP}