Thursday, June 9, 2011
Pierce's Newborn Photos
Initially, I had no intention of getting newborn pictures. When I was on bedrest, I received an email for Mother's Day. It was a forward that had a ton of baby newborn pictures. They were so cute. There were newborn pictures of babies in buckets, with silly hats, big bows, etc. Once I saw those precious pictures, I knew that I had to get newborn pictures taken of Pierce. I found our photographer, Jeni Hendricks, through a friend. Thank you Tiffany! Jeni is a stay at home mom who has a passion for photography. Her husband bought her a camera as a gift, and the rest is history. Jeni asked that we bring Pierce within the first ten days of his birth. Evidently, it is easiest to put them in different positions since they sleep so much.
We took Pierce to get his pictures taken on Thursday, June 9. He was six days old. It was our first outing with Pierce since he came home from the hospital on Monday. When we arrived at Jeni's house/studio, Pierce was hungry. We fed him and hoped that he would fall asleep. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite that easy. We ended up feeding him double what he was typically eating at the time which definitely did the trick. Pierce was out like a rock. We were able to move him into different positions and change the backgroud with no challenges. Pierce slept, slept, and slept.
I ordered the silly football hat on ETSY. My inspiration came from the forward that I received. Since Brad is a die hard football fan, I thought that he would get a big kick out of the hat. I doubt that he'll get much use out of it, but it was a great prop for his first photo shoot.
Jeni was wonderful. The best part was receiving the photos digitally within 2-3 hours. Times have definitely changed since my personal experiences at Olan Mills as a child.
I am so glad that I decided to get him photographed as a newborn. I can't wait until his next photo shoot. I think that we are going to try to do 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and one year old pictures. Before you know it, it will be time for his three month old pictures. Until then, I'll cherish and enjoy each and every moment!
