“Nothing is so dear and precious as time.” ~ French Proverb
Before I had Chance I didn’t think I’d be taking these photos when he was two months old. I had envisioned taking them in the first few weeks when he was still “newborn” so taking these photos was definitely something I feared knowing he’s far more challenging to photograph these days as I do with newborns. In my mind I envisioned a sleepy baby for today’s photos and thankfully Chance was a superstar and rocked taking a few photos in his very first Chicago Cubs hat. I couldn’t be more thrilled because knowing how big of cubs fans Jason and his family are it was important that I pull off this photo of his baby boy in his cubbies hat. Anyone who knows anything about baseball knows that cubs fans are the most loyal fans in baseball. Chance doesn’t know it yet but he’s rooting for a team that hasn’t won a world series in over a hundred years…perhaps with him on their side they might finally win a championship.
Lots of TLC went into the custom made Chicago Cubs visor that Chance is sporting. We knew we wanted to have a visor custom made before he was born but we elected to wait to find out if he was a boy or girl so I found myself scrambling just a day or so after he was born asking others to help me get the things needed to have his visor made. His Uncle Adam and Tara helped us get a hat that had a logo small enough to be used on the visor. While I was still in the hospital one of our awesome friends locally helped find the fabric to match the logo colors. And etsy user Bronwyn Young made another visor for Chance. Once again he seemed to enjoy sporting a visor made by her. Yes, I’m still a little amazed that at two months old I was able to have Chance rock another photoshoot like he was still a newborn. Yes, this kid rocks.
At the end he began to wake up and as I tried to capture a few photos of him awake he fought me…so if the cubbies keep losing I suppose this is the face you’ll get to see more often as he grows up as a cubs fan.
And really I’d love to say the photos above were “easy”…really they still took a good deal of work. About 45 minutes Chance I spent together getting him comfortable and in position. Anyone who has been with me on a newborn shoot knows it takes a great deal of patience. Often times once I get them into position I’ll take several shots knowing how easily babies can startle and then work with them more to try to get them into an even better position. Or in today’s case I waited in hopes of a smile…but he decided he didn’t care to smile today. Anyhow, I thought it was worth sharing thumbnails of the 80+ photos taken. Yes, usually I’m guilty of taking tons of photos to get the few that are worthy of sharing.
After I took Chance’s photos today I thought it was pretty super to be able to still work with him like he was newborn. Though he wasn’t curly, he slept so contently and allowed me to move him around without too much fighting and it reminded me of the many photos we’ve taken in the two short months he’s been here. It’s no surprise how much babies change in their first year of life, even more so just in those first few months. Yes, it’s amazing to see the changes. Looking back at his photos on his birthday, at one month old and then today (the photos are below) it’s obvious how much he’s grown. He’s filled out quite a bit just in the last month and he has the most amazing eye lashes now. We now get to see him more awake and alert. He’s content for longer periods and is beginning to recognize his surroundings. I definitely miss him being very itty bitty but now that he’s a bit bigger we’re all beginning to look forward to watching him grow into the adorable little one who we’re certain will bring lots more fun and joy to our lives.
Happy two month birthday to my baby boy.
by Amanda Kern
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