Day Ten

Why pay for a professional newborn portrait photographer when I can just do it myself? Newborn portraits are easiest when babies are well fed and fast asleep. When newborns are knocked it, you can position them any way you want. How hard can this be?

I put the rug in the dryer to heat it up and position the space heater by where I plan to shoot. I change Connors’ diaper and swaddle him without a onesie. Viv feeds him for as long as he will eat. He should be asleep now, yet his eyes are still open. We have a doctors’ appointment in a few hours, so we have a pretty small window to get this done. We decide to just go for it. I place him on the carpet and the only position he does not squirm around is on his back. A few moments after he is on his back, I snap a few shots and a big mischievous grin comes across his face. Awesome. I press the shutter on my camera. Click! Click! then comes a Blaaaaaht! It’s a wet juicy fart. Uh oh. Wet juicy farts always mean poop. This one is no exception. Seedy mustard poop all over the carpet. I think this is a wrap.

shortest. portrait. session. ever.