It’s a…….girl!!! I very much connect with parents who wait to find out the baby’s sex. There is something very magical about carrying that mystery around for the duration of a pregnancy. There is also something explosive and life changing when the birthing staff announces what you have been waiting to hear for so many long months. This couple would have been thrilled no matter what the sex was, but the added bonus was that they got a miniature doll baby. Gorgeous from the second she took her first breath out of the womb. Welcome to the world. Your parents rock and don’t you forget it when you’re a teenager locking yourself in your room over apparel disagreements.
Itty bitty baby parts…
I have to admit I was a little excited to hear it was a girl for it gave me an excuse to make her a teeny tiny tutu and headband for the shoot.
This little one did not sleep in the almost 4 hours I was there. The ones with her eyes closed I swear were all taken in the 15 seconds she closed them. Look…a little grin! Probably laughing at me for wishing her to slumber.
Dad is a pro golfer…had to do it.
Something about this one makes me extra emotional.
As a first time parent, those first few weeks and months are shocking, scary, and altogether blurry and confusing. Of course they are rewarding and filled with untapped emotion and love as well. In my opinion, that very first experience with creating a new life will never quite be duplicated.
We’ll sign off with a shot of Babs the “Prior Princess”. Poor thing just looked out that window the entire time waiting for them to take her back to where she came from. Hang in there Babs…soon enough she’ll be grabbing your ears and tail and overfeeding you.
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