15 (or 16) of 4500
Krissy has set us all with an impossible task today: pick your top 5 pictures of your kids from their first year. In the case of multiples, the top 5 of each kid solo, plus your top 5 of them together.
This is madness. I took well over 4,000 pictures in their first year of life (and my pace has only increased, so if she sets this challenge again about the 2nd year, I am screwed). Picking even 15 from those is ridiculous. So, I’m not sure if this is really my top 5, or just “some of the best.” In fact, for the sake of not going insane over this task, I’m going to choose my favorite by season (one each from Fall thru Summer), plus a newborn picture. Because I said so. And because otherwise this will take me all day and I’ll share approximately 300 shots.
Anyways, here you go.
First up, my Baby A, my Big D, my Señor Fussy-Pants: Daniel.
The photo we used for his birth announcement, approximately 10 days old.
Two months old, at our first mom/baby class, having some tummy time.
Six months old and digging sweet potatoes.
Daniel and the tickle-monster, eight months old.
11 months and loving the kiddie pool.
Alright. I’m just going to stop there for Daniel. I’m not going to keep looking at the million other great ones. I swear.
On to Baby B, the Nugget, Miss Becca Bean.
Rebecca’s birth announcement picture, 10 days old.
The swaddle model, nearly 4 months old.
7 months old, getting a kick out of the shared bathtub on the kitchen table.
Nearly 9 months old, the new crawler tests her skills.
11.5 months old, Rebecca enjoys a graham cracker in the shade at the lake house.
And the pair of ‘em. Two totally different kids, but always linked.
An early favorite: one week old, leaving the hospital.
Out for a stroll, 3 1/2 months old.
Their 8-month chair pictures were probably my all-time favorites.
Almost 10 months old, and playing outside was such a hit!
One year old!
And just one more as a bonus. A very, very special place in my heart for the polaroid that was my very first picture with both kids. Three days old.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Cute, cute, cute. Okay, now doesn’t looking at those tiny baby pictures make you thinking about having another? They are just so tiny and cute.
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June 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Such a beautiful set of pictures! It is amazing to see the transformation/blossoming that children go through. I also have an Aug 07 baby (just one) so these were extra fun to see. I’ve been archiving my photos and wondering how you do it? By date, activity, child? Thanks for sharing these.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Love the photos. I think it is a wonderful challenge – maybe I’ll do something in a couple of months for their … gasp … first birthday. Can you believe I used that phrase? Can I believe we are only 2 months away?
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June 24th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
P.S. my favorite part is looking to see if I can see the same elements in their faces today as when they were itty bitty. And I definitely can with both your kids and Krissy’s.
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June 24th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
What great photos! It has been really neat “watching” your kids grow up…and I agree with Mommy, Esq., that they look so much the same from infancy through toddlerhood!
How many hours did you spend taking a trip down memory lane?! It was a good 1.5-2 for me. And like you said, that was only the first year!
Thanks for playing along!
June 24th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Awwwwww, you’re killing me with this cuteness overload! They are so sweet and beautiful- just like their Mom
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June 24th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Oh lordy. Five favourite? That would be hard!
Bless nurses and their Polaroids. I couldn’t see my Doodles for the first 36 hours; they were in the NICU and I was running a fever. About 24 hours in, a kind nurse realized I’d never seen the girls, and ran down the hall with a Polaroid camera so I could have a look. I’ll never forget that gesture of compassion.
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June 24th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
A guilty pleasure of mine is to peruse the baby pics from time to time…and I always mean to start making a printed album, but something always pulls me away…: )
Your kids are such sweethearts….fun to see the pics!