Smiles

When Grace's three month portraits were taken, I blamed her lack of smiles and subsequent horrible pictures on the photographer. I was optimistic that her six month portrait experience would go much more smoothly.

The photographer today was excellent. She had the patience of a saint and made all kinds of strange and silly noises to get the baby to smile. Or at least stop crying. But it made no difference because little Miss Virginia Grace was still short on smiles.

Thankfully our photographer didn't have any other appointments following our morning one so she patiently spent the next few hours (yes, HOURS) trying to get some decent shots of Grace. We had to stop several times for diaper and outfit changes, nursing sessions, and even an hour long nap. But in the end, her persistence paid off and we ended up with some great pictures. The photographer is even entering one of the shots in a baby photography contest!

Although my optimism about Grace's 6 month portraits dimmed after the first 20 minutes we were in the studio, the end result proves that you should never lose hope. There's definitely a pattern of improvement so her first birthday portrait session should be fantastic.