May Buzz: One Year Portraits

Karsyn had her first official photo shoot when she was only 9 days old. I was a nervous wreck! Here I was, a first time mother, who HAD no idea of how you get a 9 day old baby to cooperate during a photo shoot. That's where having a good photographer comes in. We used Gail Jones Photography, and believe me, Gail is awesome!

I learned right away that the key to a successful newborn shoot is to relax, and let the baby be in a deep sleep. That means feeding them if need be, to make sure they are in full slumber. If you've read my earlier blogs, you know that I breast fed Karsyn. So I guess this my first "public milking." I was very inexperienced and somewhat cringed at the thought of "whipping it" out and feeding her, in the middle of a photo studio! Luckily, it was a small, private room...with few on-lookers. When you breastfeed, one of the first things you learn is that you may have to "whip-it-out" at anytime...and well, for the most part you get used to it. Justin made the comment the other day that breastfeeding was exciting at first (from a male point of view), but it gets old pretty quick, and boobs become the norm. Ok, back to the photo shoot. Here are a couple of her newborn pictures.

Pretty sweet, huh? I told you she was good.

Karsyn turned one on December 1, so we had her portraits made the second week in November. My sister Kim won a contest on GJP's Facebook page and let us use the credit towards the One Year shoot....AWESOME! Our friend, Crystal Osborne (whose family owns the Hayloft) was very gracious and allowed us to take her photos at The Hayloft. If you haven't been there before, you should. It's a beautiful venue, and suited our personalities to a "T".

Gail met us (Justin, myself, Karsyn and Meme) at the Hayloft and we had a great session. Again, I'd like to give a "shout out" to Gail for being such an Photographer! In a way, it's sad to think that Karsyn has grown so much, but then again, it's such a joy to see her develop her own little personality. Let me tell you, I believe this little girl is gonna be a pistol!