Charly Mae

when charlene was six weeks i took her newborn pictures. since i don't usually shoot newborns, i didn't have all the fancy backdrops and cute props, but i think charlene made the pictures turn out adorable anyway.

i know that some don't like pictures of their children's pouty faces, but i love to. i want to capture how her tiny face scrunches together and her tongue that almost always sticks out. i love how she creates her own chunky roll above her nose when she cries. i want to remember everything, including the sound of her newborn cry, which i can almost hear when i look at these pictures. sadly, she's already lost it.seeing the picture below reminds me of how she has a slight hiccupy-cough movement when she cries really hard. can't you almost see her do it? so adorable.calm and beautiful. i'm in love with all her chunkiness.

i tried to capture all the silly faces she made. some parents will only pull out the camera when their children are all smiles and happy. but that not who children are. take pictures of everything: happy, sad, and silly. in twenty years, looking at those pictures will help you remember your child with all of her quirkiness. you will be so glad you did.

charly mae is mine forever, and i love her.