I can't even begin to express how much this boy has managed to wrap me up and make me all his. He is such a handsome sweetheart that it's impossible for me not to be hopelessly in love with him. (Apparently he will be taking after his daddy.)
This would be one (of the many) reasons why. A few weeks ago he started giving me this grin. One day he looked right at me and then burst into the most
beaming-ly happy smile I've ever seen. It was as if he was saying 'You are my mommy and I think that you are the most amazing woman in the world - you make me so happy and I want you to know how much I love you.' If it hadn't happened to me I don't know if I'd believe that one brief smile could actually say all that yet his did. Everyday for one week he would flash exactly one of these at me. My heart would jump each time and I'd become euphoric. I would then do everything I could to coax another one out of him but to no avail - one a day was what I got. After that first week he became much more generous with these smiles to the point that I'm almost afraid I will start taking them for granted. (Hasn't happened yet - my heart still gets all warm and fuzzy when he grins.)
Occasionally he will also laugh which is complete bliss.
Added to his killer smiles is his fuzzy hair. After every bath his hair is gloriously soft and fuzzy. It often sticks out at whatever angle it can manage (being so short and fine makes this a tricky task but it does the best it can...) I just can't help myself - I inevitably end up staring at it for a couple of minutes, soaking in all it's fuzzy glory. I don't know why it's so fascinating to me but it is.
And then you have how well he dresses up. I don't generally get over excited about baby things but seeing this outfit in the store was too much for me - I had to pick it up. Making it even more worth while was having the thing look better on him than the hanger. (Even better when he's sitting or being held rather than just lying down but this was what I had a chance to snap a picture of...hopefully better pictures will come at some point in the future). All through church I just reveled in how handsome he looked. Honestly I'm completely enamored by this boy.
And to top it off a little bit of an 'artsy shot'. Samuel was obviously sleeping and the girls were happily entertained doing something so I was able to take a couple of
minutes to play with the depth of field in this shot. I've been wanting to practice this concept (sharp focus on foreground portion with blurred but still distinct background image) but have had a hard time finding time/subject to do so. The concept turned out really well in this picture (even if the composition could use a little work...) One small step closer to being as skilled as I'd really like to be right?
This would be one (of the many) reasons why. A few weeks ago he started giving me this grin. One day he looked right at me and then burst into the most beaming-ly happy smile I've ever seen. It was as if he was saying 'You are my mommy and I think that you are the most amazing woman in the world - you make me so happy and I want you to know how much I love you.' If it hadn't happened to me I don't know if I'd believe that one brief smile could actually say all that yet his did. Everyday for one week he would flash exactly one of these at me. My heart would jump each time and I'd become euphoric. I would then do everything I could to coax another one out of him but to no avail - one a day was what I got. After that first week he became much more generous with these smiles to the point that I'm almost afraid I will start taking them for granted. (Hasn't happened yet - my heart still gets all warm and fuzzy when he grins.) Occasionally he will also laugh which is complete bliss.
Added to his killer smiles is his fuzzy hair. After every bath his hair is gloriously soft and fuzzy. It often sticks out at whatever angle it can manage (being so short and fine makes this a tricky task but it does the best it can...) I just can't help myself - I inevitably end up staring at it for a couple of minutes, soaking in all it's fuzzy glory. I don't know why it's so fascinating to me but it is.
And then you have how well he dresses up. I don't generally get over excited about baby things but seeing this outfit in the store was too much for me - I had to pick it up. Making it even more worth while was having the thing look better on him than the hanger. (Even better when he's sitting or being held rather than just lying down but this was what I had a chance to snap a picture of...hopefully better pictures will come at some point in the future). All through church I just reveled in how handsome he looked. Honestly I'm completely enamored by this boy.
And to top it off a little bit of an 'artsy shot'. Samuel was obviously sleeping and the girls were happily entertained doing something so I was able to take a couple of minutes to play with the depth of field in this shot. I've been wanting to practice this concept (sharp focus on foreground portion with blurred but still distinct background image) but have had a hard time finding time/subject to do so. The concept turned out really well in this picture (even if the composition could use a little work...) One small step closer to being as skilled as I'd really like to be right?
