For Thursday, November 6th
Today was a really good day because:
1. My dear friend, Ali, whose website you can visit here, is an incredibly talented photographer. She came to our house today to do Grayson's newborn photos.
I've talked on here before about how I typically just find doing family photos stressful: I stress about what to wear, what to have Carter wear, the fact that I'm essentially useless when it comes to doing my hair and/or putting on makeup, and then I feel a lot of pressure to get good photos; to look good in them, and to get Carter to cooperate enough that we get some good shots, etc. This was probably the least stressed out I've ever been, which is impressive given the fact that we've added a fourth unpredictable element to mix: a newborn.
We did what's called a Lifestyle Shoot, which basically means that Ali captures real moments in our lives and day, rather than the "typical" posed, canned shots you see in every newborn shoot. I have to say, I really think the pictures went well, I think she got a ton of gorgeous shots, and I can't wait to see them. Grayson was a mostly happy or sleeping baby and Carter did some cute impromptu toddler stuff that made for some great moments for Ali to capture. Ali also seemed excited about some of the shots she was getting, and she's the one with the eye for pictures, so when she gets excited, I get really excited! Once I do have the photos, I will post a link to them, or post a few of them on a blog post. But I will warn you: you really want to book a session with her ;)
2. We loaded up the kids and went to Target this evening. This was our first retail experience with two kids and I'm not sure it can be deemed a success, per say. Carter had a tantrum half way through (his first ever tantrum in a store, actually) and Jeff ended up taking him to the car while I paid for the stuff in our cart, but the point is we went out and we survived. I will admit that I'm still terrified of taking the two kids out on my own. Frankly, I just don't see how it would work with any degree of success; Carter can be a really good shopper, but can also be very challenging. He will take off running, leaving me to be that mom who is running after him, attempting to haul her kid, whose body miraculously turned to jello, to the shopping cart. He doesn't freak out; he actually laughs his ass off. He must see how ridiculous I look trying to reign him in.
3. We all slept right in this morning, even Carter. We finally woke up and got up around 9:30. I got a good 5.5 hours of sleep (albeit, broken sleep), which I think isn't too bad for having a newborn. I felt really good and decently rested all day today.
Today was just a really good day.
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