Monday, May 17, 2010

Maternity Shoot. MINE!

So, I finally mustered up enough courage to stand in front of the camera for a somewhat lengthy amount of time. I realized that I won't be pregnant with Naomi forever, so, despite the fact that I'm not a HUGE fan of having my picture taken, I had a good friend of mine snap some pictures for history's sake. I handed her my camera and edited them when she was finished.

And can I just say, it was so hard for me to do this! Not the actual smiling--that was fine. I like to smile. But, for example, the preparation: Oh my goodness. I rummaged through my closet and kept trying to think of an outfit that would have a lot of layers to it. I used to wear the whole dresses-and-jeans combo a few years ago, but haven't done it in a while. But, for this shoot, I did exactly that and paired a new post-baby sundress with some cuffed jeans and yellow heels for color. And a cardigan for layers. And a chunky necklace and big hair just because. I laugh because this isn't necessarily an outfit I would ever wear out in public--I viewed it more as a costume. And, in the pictures, I really like it.

Then there was the actual posing. Seriously, I take pictures of others all the time--you'd think I'd have the whole posing thing down. But it was SO HARD for me to figure out how to stand! I laughed at myself almost the entire time. It was hilarious. I realize that Cub and my husband aren't in the pictures. But, that's okay. I have pictures of the three of us during this pregnancy, so it was fun for me to just to play dress up for a day and have a fun girly shoot.

Here are a few! Thirty-six weeks. Less than a month to go. WOW!






Have a lovely day, friends!

8 comments:

  1. You look great!!! Love that last one...I can see her all curled up in there. It looks like your hands are wrapped perfectly around her.

    p.s. Love the big hair too.

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  2. You look beautiful. The necklace is amazing and the shoes really pop!

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  3. Well, i'm all about big hair and dressing up!!! They are fantastic:)

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  4. They look great! It IS hard to be in front of the camera--I hadn't thought about that until you wrote out how you have to think about what to wear, hair, posing, etc. I love the pictures, and you are a gorgeous pregnant mama!! :) (And I'm so glad the yellow shoes made it in....made me smile!) ;)

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  5. Your hair looks amazing... what great pictures... you will be so glad you have them and so will Naomi... she'll be so tickled to see what a beautiful pregnant mamma you are!

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  6. Gorgeous shots girlfriend! Love your outfit, love the poses, love your smile...I'm so glad you had someone take these pictures for you!

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  7. You look absolutely, positively beautiful!

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