Picture Day

First of all, Happy Birthday to BJ!!!!

Well, today was Sam's first official picture day! He cried inconsoably (if it wasn't a word before, it is now!) from 8 am until picture time at 2:30!!!!!!!!! And he's still crying now (it's almost 10 pm)... In Sam's defense, he DID sleep for a few hours in between picture time and now - from shear exhaustion!!!!

Picture time was pretty intense - we did a few naked baby pictures, had the BIGGEST poo I have ever seen come out of this child - it covered the diaper from left to right, top to bottom! (That, thank goodness, did not occur while he was naked!) I had taken four outfits for changes - we used ONE!!!! I guess I was thinking this would be a calm experience!!!!

Thank the Lord that I had enlisted Mama and Daddy to come help with this! I told them not to expect any surprises where pictures are concerned... they would have to come and help everytime!!! It was intense, stressful and hectic from 8 am when he got up until the VERY large poo at the picture place... then he went to sleep and we actually got to eat and breath for a moment!

The pictures turned out really cute, believe it or not (but how could they not?)! You know how a picture is worth a thousand words??? These don't tell the half of the story!!!!! He looks cute and peaceful in them... no one would ever know how we were using a bottle and his paci to calm him in between - yelling (kindly) at the photographer to "Take it, Take it!!!!!" I wish we had a video!!!!!!

Here are a couple of my favorites...