The Photoshoot...

I wanted to get a formal picture taken of Ava to commemorate her turning three months old. I didn't want to spend a lot of money but I did want a studio picture. After having to reschedule twice, we were finally booked at 10:00am this morning. Now, Ava is starting to get into somewhat of loose sleep schedule but it's still really difficult to make definitive plans. She was still sleeping deeply at 9:20 when I decided to wake her. Boy, she was not happy about that. I didn't have time to nurse so I threw together a bottle, dressed her and ran out the door. Should have known I'd pay for rushing.

We made it to Sears with 10 minutes to spare so I was hoping to feed her the bottle. After all, full babies are happier. Well, the photographer rushed us in, propped her up and nothing. We did everything we could to get a smile out of her but nothing. After 15 minutes of trying, Ava started getting fussy so I fed her the rest of her bottle and tried again. Nothing. Then, Ava started grunting really loud and probably had the biggest, loudest poop of her life. People in the hallway were laughing. Oy... I changed her hoping it would improve her mood. Nope, just gave us the blank stare.

So after 45 minutes, we rescheduled for next week but I'm not optimistic. I did try to set up a mini backdrop in my apartment and try my hand at the portrait. Some did turn out okay but the bloopers are much better. See below.

The wiggle worm...

Mommy chopped off her head...yes, her tongue is ALWAYS out.

Look at those feet!!

Little stinker...this is her usual look.