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The year 2012 has arrived! I can hardly believe that I can now say my son was born "last year"! Tomorrow will mark seven months since Nathan's arrival. At the start of each month I've tried to take pictures of Nathan in our brown leather chair. I've used the series to capture his growth. Thus far I am not too crazy about the quality of these photos.

In my opinion, the photos I took today are better. Nathan is sitting up pretty well now which is a great improvement over the previously propped up pictures from months before.  We used the natural light to show off his beautiful blue eyes. You might notice that he spit up on himself as we got started. But he smiled and played with his toes and the even licked the chair as I took a few photos.














My sister, Ellen, gave me a book for Christmas titled, Mamarazzi. While I haven't read but a few pages, I look forward to picking up tips to great picture taking.

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  1. Mrs. GJanuary 2, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    I think your photos turned out great! Even better though is the fact that you taking them. Capture each moment that you can because, trust me, you will always look back and smile at how precious they are. Sending many Happy New Year Wishes your way!

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