Model Baby (9 weeks, 2 days)

My baby is absolutely beautiful in the photos I have posted: big bright eyes, dark hair that sticks up in the back, happy smiles and a variety of expressions. I have shown his photos to everyone at work (today is my third day back), but Aaron goes beyond that in pride. Anytime he sees a baby at the store or on TV, he says, "That baby is cute, but Zeke is cuter." Zeke is as he looks -- smart and sweet -- but I present to you evidence today that there is more to this child.

Last week, we took him to Sears Portrait Studios to get a few affordable professional shots taken of him before he gets too much bigger.



This is the result. I was so clever as to pick a time of the day for his photos that he is typically very active. However, what I had not accounted for was that the car ride to the mall would render the kid unconscious in a deep sleep. Oh, clever mommy. That meant that he would be waking up for his photo shoot and he would be grumpy, as seen here. We took a few more shots like this before we gave it a rest and gave him a bottle in an attempt to improve his mood. This resulted in his spitting up and his needing a diaper and clothes change.

This did not improve his mood.

We did not get many more shots beyond that. We might give the professional photo shoot another try in a month or so. (Or, I could fulfill a Father's Day request for a professional grade digital SLR camera, but that might have to wait until Zeke can get a job and help pay for it.) So, this post is just to say Zeke is always a sweet baby, but not always a model baby!