Ella Bella Photography – Newborn Photographer in Austin & San Antonio, Maternity, Baby, Child, Family

Hayden is two weeks away from turning 10 months old. His first year of life has literally flown by. I was looking back at some of his baby pictures tonight and it feels like yesterday that I took them. Hayden has been with us in person longer than he was with me in the womb. I’ve always thought the 9 month old “birthday” was a special one because it marks the same amount of time spent outside the womb as spent inside. What an amazing little boy he is already. So loving and cuddly. He loves to give hugs and kisses. He can drink through a straw already! He adores his big brother and I think he actually misses him when Hunter is at preschool everyday. He’s a mommy’s boy. I love this phase of development. Tonight while I was bathing him, I was singing and he started bopping his body up and down – dancing to my song. That’s the first time I’ve seen him “dance”. Such a sweetie pie.

Here are a few pics I took of him yesterday in our bathroom. The sun light was hitting his face and making his eyes sparkle. I grabbed my camera to see if I could take a few pics of him in that light.

I love his smile…

From our family to yours… Merry Christmas! Remembering that Jesus is the reason for this season. I am so thankful that our God, Everlasting Father, gave his only Son, Jesus, on this day, to be born for us all, who changed the world, who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our sins, who took MY place on the cross so that I don’t have to pay the price for my own sins when I die. Happy Birthday, Jesus. Thank you for Your eternal gift of salvation!

I’ve sat down two three times to write this blog post but was interrupted each time by a crying child. Hunter has had a 102-104 degree fever for 48 hrs straight. Took them both to the pedi today to rule out RSV. They tested negative. Hunter’s fever still continues. Both have horrible chesty coughs, congestion, watery eyes. My poor babies… here they are last night… all dressed up to go see Santa. I photoshopped out their goopy eyes and noses. (eta: We drove all the way to to see Santa (our outdoor Southpark Meadows Santa) and he WENT HOME EARLY because it was “too cold outside”. COLD?!?! FOR SANTA? WHO RESIDES IN THE NORTH POLE??? It was 45 degrees out. So, no Santa pictures with the boys this year. I guess that’s Austin for ya!)

One more… Technically not a great photo, but the only one I got with both of them looking forward before chaos ensued!