Emerson's First Photo Shoot

Getting a first portrait was quite the ordeal. After shopping a few minutes, Emerson decided she should eat before the main event. Kendra took her into a dressing room in Penney's for some private moments. When she was about finished with her midmorning meal, Grandma came into the dressing room to help get the baby dressed for her picture. I sat on a dressing room bench and undressed baby down to her onesie. We suddenly heard a tremendous roar and realized Emerson was dispelling the meals of prior indulgences. Kendra said, "Sit her up, sit her up!" She explained that she didn't want the poop to get on her onesie. I sat her up. Too late. The back of her onesie was a total mess up to her shoulder blades. Kendra got out a vinyl little pad to lay her on. With success, we carefully lifted the onesie off her head being careful not to undo the results of her morning bath. While I took off her diaper and mopped her up, she spit up all over the place, under her chin and all over the mat. Kendra and I began to laugh as the scene became more humorous by the moment. There she was, in her skin, lying on the mat wiggling around. Her wiggling stopped abruptly and she got silent while her eyes became as big as they get. I looked down at her and saw she had now peed a lake. She was stunned as the liquid worked its way all the way up to her head. By this time, we are rolling. What else could she possibly do to make the effort of making her beautiful for her picture. Thank God for wet wipes. She got her second bath of the morning one wipe after another. We finally got her redressed in the beautiful dress her mommy had gotten for her the day before. She did look rather angelic. By the time we got back to the studio, we were a bit late but happy that the baby was awake and happy. The photographer said they were running a bit late so we had to wait another 20 minutes. This timing was not good. Kendra decided to feed her a bit and in the process she fell asleep again. So for her first REAL pictures, the baby was sound sleep. Of course the first thing she did during her initial pose was to spit up all over her dress. Oh the joys of new babies. Unpredictible.