Before I was even pregnant with James, Jimmy and I bought him his first toy- an adorable big-legged giraffe from the MGM gift shop in Las Vegas. I thought it was so cute and would be good to have something “baby” in the house pre-baby.
I started photographing James with the giraffe when he was 2 months old, but missed months 3 and 8 (oops!) It’s so funny to see the progression of him just sitting like a lump next to the giraffe at first and then take more interest in it. The giraffe started out much larger than James, but he quickly caught up! James’ shoulders didn’t even come up to the armrest of the chair at first, and nine months later, he’s got his arm slung casually over it!
At month 5 and 6, James was tackling the giraffe, then at month 7, he wanted to crawl out of the chair. By month 9, I could barely get him to sit still and at month 11, he was only interested in his book! The last picture I took, he was slinging the giraffe all around and almost fell out of the chair because he was climbing all over!
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p.s. I was honored to be included in Cristin (Simplified Bee’s) What Would you Do? Series along with some of my favorite blogging veterans: Brooklyn Limestone, Centsational Girl, and The Lettered Cottage. Go here to see what we did with this:
this is so sweet! my aiden has one like that too!!!
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thewiegands.blogspot.com
love the giraffe pictures!!! He is too cute! and great bench post, love it
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www.glitterandgoldblog.blogspot.com
I'm always lovin' James' hair in all his pics!
ReplyDeleteOh I just LOVE James and his giraffe! Such a great idea and so fun to see how he's grown! :)
ReplyDeleteSo adorable!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, he's such a cutie!
ReplyDeletehe's so handsome
ReplyDeleteSo cute and such a great idea! He's adorable!
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Jenna
How cute! I love that you took a picture of him (almost) every month with the giraffe! What a lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! He's growing up! I loved your design board over at simplified bee!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to measure his growth!! So cute. I love what all of you picked over at Simplified Bee!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting our blog. I have had the most fun reading yours this morning and James is precious! I love the photos -- it is amazing to see how much he as grown. I can't wait to add your blog to my list of faves. It's so inspiring.
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I love this. This is great way to watch him grow every month! I am a new follower and love your blog!
ReplyDeleteHe is so cute....Happy Birthday James !!
ReplyDeleteStella
I love the pictures with the giraffe! I have three boys (and one child on the way), and I haven't done this series with any of them. I take lots of pictures and their lives are documented to the nth degree, but I haven't done this particular thing. Maybe with the new baby!
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ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet. It reminds me of Making It Lovely's chair pics...
ReplyDeleteI did it with Moose on his bean bag,but Monkey? yeah, second child syndrome rears its head...
He is just too cute!! I love the 9 month picture...it looks like he's just chillin' out, telling jokes with his giraffe. Absolutely precious!
ReplyDeleteI KNOW IT IS NOT A CONTEST BUT...I VOTE FOR PIC 9 MONTHS! HOLY MOLY HE IS SUCH A CUTIE. YOU HAVE TO BLOW 9 MO PIC UP ON A CANVAS.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable!! Your son is too cute :)
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness that is so incredibly cute! I want to take pictures like that when I have kids someday! :)
ReplyDeleteHe is adorable! Don't you just love looking at the pictures each month, they change so quickly. He gets the award for best hair ever. His smile looks just like you! Happy 1st Birthday! Enjoy his party this weekend! xoxo
ReplyDeletei wish i did that photo session with our little guy! james is a cutie pie!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for participating in the series!!!
ReplyDeleteYour son is just darling. Fun to see him grow.
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cristin
Such adorabel pictures! It's fun to see how he's grown each month. What a doll he is! I enjoyed seeing what you did with the upholstered bench over at Simplified Bee. Very pretty, Megan!
ReplyDeleteWhat a little cutie James is!!! Love the idea of taking pics every month with the giraffe to show his growth!!
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Michele R.(CA)
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Butterfly Whispers
Such a great idea. I love how his personality starts showing through over the months.
ReplyDeleteSooo cute, and funny. I did the same thing with lilly's favorie doll, but forgot 2 months too :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea! I wish I had done this for my daughter, Payton! (21 months currently)I had her picture taken every month, but not with the same "lovey"! So smart you are! :)
ReplyDeletep.s. love your design for the bench on Simplified Bee's!
Oh my goodness, he is SUCH a doll! I can't believe he's one! I can't wait to hear about his birthday party. :)
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and wanted to say hello and let you know that I am your newest follower! :) Love your blog! Erin
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I LOVE your blog & I also thought I'd tell ya that you've got a permanent link on my blog page!
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