Wren at 3 weeks

So you know how the first child in a family has a million baby pictures, and then the younger children have substantially less?  I mean, if you're child number four, you are lucky to even appear in the background of family photos.

Well, it turns out that the reason for this drop in documentation has nothing to do with the fact that the parents are just "over it" - which is the conclusion I had previously drawn.  Been there, done that, seen a baby grow, don't need a billion pictures of it.  Nope.  You see, I'm just as interested in Wren's every little development  as I was in Ellie's.  It's just a logistical nightmare trying to photograph every moment of your younger children's lives.  Most days I struggle to simply get all of us fed and most of us bathed.  Forget picking up a camera to photograph the littlest beauty.

That said, I do still try my best to document milestones.  Here is how 3 week old Wren usually looks:

Serious.  Hungry.  Thinking about food.

Sometimes she cracks a smile in her sleep and it just kills me!

But then, just as soon as the photo shoot has begun, this little face pops up.

She's climbing on the baby,

getting in the light,

wanting to see every photo I take.

Take my pitcher Mommyyyy! Cheeeeeese!

So I've had to readjust my expectations for Wren's photos.

(which is actually the theme for this entire phase of my life)

No time for fancy poses or outfit changes.

Just a few shots, on the fly, better than nothing.

Yes, of course I'll take your picture too.

Say Cheese!