Every month we have been taking a picture of Avery in the same chair with the same bear; nothing different.
What is different, is the level of difficulty with each passing month as Avery’s mobility only gets better.
Last month, she was on the verge of crawling, and very hard to keep still as she constantly attacked her bear. This month was no different, but she was able to stabilize herself a little better. Yep, Going Mom still needed to stand by to prevent the gravity defying Avery from falling right off the chair.
Notice Mommy’s safety net arm ready to catch our baby as she lunges forward in her crazed state.
Another variable I never considered is the fact that she’ll eventually have more than just a gummy smile, she’ll have teeth! This is the first month where Avery is flashing us a snaggletoothed smile with only her front top right making an appearance.
Hard to see, but it’s there. She also has her two front bottom teeth cutting through, but they’re still hard to see.
Our 8 month photo session was short lived, but we successfully obtained a few good shots. The temperament of a teething baby is grab bag of emotions; you never know what you’ll get from one minute to the next. First, she’s happily hugging her bear-friend….
…..then it’s suddenly hands-to-face….
…..and more hands-to-face, really rubbing those eyes….
……oh, it’s back to happiness and bear hugs…
…..but wait, maybe the bear said something mean…
…..nope, it’s that damn tooth….
……okay, one more hug? for the bear with Mommy’s supervision…
……aaaaaannnndddd, she’s spent…..
…..now it’s all business, the bear is gone.
All of this happened in the span of approximately 4 minutes. I know, it’s a crazy life, huh?
As all parents already know, the randomness of our kids’ temperaments means us adults will also have a varied temperament. Guess that’s why we have our options of beer, wine, or liquor should the “need” arise!
I know, we never actually think we need alcohol to solve our problems, it’s just fun to reference………..and drink. 😉
If you take frequent growth pictures of your kids or used to, what difficulties did you experience as they grew older?
Brilliant idea to follow the growth of Avery like this…but I never realised until you pointed it out how great it is to see the changing temperament too! I guess that at times the mood might mean that they don’t sit still enough for a (focussed) photo to be taken…but there’s a story behind that blurred image too!
Thank you, Paul, we’re enjoying each month more than the last as her characteristics begin to show! It is great capturing her instantaneous change in temperament to relive in the distant future. And yes, we can’t allow ourselves to delete the blurred pictures for that reason….they’re part of a bigger story!