Post by cam on Mar 16, 2015 9:31:21 GMT -5
::insert celebratory dance here::
MH and I were both blown away. The photo session went soooo well. There were absolutely some issues as expected, but under the circumstances of him being a 3yo period plus having the SNs he does, it was freaking amazing relatively speaking. The photographer was very understanding of him not wanting her to try to make small talk with him when we arrived which helped him warm up sooner (unlike when even family pushes themselves on him too fast and it only delays his warming up to whatever situation). She was also very good at picking up on when he needed breaks and switched up the order of photos as needed to accommodate that as soon as he started to show any signs of the need. LO and his older cousin (4 years older) had a blast playing the day before which helped LO through some photos MH and I weren't in (once I finally got him unclamped from my neck that is). The planning, discussing, and practicing certainly paid off; I didn't even have to go through my entire bag of tricks I had brought to get us through the day. He even gave a toy to his younger cousin who was melting down. I can't wait to see the photos, imperfections and all; I think only one grouping may have been too much of a bust to get anything decent enough from, so not bad at all.
A secondary brag from the weekend: By the last day of our visit, LO actually spoke to the older cousin - truly TO her, not just to me in front of her!
