Originally I had planned to post some photos from our Spring photo shoot today, but as I was going through them I realized there are way too many good ones, and I need some more time to narrow down my favorites. Otherwise I'd just blast you guys with 300+ pictures, and that could be a little overwhelming...
When we took the photos I decided I wanted to reenact a few of my favorite poses from my
maternity shoot so I could do a before & after collage (you know how I love collages!), and this is what I came up with. I absolutely love the way these turned out.
The photos on the left were taken almost exactly a year ago, when I was 8 months pregnant and still a whole month away from meeting Ezzy. (Longest month EVER!) I remember not wanting to even do the maternity shoot that day, and feeling like we had waited too long and I was too huge to want my picture taken. Of course, once it was done, I was so glad I went because we got hundreds of beautiful photos that perfectly captured that special phase of our lives.
The photos on the right were taken a few weeks ago. Never in my life would I have been able to comprehend a year ago the amount of love I would feel for both of these guys today. My love for each of them just keeps growing. I remember having no idea what to expect about parenthood or Ezzy. Honestly it's been easier than I imagined (knock on wood). I think there's something about parenthood that makes you quickly forget the difficult times (like labor/delivery, not sleeping, crying fits, diaper blowouts) and focus on the good. Ezzy is such a happy, curious, giggly, chatter box little boy. Every day Joe and I feel so lucky to be his parents. I still can't get over what a dapper little gentleman he looks like in these pictures. It's crazy how much can change in a year!
(Disclaimer: you'll have to pardon me if I get more nostalgic as the month goes on, I still can't believe my baby is almost one!)
