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Here is Blake posing in his best baby pose.
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I am always bugging this kid with kisses and hugs. He told me he was ready for some independence. I talked with my midwife about introducing a bottle of my milk so I can someday leave him with Andrew and go to the gym and she said now is the time.
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So last night Andrew gave him his first bottle. He sucked it down in record time and I had to finish feeding the guy. This guy can eat! I am excited to maybe leave tonight and get my hair cut while Andrew plays Mr. Mom at home. As much as it was hard to give up all feeding control, I know it will give us more flexibility in the long run. Bottles will be on an "as needed" basis as I am planning on breastfeeding Blake until he is at least one year old (then on to the next kid!). Andrew is a super dad and enjoyed his time in the spotlight.
3 comments:
Andrew- Which camera are you using for your photos of Blake? They are very crisp and I have been taking a lot of photos of little ones lately, but the photos are not as clean looking. I am looking to upgrade.
Lisa
The top two photos in the story are taken with a d70 thats about four years old. The lens on for those photos was with a 105mm macro lens (link below) that I got from Shannon's grandfather. Its an awesome lens, but because its not zoom and its 105mm you need a bit of room to play.
Also in those photos I had an SB-800 flash attached to the camera and set up to bounce the flash off the ceiling. That gives a nice even light without the harsh lines you get when you use a flash sometimes.
The bottom photo Shannon took of me and Blake was taken with a canon powershot s400 I got about 5 years ago. Thats also the same camera we use to take all of our movies that we put on the site.
In terms of cameras, there is a huge range depending on how much you want to get into taking photos. The d70 with large lenses and flash take great photos, but its a ton of stuff to lug around (I have a big backpack for just the camera and stuff). Some smaller cameras take really good photos as well and are much easier to carry.
105mm macro: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/105af.htm
Thanks. I am looking to get into photography since I will be a bit bored on my own in Salem. This will be great stuff for me to start my research on.
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