I've been feeling really sad lately that I didn't get professional newborn pics taken, so this question is stemming from that!

Anything you did/did not do after baby was born, that you wish you had/had not done? Not talking about deep things or parenting style issues like feeding or sleeping arrangements or discipline or something like that! :happy: ...fluff things like getting pics made or not or keeping a baby book (which i'm doing a terrible job at) or not....or i don't know...that's why i'm asking...so that i can think about these things and get ideas so that i don't feel bad about stuff i never thought of! I'm sure there will be million of things i can look back on and do differently next time....but you know what i mean!

I am anal about keeping up with the baby books and I take TONS of pictures. The thing I regret so far is not taking more pictures of my dh and the kids interacting WITH Mark. I have lots of him by himself and then some of all of the diff family members who were in town for a wedding when he was born(so it really looks like they were all here for him in the photo album lol)

I have TONS of video of dd, not as much with ds#1 and barely any with ds#2. But I got my digital camera after dd, so Ive used it more with the boys. Im sure Im going to regret not having more video. I LOVE to look back at pics and watch videos.

Major Regrets: getting professional pictures made LOL As much of a picture freak that I am, Im also painfully frugal/cheap. After discovering that I can take pics of my own pick what I want without ANY pressure and get as many copies as I want in any size for a VERY reasonable price, I almost never go to the pro's anymore. I might take Mark when he is 3 1/2 mos old to Sears just for consistancy (my other kids both had 3 1/2 mos pics made at Sears) and Im wanting one pic with an identical background to the other 2 kids...see how anal I am about this? Anyhow, after that (and even then I only need my 8x10 to be happy) I wont be getting anymore professional pics done. I will take them to the botanical gardens, catch some good light in the back yard, take them to the zoo and have them pose or SOMEthing and just start snapping pictures.


The MAIN thing I regret was before I was anal about pics or video I was always worried about being mommy by the book. I wish I could turn back the clock and really just hang out with dd. I know you said nothing deep. But I guess what Im getting at is really just enjoy your baby. I really really get sad about not having been closer with dd when she was still tiny enough for me to swaddle :wah: I was really hung up on peoples perception of how I was doing as a mother. Sorry, I know you werent looking for that type of answer.

Oh yeah and make sure you HAND SOMEONE ELSE THE CAMERA once in a while. I have like ZERO pictures of ME with the kids because Im always the one TAKING the pictures!!!!! sorry for all of the caps, I just remembered how irked I get when I dont see myself in pics with my kids(and even if you arent enjoying whatever moment that is, try to look like you are LOL) whats worse than looking back and not seeing myself in any pics is looking back and seeing myself looking ticked in some of them :rolleyes:

I wish I had my belly cast from DS#2. I have the one from DS#1 and an empty spot above it.

I had planned to have one made, we never thought I would go early.

julie

My video camera is still brokenso we don't have any video of Beth yet

uh, this cant change too much, but i miss the "just focus on tiny babe" time. when you have your second you will see that the lazy, late lay in bed all morning days dont happen, your toddler doesnt nap anymore, so no more "sleep when the baby does" to get refreshed so you can be the "perfect mom" you want to be.

luckily for me my parents visit or take cole to their house & i get that time with journey. but i feel like she has been cheated of the full attention i was able to give cole.

Our camera broke so for a while I only have sporadic pictures of Ron. I have been good about keeping up with his baby book. Oh and I wish I wore the camera all the time when it was working because there were so many cute things I missed because they were over by the time I grabbed the camera... Ah well.

I had belly pics done with Honor and had an appointment to have them done before Reagan was born but she came early so we never got to do them. I did do a bellycast for both, wish I had known about belly casts and such when I was pregnant with Zakk :( I haven't taken the kids for a professional pic since Honor was about 9 months old! I regret that I haven't resized and printed more of our digital pics of the kids and I haven't taken nearly enough of Reagan. Gotta remedy that. Oh, and for a baby book - the best I can do is the calendar. I have the calendars where I wrote down their milestones but have never transferred any of that info into a book - I keep saying I want to learn more about scrapbooking but right now I don't have the time, money or space :( Okay, now I'm sad right along with you stephanielynn... :eyes:

Oh yeah and make sure you HAND SOMEONE ELSE THE CAMERA once in a while. I have like ZERO pictures of ME with the kids because Im always the one TAKING the pictures!!!!! sorry for all of the caps, I just remembered how irked I get when I dont see myself in pics with my kids(and even if you arent enjoying whatever moment that is, try to look like you are LOL) whats worse than looking back and not seeing myself in any pics is looking back and seeing myself looking ticked in some of them :rolleyes:


ahhh...this is totally my problem...

i have a ton of pics of the babes, and then baby with siblings, with husband...but with mama? i myself forget to ASK, so i can't blame anyone but me LOL ...

thanks for the reminder...i want to make sure i have a lot of pictures with my ella.

i find that i take so many pictures inside our house but i forget when we're out and about. i'm tired of the same ol' background. i don't really care for professional pictures...i like being able to take my own and if i wanted that look..i'd just pose them like they do at the studio.

i think it's great to do a baby photo shoot...i just read a great book "how to photograph your baby" and it had some great tips...i used them while on vacation and i think i got some great shots.

i made a family photo album on www.flickr.com and i also started a family blog. i really like being able to let all our friends and family know about pictures this way. keeps them feeling like they are close by.

Oh yeah and make sure you HAND SOMEONE ELSE THE CAMERA once in a while. I have like ZERO pictures of ME with the kids because Im always the one TAKING the pictures!!!!!

so true! I hate this too...already!

I regret that I haven't resized and printed more of our digital pics of the kids and I haven't taken nearly enough of Reagan. Gotta remedy that. Oh, and for a baby book - the best I can do is the calendar. I have the calendars where I wrote down their milestones but have never transferred any of that info into a book - I keep saying I want to learn more about scrapbooking but right now I don't have the time, money or space :( Okay, now I'm sad right along with you stephanielynn... :eyes:

sorry i made you sad too, Karen! I decided to start acting on all my sadness about pics and memories and such. Talked to a professional photographer and friend today...got lots of advice and an offer to do some baby and family pictures at six months. actually...i like marking the milestones on a calendar even better than my baby book. i could just make a note on the day rather than searching for the "firsts" page in the book....and it doesn't even list some of the things that i think are important. gonna figure out a plan for my digital pics... gonna write a breastfeeding success story soon. i think i'll really regret it if i don't record that long journey...

thanks for helping me think!