Say Cheese!

The day of the newborn pictures was met with excitement and apprehension since we were working with our two 2-week old babies. Of course, we expected Payten to be difficult but were surprised at her uncanny ability to 'work the camera'. Her sister was not to be a fan of the camera, or flash, so she spent a fair amount of time frowning after a shot and crying before.

We soon realized that the naked babies don't stop peeing when Emmerson christened the beautiful white blanket. Over the duration of the next few hours each girl let loose many, many, many times!

We had so much fun -- Christine with Uncontained Photography is amazing and an absolute delight to work with.
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Maiden Voyage

Our first family outing was to the pediatrician. Only 20 minutes late, we were impressed with ourselves that we had made such good time.

During the checkup, the doctor strongly suggested we move the babies to our room for the first month so we could sleep. What an amazing doctor -- she diagnosed our sleep deprivation and gave us a cure!

That night the girls slept 5 hours straight. Unfortunately that was to be short-lived.

Payten & Emmerson' Arrival

Born 23 minutes apart, the girls couldn't be any more different. With a full head of dark hair, Payten made her entrance into the world screaming for everyone to hear. "I'm here" she sung out!

Emmerson arrived at a slower pace and her cry to the world was more muted than her sister but still gave notice that she had made her appearance.

After a quick bout with jaundice and few days in the tanning bed, we were finally on our way home.