Baby Monthsaries 1-11!

I know I promised a post on my Twins' Monthsary Pictorials so here goes...

Like I explained in my previous post (here) each one is significant to the current physical/emotional stage they were at at that time. Well ok fine - also my whims and moods!

As they were only capable of lying on their backs obviously - this is their 1st month photo! I was so happy my sister was starting a cake decorating class at that time and we were able to borrow a mock cake! teehee I aslo thought of a constant which is the picture frame with the month on it!

On their 2nd Month it may seem that they regressed! HAHA They are not even awake in this photo! I placed them in their changing table just to have a different setting. 

On their 3rd month I felt it would be appropriate to dress em up already! So out came the gingham dresses! YAY! haha They were also starting to sit up with support so hence this position. It took many tries since Lila kept on falling onto Sandra - after a dozen tries I decided to just go with it! Turns out nicely still I think!

On their 4th Month I wanted to show them sitting on their respective Bumbos but to no avail. They kept squirming and getting off! So I had to make do with this! Make sense too since they have mastered supporting their heads up at this point! This is actually one of my faves too. And take note, they are already sporting the headbands that I made. I think it was around this time as well that I got a yaya. 

Sooooo! This the 5th month was when I was all excited since they were more agile and mobile! Silly me! Of course that also meant a harder time to get them to stay put for a photo!  All I got from outtakes were them trying to have a go at my camera! Glad was able to capture this one =)

Look at my babies all behaved at 6 months. NOT! I had extra hands to help me with this. Good thing mom was here as she didn't want to miss their first feeding! HAHA It is really a miracle I capture these things!

7 months was all about crawling and crawling and grabbing. This pretty much showed that.  You can just imagine my frustration at this time! This was literally a work out for me! I had to keep going back and forth trying to put them in their proper place!

At 8 months my babies have perfected standing up! This photo is so inspired right?? HAHA Even took the effort to have a theme and make them tutus! This was also around the time we got this miracle of a mat (I forgot the brand but it is available at Hobbes and Landes) . Best buy ever as this allowed them to explore without getting hurt! It is soft yet sturdy so they can easily tread on it and roll around. 

Another inspired post! I cannot help it when I checked that the RL coat their godmother gave them fits already! So I just had to have this shot done! They took turns wearing that coat but it fit Sandra better =) So Lila had some fix up from Momma the Stylist! HAHA What she is wearing is a dress turned backwards =p See also that the picture frame is already MIA. I tried but gave up when all they was have a go at it!

At 10 months was when they had their first swim! Their late christmas gift from another godmother came in handy too! Aren't they just adorable in their swimsuits?? =)

And on their 11th month I was seriously in full party prep mode.  I was already done with their headpieces and made them wear this flower blooms! My cute little fairies!!!

I hope you guys enjoyed looking through their 1st year with me. I'm getting all teary eyed but really I just can't wait for them to keep surprising me. They are growing up into such beautiful individuals and shaping up to be unique from each other it is getting me all excited.

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Baby Monthsaries!!!

While on bed rest and house arrest during my recent pregnancy and I have met my new best friend - Pinterest! Whoever is guilty of spending hours and hours pinning away and dreaming one day I'll be able to do that too - raise your hand! I was! But really after much thought and self reflection I have come to a realization of my own limitations. Haha But still I thank who ever created it and made it easy to be a CRAFTY MOMMA and to see such a great pool of ideas to do with your young ones and more. So while perusing the sight I saw some lovely ideas to document each monthsary of my babies. 

Here are some examples:

Note: It is very unfortunate that I cannot site the source for the photos above. 

If you do know please feel free to comment on it. 

So inspiring ain't it? Was glad too that I ran into these ideas before my babies were born or I would have skipped like a month or two! But now down the road I am now celebrating my twins' 8th Monthsary!!! Yes  EIGHT freaking months!!!  With that I would like to show their current photo =)

Though I was not able to execute it with much deftness as my pegs, what I aimed for was to showcase their milestones in the photos for the said month. For this one, as they were starting to stand up already I portrayed them as ballerinas on a ballet bar =) Other months not so inspired haha but let me show you a few! 

First month when lying down was really all that they could do haha

I was so excited for this one as the babies were already active! I thought finally I was going to be able to take a decent photo where both of them are sitting down! But of course being able to sit down on their own equals being able to do a lot of other things too!!! So I had to settle for this with them wrestling each other!!!

6 months mark their first meal! So added their bowls for props!!

Such a great challenge that I take on every month! I know you moms out there would understand how hard each photo takes. Forget about the law of thirds and great composition. It is very rare that we just capture a smile or an antic at the very right moment! Well for these monthly pictures it is indeed quite an undertaking especially that there is 2 of them!!! While one might be ready showing a smile the other is looking at the other direction or simply crawling away!!!

Outtakes for their 7th Month! Crawling away indeed!

Nonetheless there is no denying the value of this undertaking! Its silly that I even think its hard but really in each small thing you do with/for your child you just want the best right? Anyhoo do watch out for when they turn 1! And I can show you guys the entire series already and reveal my other plan for these photos!!! =) 

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