Baby Milestone Packages: How to Capture the First Year
Did you know..
that your newborn's face changes within the first week of being born? Even their eye or hair color can change within a few months after birth!
Capture those memories
It goes without saying but that first year really does fly!
I can remember as a new parent how fascinated I was with the daily changes in my daughter. Every day brought new surprises! Then I had my son and his milestones and development was vastly different from my first. He focused on big motor skills first and fine skills later while my daughter had been heavy on the fine motor skills and didn’t bother with walking until she was 18 months old.
Every kid is different it’s hard to keep up with photos by yourself
Needless to say, now as a mom of five kids I have learned to document the milestones during the first year because time flies so quickly and each child is uniquely different. Since I did the photos myself, I even learned to treat them as a client with scheduling them into my calendar and setting timers. The momentum of life can get going so fast that your autopilot kicks in and it’s hard to remember to document the little stuff.
Photos to cherish long after they’re grown
Within a year's time, a baby goes through so many changes that, without the help of photographs, you'd have a hard time remembering all those little quirks your little one had along the way. From changing faces and bodies to all those adorable expressions or movements, they all seem to go away in the blink of an eye!
Why Choose a Milestone Package
Cause life is full and time flies
While I absolutely urge you -- no, beg you! -- to take as many photographs of your darling cherub as you can, also consider having professional milestone photographs taken. Hear me out:
Even I “Hired” Myself for my kid’s milestone portraits
If I, as a professional photographer, had to set alarms, timers, dates, and calendar reminders to take my own kids photos, how much harder will that be for you!
I take care of all scheduling, reminders, and photographs
With a baby milestone package, you have set times to fully document each stage during your baby’s first year. You have a professional momtog helping remind you when to schedule sessions, with tips up my sleeve to photograph a wiggly kid.
Growth Comparison
Milestone packages also provide a unique benefit of using one particular prop of mine to document a child’s growth over the first year.
Show their growth and development next to the same prop over a year
Many parents choose one of my larger props, like the moon, curved white bench, or a bucket that we photograph with the child at every session. For parents who also did newborn sessions with me, I pick a prop that we used during that newborn stage and keep photographing the baby with it every few months.
Show stages of tummy time, sitting, and walking
These make for highly unique and special photos that really showcase how much your baby grows. For example, they are shown laying curled on the moon, to laying on their tummies on the moon, sitting inside it, then standing next to it.
What an awesome way to really show how big your baby gets from birth to their first birthday!
Milestone Package Comparison
With a milestone package, you ensure that your baby has a series of exquisite, meaningful pictures of at various stages in his or her very early life.
4 packages options for various needs and budgets
I offer 4 different packages for either 2, 3, or 4 sessions over your child’s first year. You save by booking multiple sessions at one time, and I do all the legwork of keeping track of reminders for scheduling each over the next year.
Think it’s already too late - it’s not!
The three packages are flexible for scheduling, so even if your child is “between milestones” we can customize our dates. I can still capture tummy time pics at older baby ages, and some children don’t even sit unassisted until 7 or 8 months old anyways.
We can capture memories at any age, plus book the first birthday session in advance
Full Year Baby Album
All milestone packages, from the 2 session up to the 4 session, allow for the creation of a signature baby album after their first birthday that captures their first year of memories.
Professional photos for all milestones
Now you end the year with a gorgeous heirloom album that is guaranteed to last 100 years in archival quality. This is no Walmart or Costco book, but a custom piece of art designed just for you with exceptional quality.
Designed and customized for you with direct shipping
The large album also includes a personalization option to add custom details in your baby’s book. These can be lullaby lyrics, baby nicknames, growing stats from the doctor, etc. These are personally added throughout your book for a custom heirloom of your child at the end of the year.
Book the milestones
So, just as I urge families to please consider the priceless cost behind newborn photos, I urge parents to do the same with milestone packages. Time marches on no matter what. I haven’t met a family yet who regrets investing in preserving these memories.
To learn more about baby sessions, see additional baby articles, view the baby gallery, or see the pricing for these various collections.
Thinking of booking a session for your child or baby? Contact me with any questions or to learn more about these unique offerings.
