The amazing Shell of Things I Can’t Say is hosting a link up called Rockin’ the Baby. Rockin’ the Baby is a wonderful opportunity to share your favorite baby pictures and maybe win a prize.
It offically starts tomorrow, but I am sharing my post a day early. There were over 200 bloggers that linked to her Rockin’ the Bump link up last month. I had the best time visiting many of them. It should be fun to see how cute everyone’s babies were or are in this link up!
My Favorite Baby Picture of JDaniel
I was so hard to pick just one picture of JDaniel as a baby. I knew I had to pick one or you would have ended up seeing hundreds of pictures. I do have hundreds.
Why is this my favorite?
There are several reasons that this picture of a three month old JDaniel stands out from the rest of the collection. This photo reveals so much about him.
Starting from when he was a newborn JDaniel stuck one of his hands in one of my sleeves. It usually happened when he was tired. Sometimes it happened when he was around new people and just wanted to be close. In his picture he has he hand in his own sleeve. It may just be a coincidence, but when look at it I remember this special quirk.
In this picture he is laying on his back. He loved being on his back when he was awake as a baby. He hated being on his back when it was time to go to sleep. When we finally let him sleep on his tummy, his nights go longer and he was less fussy.
I love the stretch suit he is wearing. He had tons of clothes given to him and handed down to him. This was a favorite. It was super soft and brought out the blue in his eyes.
The thing I really love most about this picture is that he is looking at the baby he sees in the mirror. He probably had no idea that he was the baby in the mirror. He does seem very focused on him. From the very beginning JDaniel was very aware of everything and everyone around him. He was obviously thinking about this baby. He looks so serious.
What a great picture with his reflection in the mirror.
That is a great picture! And JDaniel was such a cute baby – but I’m sure you know that!
We did the same thing! We finally gave into letting him lay on his belly and he slept so much better! What a sweet pic of your little one!
I’m lovin’ that picture. It’s fun to see your cute little guy checking out his reflection. He looks very pensive to me.
what a sweet picture!! I love looking back over my boys baby pictures. Can’t believe how quickly time flies.
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That’s a great shot!
Lovely picture, indeed.. :)You’re right – he’s so focused on the baby in the mirror (himself). His expressions are so brooding…!
That is a great shot and I’m glad it brings back so many wonderful memories for you. 🙂
awwwww, that is a super sweet picture!! just precious. love how he is looking at himself in the mirror:)
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That’s a cute photo. I love babies and wish I had another!
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great photo. I loved pics of kids with mirrors. Always so fun!
aww, i love it when a picture captures so many memories. this is a treasure!
That is a sweet pic of him! He looks so snuggly!
What a beautiful visual image of the wonderful memories you have of his infancy. I could feel the love and sentiment in your post. Love it!!
Oh the mirror shot- just lovely!
How meaningful. There’s so many wonderful memories in that one picture alone. Love it.
Oh, that is such an adorable pic! Love it!
how wonderful that you captured his face in the mirror!!
Isn’t it amazing how one picture can bring back so many memories.
You did a great job catching his reflection in the mirror! We have that same playmat, and it’s by far my favorite out of all of them.
What a great reflection shot!
This is one awesome picture. The reflection is everything. Superb.
I love that you captured his face in the mirror, and your reasons for loving this photo so much are so sweet. What a cutie.
aww what an awesome shot 🙂 so presh!
i loved your reasonings behind the picture you picked!!!
I love the mirror shot. I should have taken more mirror pictures.
I love his little reflection.
An amazing picture! Adorable!
Love this one! I have a similar one of my daughter.
Thank you for the sweet comment! I love this shot. I have a couple of shots of Stafford like this! I also loved the sweet reasons why you love this picture!! It is fun to see the why behind why people love things….it makes it so meaningful!
That is an awesome picture! I have hundreds of pics of my kids too…it’s hard to pick!
Yes and add to your list just an artistically interesting shot since you can see his face only in the reflection. Cute cute picture!
I love that he’s looking at himself in the mirror. So sweet. And you know what? Donut sticks her hand in my sleeve when she’s tired too. I love it. Love feeling her little hand on my skin.
That is an awesome photo you captured, with him looking in the mirror! Isn’t it so hard to narrow down photos?
That picture is sweet and I love your description on why it’s your favorite! The quirk with the sleeve is so special! You’ll have to remind him of that when he’s older!
Love that shot! I always wondered too if they were curious about who they were actually looking at! He does look serious & adorable!
Love it!! I will never forget the first time my kids REALIZED they were the reflection in the mirror — priceless!
Love the mirror shot! So cute!
love it, my daughter used to always like to look the mirror too – we said she was thinking “who’s that pretty baby?”
Great pic! I love mirror shots, I took a bunch of them myself. He’s adorable 🙂
He is adorable, and I love the mirror picture!
You know what? I’m always so happy to hear I’m not the only mom who went against all the SIDS regulations and let my babies sleep on their tummies. They had reflux and I really think it helped them feel better to have pressure on their bellies….he is a cutie! You are too good–I couldn’t choose just one pic. Le sigh!