Why it’s important to capture baby’s first year

Newborns

When you’re a new parent, it’s hard to believe that your baby will ever change. At first your baby is tiny you are so busy taking care of them and soaking up all that new-ness that it sneaks up on you. Before you know it, your baby starts to get bigger. Their hair starts growing longer. They learn to crawl and to walk. It’s hard to see what the future will hold, but one thing is certain: Your baby will grow up fast. That’s why it’s so important to capture baby’s first year on camera—it helps you remember how your little one has grown, and it gives you something tangible to look back on when they’re older. Here are five reasons why capturing your child’s first year is so valuable:

Photos help you remember despite how quickly your baby grows

As a parent, you’re going to want to remember every detail about your baby’s first year. It’s easy to miss the smallest things in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. For example, did you know that babies grow an average of 2 inches per month during their first year? That means they’ll be a whole foot taller than they were when they were born!

You may also notice that your little one is changing weekly instead of monthly. Babies only have that newborn look and tiny-ness for a very short time, so of course you want to capture that. They usually begin to sit independently around 6-8 months old which makes this an ideal time for photos because it helps capture their facial expressions (and those little smiles). And of course that one year mark is a big milestone that you definitely want to photograph. Their personality is usually really coming out at this age!

newborn baby boy on white fur blanket for his photoshoot

To document milestones and changes you wouldn’t notice otherwise

Baby’s first year is a whirlwind of milestones and changes. If you’re like most parents, you’ll be busy trying to get through each day with one eye on your baby and another on everything else going on in your life.

It’s important to take the time now–before it slips away–to capture these moments because once they’re gone, they can never be retrieved again.

Someone is ALWAYS changing

It’s important to capture your baby’s first year because they are always changing and growing. You’ll never be able to keep up with it all, so you need to document the big milestones for posterity!

At 3 months old, your baby will be so much bigger than when you brought him home from the hospital. By six months of age, he’ll be starting to sit up and starting to babble more–he may even say “mama” or “dada” by then! By 12 months old (if not sooner), your little one will be starting to walk and learning new things every day–you won’t want to miss out on any of this precious time together!

6 month old baby boy laying on his tummy for his photo session on a white blanket.

To capture the special connection between you and your family

Capturing the special connection between you and your family is an important part of documenting your baby’s first year. You should also think about how this project will help you look back on memories in the future, such as when your child is older and can’t remember what life was like before they could talk or walk.

Parents love to look through photos of their kids when they were babies because it brings back a lot of great memories–and sometimes those pictures will remind them of something funny that happened during that time period!

Capturing baby’s first year is an amazing way to look back when they get older.

Capturing your baby’s first year is an amazing way to look back when they get older. It’s a special time in their life that you want to remember, and photos are a great way to document this period.

Photos will also help you capture the special relationship between you and your baby. Babies grow so quickly that it’s easy to forget all the little details from each month, so having photos around will remind you of what was happening at any given point in time.

It’s also a great way to capture the special bond between you and your baby. This is a time when they are learning about the world around them and developing new skills every day. Seeing how fast they learn from their first smile to crawling will be an amazing memory that you’ll want to cherish forever.

one year old boy sitting and smiling while playing with blocks at his one year photo session

Conclusion

It’s important to capture baby’s first year because it helps us remember all of the little things they do. We can look back on these photos and remember how much they’ve changed over time. They might not understand what is happening now, but someday when they are older and have kids of their own, these pictures will mean something special to them!

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