Why you must invite Grandma to your baby's newborn photo session

This is my Mother and my first born, approximately four years ago.

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I took this image on their first visit to our home after bringing home our newborn baby boy. It was not the first time they met though.

See, my Mother is the most unselfish, most reliable, most loving person I know. And the most beautiful woman I know as well. Of course, we all feel this way of our Moms. But my Mom was there when she got the call from my husband that I’m in the delivery room and getting a cesarian. My first pregnancy. I wanted natural, unmedicated birth…life happens. Nevertheless, they jumped in the car and came. She was there all 4 days I had to stay in the hospital, came every day and stayed (against hospital protocol) from morning till night, because I was struggling with breastfeeding big time. She went through similar and was there for me relentlessly. She was holding my hungry newborn baby, soothing him, loving on him while I took some rest. We had a very rough start but she was there and she was there afterwards too and ever since.

Even though we are countries apart, she is with us every day thanks to technology, and flies in every chance she gets. My son wakes up, hands me my phone from under my pillow (I use it as a torch in the middle of the night if needed) and says “grandma” like a 100 times until I call her.

So, if you have a remotely close connection with your own mom, or with your mother-in-law, I beg you to consider inviting her to your newborn session. Tell her she’s gonna have to have only 1 image taken with baby. Many women hate their picture taken, especially at this age, but I promise you, your child (and grandma after couple of years when your newborn is a toddler) is going to forever cherish this one photos.

Because Grandma’s are treasures to have, for us, young mothers, and for our children.

I am sending this off to the lab to get myself some luxurious Fine Art canvas and I will display it in the kid’s bedroom.

If you’ve already had your newborn session, have you had your grandma pop in for a photo? Would she agree to it?

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