Eleanor’s monthly baby photo shoots are nearly at an end. She’ll turn two next month, and then I’ll be photographing her yearly instead. I used to carry her over to the chair each month for her picture, but lately she’s taken to hopping in on her own. She’s growing up, that little girl!
I take a hundred or so photographs each month, and from those I choose one image to share with you. Eleanor had a great time during our latest session, so I thought I’d give you a little peek into what our photo shoots are like. I created a video out of our still photos, and I’d say it’s just about the cutest thing ever.
Music: Toc Toc by The Lovers
As always, you can see all of Eleanor’s monthly photos here.
Amanda
April 4, 2011 at 10:03 amHow did you find the perfect music? This is a gem.
Sarah
April 4, 2011 at 10:05 amThat one part looks like she’s saying “ooh la la”! Hahah it’s great!
Jaime from Design Milk
April 4, 2011 at 11:02 amHa! I agree – so funny and cute! Perfect song.
Making it Lovely
April 4, 2011 at 2:23 pmThat’s my favorite part too!
Uchenna
April 4, 2011 at 10:05 amThank you as always for sharing so many beautiful pictures and memories with us. I always look forward to your posts.
Funnelcloud Rachel
April 4, 2011 at 10:06 amLove this! I guess 23 month olds don’t like to sit still! ;)
Making it Lovely
April 4, 2011 at 2:23 pmShe loves rocking in that chair. She has for a while now!
Nina
April 4, 2011 at 10:07 amnever commented before, but had to today: so exceptionally adorable. nicely done.
Beth
April 4, 2011 at 10:11 amYou are so right – perfect music! So cute to see her chatting away and wiggling around. Great job, mama. I am so looking forward to doing stuff like this with my kids someday!!
Erin Howard
April 4, 2011 at 10:13 amSuch a cute idea!!!! I’m totally doing this when I have a baby. It’s so much cuter than a video. And she’s absolutely precious. I love that font, too, that you used. So girly!
andrea
April 4, 2011 at 10:14 amAw, that really made me smile.
Laurie
April 4, 2011 at 10:15 amSarah is right, so perfectly timed with the, “ooh la la” adorable!
holly | bijou lovely
April 4, 2011 at 10:15 amSuch a cute video!! Eleanor is adorable. Thanks for sharing!
Kathleen
April 4, 2011 at 10:22 amI love that it looks like she’s saying “ooh lala, ooh lala” with the music!
Alisa (mrsbcs)
April 4, 2011 at 10:27 amyou never cease to make me smile and give me inspiration!
Rebekah
April 4, 2011 at 10:28 amThat is the cutest! Love the music too!
Jules
April 4, 2011 at 10:29 am:D
Felicity @ Our Little Beehive
April 4, 2011 at 10:30 amThe oh-la-la’s are so perfectly timed!
Ashlea Walter
April 4, 2011 at 10:33 amI love it when her legs get going! Reminds me of my own little wiggly worm.
Helen
April 4, 2011 at 10:42 amMe encanta Nicole!!!, when I have a baby… I wanna be a mommy like you :*!!
Cherie
April 4, 2011 at 10:52 amNicole, this is crazy good. God has blessed you with super-cool mommyness.
Tracey
April 4, 2011 at 11:07 amTHAT was seriously cute! You couldn’t have picked better music for the video.
jbhat
April 4, 2011 at 11:11 amWhat a sweet idea! Very cute video, very cutie girl.
jbhat
Holly
April 4, 2011 at 11:25 amSuch a sweet video, feels like yesterday I saw the first picture of her on that chair… how time flies!
Christy
April 4, 2011 at 11:28 amSo, so cute. Wish I had done this with my kids but only discovered others doing it now that Katie is 19 months old. Oh well, hind sight and all. She’s so precious and I love the song you put with it.
Danielle
April 4, 2011 at 11:49 amSo adorable! What a wonderful momento to hold on to! :)
chrissy
April 4, 2011 at 12:04 pmum this could be the cutest thing ever! i am going to miss her monthly photos… :)
Emily
April 4, 2011 at 12:20 pmSo fun! How’d you get the ooh la la to sync? That’s amazing!
Jen @ RamblingRenovators
April 4, 2011 at 12:27 pmNicole – that was the cutest video ever! I loved where she was leaning over and then did a v-sit. Too cute. I’m going to miss Eleanor’s monthly photos. Thanks for sharing them over the past two years. Has it really been that long?!
Making it Lovely
April 4, 2011 at 2:26 pmI know. Almost two years already!?
Pam
April 4, 2011 at 12:39 pmHad to comment – that was the cutest thing ever. Loved the music too! Eleanor will love that video when she is older.
Heidi S.
April 4, 2011 at 12:56 pmSo amazingly cute (and I love the haircut)! She is much more agreeable about sitting for pictures then my daughter is. Now that my daughter is 2, whenever I take the camera out and try and take her picture she shakes her hands and me and says “No pictures!”
Cathy
April 4, 2011 at 1:04 pmOh my gosh that was absolutely darling! Cutie pie girl and the perfect music, thanks for sharing!
Cathy
Lilly
April 4, 2011 at 1:17 pmWhat a cute video!! And the song is awesome!! Amazing how quickly time is passing us by, just like that baby Eleanor is a big girl!! xo
Micheline
April 4, 2011 at 1:28 pmAdorable to the nth! That totally made my day. Love the music, love Eleanor!
Gwendolyn
April 4, 2011 at 1:29 pmAdorable!
Allison
April 4, 2011 at 1:30 pmI love that it looks like she is singing the song…EXACTLY…at one point! So cute!
Johanna
April 4, 2011 at 1:37 pmI have a question. I love this idea. What kind of software do you use to create the video? It’s so adorable and I’ve always wondered how people do it.
Making it Lovely
April 4, 2011 at 2:27 pmI edited the photos in Photoshop (automated a batch, using actions, and it went quickly). Then I assembled the video with iMovie.
casey
April 4, 2011 at 2:01 pmthis is the cutest thing!! great job. i love it when she kicks her legs into a v! so funny.
Erika
April 4, 2011 at 2:21 pmThis is hilarious! I love how it looks like she is singing some of the parts. I want to do this with the monthly shots of my Little Guy! Such a great idea!
laurin
April 4, 2011 at 2:24 pmCuteness!
i did one of my daughter in her eames too:
http://sadielouiseovergaauw.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/sadies-first-8-months/
we had to stop though at a 8 months when she would lean too far forward and almost fell out of the chair.
Making it Lovely
April 4, 2011 at 2:29 pmI love it!
There were definitely a few monthly shoots where I (or Brandon) was *just* out of frame, ready to step in! Luckily that phase passed quickly and Eleanor has been happy to stay IN the chair for the most part ever since. :)
suzanne cabrera
April 4, 2011 at 2:42 pmSOOO cute!
jenn ski
April 4, 2011 at 2:54 pmI love this video! super cute :)
I’ll be humming that song all day
Connie
April 4, 2011 at 3:30 pmVery cool video and music. It is nice to see that I am not the only one that has to take tons of photos each month to get the “right” one.
Crystal
April 4, 2011 at 3:47 pmI love the fast motion of the video. What an adorable idea…and I love the monthly photo shoots. I sent your photo shoot link to my friend who had a baby recently so she could copy the idea.
Making it Lovely
April 5, 2011 at 12:00 amI love when people start up similar photo projects!
jan
April 4, 2011 at 5:14 pmVery cute!
Nicole
April 4, 2011 at 6:31 pmSo cute!
Can I plug for half-birthdays too? You can commit to twice a year… and they still grow a lot over 6 months.
Making it Lovely
April 5, 2011 at 12:01 amI may do half-birthdays too — I’m not sure yet.
Amanda
April 4, 2011 at 6:46 pmThis is the cutest thing ever. And the music is perfect for it. It’s a great way to keep all of her photos from that shoot without having to fill up your hard drive with 100s of photos.
Jessicah
April 4, 2011 at 7:13 pmSo cute! I just watched it with my Eleanor (who is 11 months) and she LOVED the music. There was a lot of hand clapping and pointing at the screen. :)
Herta
April 4, 2011 at 7:21 pmBrillant!
Rachelle
April 4, 2011 at 8:42 pmCutest thing I have ever seen! The music is perfect and she is so adorable.
ashley
April 4, 2011 at 8:46 pmthis has to be the most precious thing! i’ve enjoyed seeing her pics each month! i hope to do this one day when i have kids.
Kim
April 4, 2011 at 8:48 pmI love your monthly photos! I don’t have kids yet but love to look for inspiration/great props for when I do.
Megan
April 4, 2011 at 8:55 pmCute!!!
marlene
April 4, 2011 at 9:10 pmyou’re right. super cute :)
Mandy Hough
April 4, 2011 at 9:34 pmI love her chubby little baby feets. So cute.
Yvette
April 4, 2011 at 9:38 pmLove, love, love that video!!!!!
Heidi
April 4, 2011 at 9:41 pmOh my! That was adorable!
Megan
April 5, 2011 at 12:12 amOh goodness! That’s so adorable! I love how it looks like she’s leaning forward and saying “oolala” with the music.
bec
April 5, 2011 at 2:06 amThat made me smile! Just adorable!
Melanie
April 5, 2011 at 4:09 amadorable… love it!!
Lisa
April 5, 2011 at 7:28 amAdorable! And about 33 seconds it’s timed almost exactly so it looks like Eleanor is saying “oh la la oh la la.” The beat was perfect.
shalini
April 5, 2011 at 9:02 amYou’re right, it’s too cute! Loved seeing it.
Sasha
April 5, 2011 at 9:26 amAdorable! Going to miss her monthly cuteness. Maybe a quarterly photo shoot?
Holly G
April 5, 2011 at 6:05 pmIt looks like she is singing along with the song! Too cute!
casey
April 5, 2011 at 6:38 pmoh how adorable was that! i loved it!
Gail
April 5, 2011 at 8:37 pmThis is too cute! Love her personality. How’d you create it?
Sam
April 5, 2011 at 9:45 pmSooooooo cute! I am a sucker for French so that was just the icing on the cake.
Paula
April 6, 2011 at 2:03 amAdorable! You did an amazing job with this! What software do you use?
Making it Lovely
April 6, 2011 at 12:04 pmI edited the photos in Photoshop and created the video with iMovie.
ArticulateArt
April 6, 2011 at 1:13 pmVery cute video! A great idea! It felt like she was singing to some parts of the song!
Kalee
April 6, 2011 at 9:57 pmI agree that that is about the cutest thing ever. Loved it!
Milena
April 8, 2011 at 9:15 amUhlalala,j’adore ça!!!!
Cute!!!
Jo in NZ
April 10, 2011 at 11:48 pmJust adorable – this really brought joy to my heart!
young
April 11, 2011 at 1:48 pmSo cute! And the music is perfect! :)
Charlotte
April 11, 2011 at 10:04 pmAdorable! What a lovely little lady she is!!!
Sammi
April 26, 2011 at 3:55 amThat is just too freakin’ cute! What wonderful memories :)
michaela c
June 8, 2011 at 5:18 amSuch a cute little busy-body.