In a (New) World of My Own

Finally I managed to capture my niece Ella as I see her – vulnerable, shy, withdrawn and freakishly adorable. Keeping Ella at the minimum focal distance of a 70-200mm in a tiny sitting room added appreciably to the challenge.

My week has been all drama, headaches, tears and, yes, crying babies.

Does it work? Opinions on the back of a postcard to me:

Angela knocked Garrett’s bellybutton off last night. :[

For sure. Here’s Garrett fast asleep on the bed.

I’m raising the children of the corn: Blue-eyes, blond-haired monsters who have this wicked power to melt my heart. This photo is, I guess, Garrett’s first posed portrait, although it isn’t the heart-warming and cutsey photo of a sleeping baby that photographers and parents have come to expect. Garrett is curious. His eyes jerk open, his head pops up and he stares at me, at his mum, at Caira, and at anyone else nearby. His head twitches one way and then another as he considers all the angles.

Icy blue eyes boring into your soul.

Click through the image for the full (family-friendly) gallery of Garrett’s birth!

Garrett Gerard Clanton Grealish arrived on this world at 3:24PM PST, weighing in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 16 inches in length.