It has been a while since I photographed a 15 month old baby, excuse me, toddler, who was on the run. A long while. So long, that I am officially out of toddler shape and need to start training because Wally will be there momentarily. You think I’m kidding? How hard could photographing a sweet little girl be? I was SORE the next day. That’s how hard.
Hailey is fifteen months old and, like all kids on the move at her age, wants to see the world. NOW. I love how curious and excited and energetic this age is as they explore. Aside from being quite the runner, Hailey is also the most social little girl I’ve seen. She made friends everywhere she went. If there were humans (or dogs or ducks) in the vicinity, Hailey was going to wave and go to them and let them know that they were friends already. It will be so interesting to see how her natural social tendencies shape this little girl’s life.
On to the photos! We started on this wooden pathway. In retrospect, this was the perfect place to photograph a baby who wants to run. She could either run toward me or toward mama, and not much else. I’ll need to remember that when I’m trying to get shots of Wally in a couple of months. Once in a while, Hailey would pause for an instant, so I was able to get this…
and this. I love hoods on babies.
We headed to the grass to get some playtime with mom. I believe Hailey is signing “eat” here.
Does anyone know why sometimes bubble solution isn’t very…bubbly? I’m going to have to ditch this stuff because we could only get one bubble at a time with it. Fortunately, that’s all we needed for this shot.
Hailey got some new boots for her photo session, but she wasn’t used to walking in them yet. I took advantage of her difficulty to get this shot, which is one of my favorites.
Happy girls.
Of course I had to get a better shot of those boots.
This one cracks me up. Can you see that she’s about to dash off somewhere?
Hailey loved her time in the swing, though I think that was mostly due to the little boy swinging next to her. Such a sweet face.
And we’ll end with a running shot. Yes, there were quite a few.
Jamie and Hailey, thanks for the workout! It’s completely normal for this age to want to run, run, run, and it was a delight to chase sweet Hailey. Enjoy!
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