I skipped out on last week’s Best Shot Monday, but I’m back in it again this week. Of course, it seems like I was too busy (with the API auction, among other things) to crack out my SLR this past week and only took a few snapshots with my P&S. However, I still have something to share from my SLR – a picture that Jody (my husband) took. And I’m even in it (well, a bit of me is)!
As some of you know, I’ve been running a photo contest on my blog to help promote the upcoming World Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1-7). I’ve received something like 36 entries, which is awesome. :) But it made me realize that, while I have a handful of pictures of me nursing Ava when she was younger and I have a handful of me nursing Julian, I don’t have any of them nursing together at the same time. This is because I really prefer NOT to nurse them together unless absolutely necessary. And when I say absolutely necessary, I mean because Jody is out of town and I’m putting Ava to bed (which is the only time she nurses) and, if Julian isn’t sleeping, I need something to occupy him and keep him safe. So I nurse them both. Obviously when that happens it’s in the dark and there’s nobody around to snap pictures.
Today, however, I decided I want a few pictures of them nursing together – for posterity and all that. So I got the camera out, set the custom white balance, set it to aperture priority mode, gave Jody a few pointers, and let the kids nurse while he snapped away.
A little editing here, a little cropping there, and this is now one of my favorites from the batch.
This is one picture I know I will be happy to have years from now. :)
Be sure to click over to Picture This to see everyone else’s choices for Best Shot Monday.
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Stacy says:
That certainly takes talent! Nice capture by your hubby and one that you will definitely treasure years from now.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:27 am
Adventures In Babywearing says:
That is a PRECIOUS picture! You should submit that one for the breastfeeding photo gallery at the Celebrity Baby Blog!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/celebritybabyblogbreastfeedinggallery/
Steph
July 16th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Jenny A. says:
I’m very pro-breastfeeding myself (but now my kids are 11 and 8!), but I never had my two breastfeed at the same time. My first stopped at 17 months, way before little sis was born. But the woman who inspired me most was a mom of twins who breastfed her two exclusively until they were at least 6 months. It was amazing.
Nice shot!! a treasure for you.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Isil says:
this is really lovely.thanks for sharing. tandem nursing rocks!
July 16th, 2007 at 8:10 am
Cristina Del Bueno says:
That is an absolutely beautiful picture!
July 16th, 2007 at 8:13 am
Heather says:
A beautiful capture Amy!
July 16th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Lindsay says:
That is an absolutely gorgeous picture. Good job to all 4 of you ;)
July 16th, 2007 at 10:50 am
Nancy Hey says:
Extremely cute! Thank you!
July 16th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Maya says:
BEAUTIFUL!
July 16th, 2007 at 11:01 am
Anna says:
What a treasure! Gorgeous photo.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Bunny says:
What a beautiful moment captured.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Dawn says:
What a touching photo! Thanks for sharing!
July 16th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Nicole says:
Awwwww! What a great moment, and a great picture capturing it!
July 16th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
pinks & blues girls says:
Oh my gosh, what a PERFECT shot!!! Love it!
Jane, P&B Girls
July 16th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
melody is slurping life says:
How darling. Hubby did good.
What a great contest you’ve got going. With 3 via adoption and my oldest having too many problems as an infant to nurse, I missed breastfeeding.
July 16th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Christina says:
What a precious picture to be cherished forever! I really regret that I don’t have any pictures of my daughter nursing…She self-weaned at 15 months and there are times I really miss it.
July 16th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Leigh says:
Totally beautiful and stunning and reminds me what an AMAZING mama you are! :)
XOXO
July 16th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Cari says:
That is a beautiful shot. You are obviously a very dedicated mom. One at a time for me has been wonderful and demanding…I can’t imagine. Lucky children!!!
July 16th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Penny says:
That’s a lovely shot and will have great memory value for you :)
July 17th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Dawn says:
OMG how the heck do you manage the time/energy to nurse TWO ? LOL
WTG mama!
July 19th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Laura McIntyre says:
What a wonderful picture, im tandem feeding my girls and often think i should get a picture of them both feeding – though as you say i rarely feed them both together anymore, i feed them both at the same time for the first few months and it was wonderful .
July 21st, 2007 at 4:43 am