The Stocking Incident

So when we came home from the hospital, we had a fun surprise waiting for us above our fireplace ... Elliott had his own stocking! GrandSal and Aunt Anne (who is starting her own monogramming business ... let me know if you want her contact info!) teamed up to make it and we love it!


As I sat on the couch holding my little baby and looking at it, I had the brilliant idea to try to take a picture of little E in it ... they looked like a perfect fit.

Well, 2 weeks later we finally got around to it. And things didn't work out quite the same as they were in my head ...

Problem 1 ... Babies get bigger, stockings don't. We definitely should have gone for the idea when we first had it.

Attempt A: Baby awkwardly stuffed in a too small stocking that actually looks like a strapless Christmas mermaid dress on a boy:


Hmmmm .... this isn't going quite as planned:


Maybe the baby just needs some clothes.

Attempt B: Baby awkwardly stuffed in a too small stocking that actually looks like a strapless Christmas mermaid dress on a boy with a too big Christmas shirt stuffed in underneath:


No?

Ok, Attempt C: Baby awkwardly stuffed in a too small stocking that actually looks like a strapless Christmas mermaid dress on a boy with a too big Christmas shirt stuffed in underneath and an oversized reindeer hat.


And this photo shoot is officially out of control ... it just escalated so quickly from a cute idea to full-blown ridiculousness. I'm now THAT MOM that does weird stuff to her kid for photos. I feel like I should turn in my resignation as a "professional" after this fiasco.

Oh, well. Merry Christmas from Elliott!