Black & White Newborn Photos

With both of our kids, we ordered photo packages from the photographer that does newborn photos at the hospital. It's been convenient, we can get the birth announcements ordered and sent out quickly, and we've been happy with the pictures themselves.

With Ada's photos, we got a free black and white 10x13 print. I didn't think much of it at the time, and honestly didn't think I'd probably ever do anything with it.

When the pictures came in the mail, we fell in love with that print! We just had to frame it up! Of course, that meant we had to go back and get a print made of Isaac to match! This was a bit more complicated, and I'm not going to go into the details of the hassle we went through. 

Here's the finished project on our wall: 

(By the way, it's really hard to take a decent picture of framed photos with cheap glass and poor lighting!)

We bought the frames and mats at Hobby Lobby, and my very helpful husband framed them up. He used to work at a custom framing shop, so he's kind of good at it ;) I do give him a hard time for always making me make all of the decisions when it comes to choosing frames, mats, etc. I mean, come on! He's the professional! In the end, the pictures turned out GREAT!! I just love seeing my babies' sweet newborn faces!