Self-Portrait

A different kind of self portrait.  I downloaded Ellie Goulding's, "Lights" to my iPod several weeks ago and loved her album cover for that single.  It has played in the back of my mind as a really cool photo.  Then this morning I log onto facebook and saw a friend had done a unique take on a self-portrait of himself and I decided it was time to update mind.  This photo really shows how I feel at the moment.  "Just Breathe".  I repeat this mantra more often than I would like to but right now my family is gearing up for a big chapter in our lives.  My son Brayden has PFFD and will be undergoing his first round of limb-lengthening in just a couple of months and at times it has felt the weight of what is to come resting on our shoulders can be heavy.  I look at this photo and it accurately depicts so many emotions right now and while I would have done a few things differently if I didn't edit it in just 5 minutes, I really appreciate the emotional climate it portrays.

Brayden turns 2! | Professional Child Photographer - Berlin, Ocean City, Salisbury, MD

 

I can't believe this little guy, my little guy, just turned the big two!!!  For those that have not met my family, Brayden has PFFD in his left leg.  His left femur is a few inches shorter than his right.  He wears a lift shoe for balance and an AFO brace to stablize his ankle and keep it from rolling when he walks and runs.  We have put together a team, "Footprints for Brayden" (also the name of his blog if you google it), and will be walking proudly in the save-a-limb walk/ride this fall to benefit the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

The cupcake photos are hilarious.  He is the first child I have taken photos of to actually lick the floor when he dropped the cake.  I love this boy!  These photos show a lot of his character and how happy-go-lucky of a kid he really is!