So precious

For the last few days I’ve been trying to come to terms that my little baby will no longer be a child as Friday she turns 18. I never had a problem turning my significant ‘ages’ (30, 40..) but for some reason I am finding this a little sad.

For 18 years I have dedicated myself to doing the right thing by her. Anytime I was making a decision I would always think about how it would impact on her first. I know she still needs me and will for a while to come but even thinking that my baby is all grown up just brings a tear to my eye.

I’m so happy that I captured so many images of her growing up as these moments are so precious. I used to point my lens towards her face so much that once she asked me to stop, she was about 11. But when she went to secondary school she told me she didn’t mind me taking her photo again, you can imagine my delight, woohoo.

So last weekend we captured a grown up portrait of her to mark this transition, it was then, when I saw her portrait on my laptop, I realised this was big. This marks a time that she moves from being a child to a young woman, I could even see it in her face, how it has changed since I last photographed her. I’ve begun to look at her differently too, she is now a woman, with her own choices to make, ok I will use the “you’re under my roof” parenting tool, but maybe just a little less.

Make sure you capture those moments, they are so precious and pass by so fast.

Eva x