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    When Babies Get Messy: Which Do You Grab First, a Towel or Your Camera?

    By Redbook | Parenting – Thu, Feb 2, 2012 3:05 PM EST

    By Charlotte Hilton Andersen, REDBOOK
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    Sloppy baby pictures of your little one like this shot can put a smile on your face for years to come.

    Quick: Your baby dumps a cup of applesauce over head-what's your first instinct? If you're like many moms these days, you reach for your camera before a towel. The sheer delight! The chubby cheeks! The surprise! It's enough to make anyone go "awww!" Messy baby pictures are one of the best joys of motherhood, even if cleaning up after them isn't.

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    Babies are unpredictable creatures and this is never more true than when it comes to food (both going in and coming out!). I remember my first son's first birthday when we busted out the tarp, stripped him to his diaper, set his cake on the ground in front of him, and waited with our cameras to capture the cake fest. Wouldn't you know it, he crawled over to the picnic supplies and pulled out a spoon which he then used to take a dainty three bites before signing "all done." Stinker. Thankfully son #2 gave us the cake pictures of our dreams when he dove right in and ended up with a cupcake as a hat.

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    I know I'm not the only mom with some awesome messy pictures lying around and Redbook wants to collect candid shots of your little ones to potentially feature in the magazine. This month we're collecting pictures of messy babies and awkward school photos. E-mail your favorite shots to redbookemail@gmail.com.


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    9 comments

    • k8blujay
      k8blujay  •  3 months ago
      Hahaha... definitely the camara... I have future graduation/wedding reception montages to think about... ;-)
    • V
      V  •  3 months ago
      LOL, I keep the camera AND the towel at hand at all times. Never know when you'll need one or both!
      • Spawn32f
        Spawn32f 3 months ago
        i remember my first nephew's birthday cake he put it all over his face and his ears and up his nose and in his diaper lol he was so cute back then and then we let him go play in the pool and our dogs would go over and lick him clean of the birthday cake it was soo cute lol and of course it was white icing and chocolate cake every kid's 1st birthday cake should always be chocolate..
    • judyrae41
      judyrae41  •  3 months ago
      I had my baby back in the 1980's so no digital pics. I definitely grabbed the camera first, then the towel. ;)
    • poppet
      poppet  •  3 months ago
      i have a picture of my granddaughter with the results of strained carrots.It is SO cute..but maybe only to me.We got through the entire jar.I wish I had e-mailed it to Gerber!
    • Nic
      Nic  •  3 months ago
      Depends what the mess is. If it's food or mud or bubbles, than camera first. If it's boogers or poop, definitely clean them off immediately and forget taking any pictures. I can not stand when parents will leave their children covered in bodily excretions and then think it's cute to show off the pictures! *barf*
    • Maru
      Maru  •  3 months ago
      I have pictures of both of my children eating their first chocolate ice cream... it was their first time ever eating an ice cream and first time ever tasting chocolate! So those shots are priceless to me! After that... playing with food and getting messy while eating was a big no, no!
    • jetbender
      jetbender  •  Davenport, Iowa  •  3 months ago
      As a man, pretend you are grossed out and run away and leave the job for a woman to get cleaned up, especially with the dirty diapers, run men run!
    • 12know
      12know  •  Campbell, California  •  3 months ago
      Nothing adorable about a messy baby. If the kid thought it was funny, and did it deliberately, the kid would pay for it with a hard smack across the bottom.
      • A
        A 3 months ago
        idiot....they are babies. You must not be a parent....wait youre from California...that explaines it all.
      • Stacey S
        Stacey S 3 months ago
        your an arse
    • Tigger
      Tigger  •  Boise, Idaho  •  3 months ago
      More like "ewwww". I try to keep my son as clean as I can, while understanding that children get messy. But take a pic? Not likely.
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