Ella's 18-Month Pictures

I took Ella in yesterday morning for her 18-month photos.  Like her one-year photo shoot, she was very shy at first and wanted nothing to do with posing for the photographer.  So, I ended up on the floor with her in my lap for several pictures before I was eventually able to slip out of the way and get behind the photographer.  Ella eventually warmed up to the camera a little bit, but struggled to ever produce a true, natural smile.  Fortunately, I was able to find one or two poses that were worthy of enlarging.  Here is what we came up with for my baby girl!