Last night DH and I took DS to a portrait studio to get a family photo. I stressed for two weeks over outfits, getting my nails done, props (my father's baby quilt that was passed down), my makeup, etc.
I didn't have high expectations, it was a chain portrait studio. All I was hoping for was a decent photo of the three of us for a Christmas card. I wanted a studio/indoor portrait.
There were only two shots of the three of us, they were hideous. DS was tired and started crying and sucking his thumb.
Ugh.

What do you do to get a better photo with a baby? Any tricks that I don't know of? How do you keep a LO happy?