Poems has been written about the beauty of a baby that is sound asleep.
Photographing them though can be tricky. Especially when baby is a light sleeper.
We did some planning ahead of time to get baby accustomed to her crib in a different place with light streaming in and to all the other paraphernalia surrounding her cot. She took a little longer to fall asleep, however it was worth it.
This as an ooh and aah blogpost for all the cute baby lovers out there.
Here is the famous old Afrikaans poem that came to my mind while taking this images –
(What is the sleep a wonder sweet thing...)
Wat is die slaap ’n wondersoete ding!
Sag op haar bloue oë daal die vaak
soos maneskyn diep waterkuile raak
om daar te droom in silwer skemering.
Vir laas beef oor haar lippe ’n fluistering:
“Nag, Pappie.” Ek merk hoe langsaam hy genaak,
wat drome soet tot werklikhede maak:
in vaderarms rus my lieweling.
Sluit so my oë, God, wanneer vir my
u Engel wenk ter laaste, lange rus
en ek van wilde woeling hier moet skei;
dat my dan stille drome huis toe sus
en sterke Hand deur duisternisse lei.
Sluit so my oë, God, as ek gaan rus.
– DF Malherbe (Slaap)