A baby’s first year goes by so fast. The saying “You blink and it is gone” really says it all. I remember when I was able to hold my son in my arm and do the Heisman Trophy pose but those days are long gone. Now he is taller than his mother and in a few more years I am sure he will be taller than me. That is why photos are so important. I have some great shots of my kids when they were tiny but I wish I had thought of some of these creative ways to capture the first year of my kids lives. It makes me wish I had a time machine so I could go back to when my kids were little again.

Check out these great photo ideas to use for your baby’s first 12 months at Buzzfeed.