The contest of choice for new parents is the beautiful baby contest. Having a baby makes you feel like the contestants of Survivor and Amazing Race have nothing on you. Twenty hours of labor preceded and followed by months of sleep deprivation doesn’t compare with eating a couple of bugs or taking a zip line across a canyon. But with your new little one in tow you won’t find time to do any of those now seemingly simple things. However, your greatest accomplishment is right there riding on your hip.
Those six minutes of uninterrupted naptime you are promised each day is exactly enough time to enter a baby contest. In fact you will probably have two or three minutes left over to squeeze in a shower. You just take a picture of your adorable child, that is probably already on your computer, upload it with your name, email and maybe a caption. Some are free; others have a low entrance fee that is compensated for by gifts.
I’ve done a lot of things in my life, even some that I am very proud of, but my ten month old miracle is by far my finest accomplishment. His smile lights up the room. I have entered him in several beautiful baby contests as much for his sake as mine. The prizes are child oriented like scholarships which would help his college fund immensely.
There is another draw to the contests; talent agents use them to scout children for advertisers. I was just notified that Pottery Barn is looking for child models this month. That could be my child or yours. It is just human nature to compare everything. You eagerly await your doctor to tell you what percentile your child falls into and you glance at the other kids in the playgroup to see who is bigger.
Now you don’t even need to leave the house to check out other kids and take pride in the fact that your baby is cuter. You can judge others from the comfort of your own home while professionals are judging your little one. As your baby grows and becomes even more beautiful you can keep entering. The competition is calling, don’t wait to enter.
Baby Photo Contest Entry
Christy
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