There are so many options for monthly milestone pictures. While they may be hard to keep up with while carrying for a new baby, you’ll be so glad you took them.
I look back at my girls monthly baby photos all the time. I remember it being stressful to take baby photos at home, but it was beyond worth it.
Below I’ve gathered easy monthly milestone photo ideas, funny themes, and more. I hope you find the baby photography inspiration you need here.
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1. Teddy Bear
Teddy bear monthly milestone pictures are so cute because you get to see your baby grow in comparison to the bear month to month.
I did this theme with Vanessa because I wanted something simple and easy, considering she was my third.
I changed her pose and camera angle, but kept her in a pink outfit each month to keep the colors cohesive.
2. Milestone Balloon Set
This milestone balloon set is so precious. You all know I’m a sucker for neutrals.
The set comes with the balloon and each month you place the number on it for each photo.
3. Donuts
I love how simple these donut monthly milestone pictures are to take. This one doesn’t involve at lot of set up. It’s an easy baby photography idea to take at home.
4. Pizza
Can you get a slice of this? Too cute.
I love the dedication here because this is a monthly commitment to buying a pizza.
If you’re a pizza lover you’ve got to try this pizza milestone photoshoot idea.
5. Wooden Milestone Markers
Wooden monthly milestone markers are a classic and understandably popular for how easy they make taking monthly baby photos at home.
6. Flowers
If you want an elegant option for your monthly baby photoshoot try these flower milestone numbers.
This one is so simple because all you need is a birds eye shot of baby on a blanket and flowers in the shape of the number of the month.
7. Holiday of the Month
The way they used the holiday of the month as the theme for their monthly baby photos is so adorable. These turned out so good.
If there’s no holiday that month you can go with a seasonal theme and it all works out great.
8. Wooden Baby Milestone Blocks
These wooden baby milestone blocks are handmade and their modern look is perfect for your monthly baby photos.
9. Paper Roll
Another super easy baby photoshoot at home idea. All you need is a roll of paper and a marker for this one.
10. Blow Out Your Candle
This cake diy monthly baby photos idea is so cute.
Holding baby in the same pose every month really shows their growth.
11. What’s the scoop?
A scoop of ice-cream for every month is so creative for baby milestone photos.
These came together so well, I love them together as a collage.
12. Reusable Monthly Milestone Chalkboard
I love this reusable monthly baby milestone chalkboard idea because not only can you document the month but you can add height, weight, teeth, and more.
13. Holding Baby
Holding your baby in front of you is another easy monthly milestone pictures ideas that is so easy to pull off.
Each month you’ll see baby change in size in your very arms.
14. Baby In Bassinet
Another easy one to do is baby in bassinet.
I really appreciate these simple easy ideas because keeping up with monthly milestone pictures for your baby can feel tiresome as a new mom.
Ideas like this look great and are so easy to keep up with.
15. Color Scheme & Letter Board
For Hailee’s monthly milestone pictures I got two nice blankets and used those in each shot to create an aesthetic theme.
Sometimes I included a letter board. I thought her three month letter board saying was especially cute.
16. Balloons
There are so many cute ways to include balloons in monthly milestone photos for your baby.
17. Monthly Baby Photo Illustrations
Want to take almost all the work out of your baby’s monthly photos?
You can take a photo of baby on a white sheet and get custom baby milestone drawings done for each one.
The result is so funny and cute.
18. Cute As Pie
If you’re good in the kitchen you need to try the monthly milestone pie theme.
Imagine a collection of 12 photos of your baby growing, dressed as a baker next to pie. You need that.
19. Cookie Monster
The Cookie Monster monthly milestone pictures have got to be the sweetest of this whole list.
Such a simple idea, but so adorable and easy to take at home.
20. Cardboard Box
These cardboard box monthly baby photos will take a little editing but they come together so well. Magical.
