Mateo @ 6

Mateo turned six months last July 15 and as I've written in his half a year update, we brought him to Pic-a-Boo and had his picture taken. We finally got his pics last Saturday and I had it scanned today.

These studios that specialize in taking pictures of babies really charge a lot! I think they are taking advantage of parents' weaknesses upon seeing pictures of their children. I initially wanted to have Mateo's at Blow-up Babies but their closest branch is at Gateway so we decided to just try Pic-A-Boo since it's located in SM North's The Block.

Well, I think the costs are at par with other baby studios like Blow-up Babies and The Picture Company. At Pic-A-Boo, their minimum package is 500 pesos for 3 satin prints. So what happens is the client goes in their studio and have different shots taken for around 20 minutes. Afterwards, they show the files and that's when the client chooses the prints they want to order. So you can just imagine how a parent can go overboard upon seeing 50+ cute shots of their little ones. If the total cost of the client's prints reach 4000 pesos, then they get a cd of all the shots taken. Yes, some get to reach that 4000 pesos!

Despite the indecent amount of money they charge, I've asked Ramil if we could go back before Mateo's first birthday. I think I'm turning into a stage mama. Hehe! I'm leaving you with scanned pics of Mateo's studio stint