Oh the pro was the way to go for pics. I have a nice DSLR for my kids’ sports pics
and a really nice DSLR for my dental photography and I mostly use my iPhone pro now. I get better long distance shots with my DSLR, but my close up photos look just as good with my phone camera + attached ring light.
Mom tip- take a ridiculous amount of photos and video as often as you can. Even simple things like when they wake up. Going back and watching these will choke you up and the kids love seeing them. As often as my husband and I did it, we wish we had taken more.