Every year Babytalk magazine teams up with Good Morning America to search for just the right baby to pose for the Babytalk cover. This year, we received almost 80,000 photos, and narrowed it down to eight semi-finalists. Check them out here, in our exclusive behind-the-scenes gallery. The winner, who will appear on the cover of the October issue of Babytalk magazine, will be announced on Good Morning America in September.

Photos by Valerie Fischel

Semi-finalist Dory, of Girard, Illinois, sits with mom, Rachel (right), and gets pretty for the shoot.