newborns
Identical Twins – A double dose of cuteness! {Raleigh newborn photographer}
Wow. I’m not even sure where to start. One of my professional goals for 2012 was to tackle my first set of twins. I knew it was going to be a challenge, but I also knew it was going to be rewarding. Sometimes getting one newborn sleepy and posed for a session is hard work. Two is obviously harder. Twice as many feet and hands to wrangle, twice the poop and pee, and twice the bottles. It was a good thing I had an extra set of hands to help me. A super big thank you to Laddy Kortekaas for coming all the way from Charlotte to help me out!
Sweet baby “P” and “T” are identical twin boys. They were just 4 1/2 pounds when they came to see me. By the far the tiniest babies I’ve had to date. They were so sweet and I was simply amazed by watching how they interact with each other. When one grunts, the other responds. When one moved an arm, the other would move theirs – and this happened a lot. The only thing that wasn’t always the same was that one seemed to always be awake while the other was sleeping! We kept them swaddled for most of their session as it seemed to be the only way to keep them both sleeping at the same time. For my first set of twins, I think I did ok! I learned a lot, and hopefully will be able to put that into practice for my next set. Thanks to mom and big sister “B” for helping with the sweet boys and for trusting me with them. This isn’t the last you will see of them, we’re going to do their family shots in a separate session so stay tuned!
Sweet baby “T” and his smiles! He was full of them for us!
Sweet baby “P”
Big sister “B”
This one describes most of our session – one asleep, one awake =)
Meet sweet baby John. He surprised his mom and dad by coming almost 2 weeks early. Now at almost 2 weeks old he was the perfect little model today. He was bright eyed and alert for almost an hour for me, but once we got him sleeping he slept hard. We wanted to keep his shoot simple so I just focused on all of his sweet perfection. I got to use my new 35mm 1.4L lens for this shoot and I am in love with it. It may not be coming off of my camera for a long time! Thanks for making the drive down from Wake Forest to see me today. I hope it was worth your trip =)
This first shot is my favorite from the session. Too cute!
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Triangle Children’s Resource Guide is run by Michelle Fish. When I asked Michelle how TCRG got started, here’s what she had to tell me:
“Before becoming a mom of five I was a paramedic and after having my second child realized I couldn’t keep those hours anymore. My husband and I purchased Kid to Kid in Cary in 2007 because I fell in love with the concept of selling your used baby items. As a small business owner I saw a need for a simple to the point advertising outlet for kid friendly and mom based businesses that didn’t cost a fortune. As a mom I saw the need for a resource of fun and different things to do. I also wanted to have a kids eat cheap section to of course save a little when we go out to eat with all those kiddos. I also organize the Holly Springs Mommies Meet up group and the moms are always looking for something to do with and without the kids. So it just made since. My biggest challenge so far is working from home with the little kids, and of course them not understanding deadlines. Having to stop and look at everything every five seconds and making a simple phone call with out the receiver hearing my children yelling 🙂
It also features all the places “Kids Eat Cheap” in and around the Triangle.
So head on over to their website http://www.childrensresourceguide.com and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/childrensresourceguide and check it out for yourself.
Meet sweet baby “T”. Isn’t he absolutely perfect? I work with his Dad and was thrilled (and honored) when he asked if I would take their newborn pictures. Having known Dad for some time now, I knew little baby “T” was going to arrive in style – and he did not disappoint. Him and his big sister are going to be two of the best dressed kids around. I seem to have a curse where the babies of my friends don’t like to sleep for me. This little guy was no exception. He’d sleep, but only in my arms. As soon as I put him down he would stir and squeal at me. I wasn’t going to give in though. We worked through it and I just moved very slowly to get him into a few poses. In one picture below you’ll see where he woke up and gave me a look like “what are you doing lady”?. That was the only awake shot I got, and it makes me giggle every time I look it.
You might remember baby “C” as “Baby J2.0”. I did her maternity session a few months ago before we knew whether she was a he or a she. You’ll definitely remember her adorable older sister from that session. She was the one loving on her momma’s belly anxious to meet her new sibling. I got to spend the morning with them and had a great session. They are such a great family and I am so happy for them. I know “M” is going to be a great big sister, and well little sister “C” is just precious as you can see!
