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Newborn baby Drew came to see me a few weeks back along with his big sister.  They recently moved to the area and called to see if I could fit in a newborn session for them as the photographer they had originally booked with was near their previous home.  I am so thankful that my schedule allowed it as they were such a great family to work with. Big sister did fantastic for her sibling shots. 2 years old is a tough age and the last thing they want to do is take pictures, but she was a rock star. She is definitely in love with her baby brother. She would pop in and out of the newborn room in my studio and just pet him or give him a quick kiss and then she was off and playing again. It was so sweet to see.

This sweet boy gave us lots of smiles during his session and luckily I was able to capture a few of them. He slept right through his part of the session and let me move him from one set up to the other without stirring. He was such a cute little guy he looked adorable no matter what set up he was in. It was such an enjoyable session. I will get to see this sweet family again in about 6 months as they are one of my baby planners.  I can’t wait to see how much both of them change by then.   Thank you for coming to see me and sharing your sweet baby’s with me.

Newborn baby Ben came to visit me last week. Mom called to see if I could squeeze in a session for him and luckily I was able to. He was such a cutie pie with some amazing hair! I loved it so much I didn’t want to put anything on it!  Ben slept nice and soundly until the end where we trying to do some parent shots. He was having no part of it. He was ready to eat. We tried wrapping him up and that put him back to sleep long enough for us to get our shots.

We kept this session pretty natural and using earth tones. We used lots of browns, beige’s and greens. Mom brought along a blanket and hat that grandma knit so we made sure to get a shot of him with those. I love it when parents bring something to personalize their session. We did a few posed set ups and then did some natural baby led posing letting the baby decide where he wants to place his hands etc. It’s always neat to see how they prefer to lay. Some like to spread out, others like to be curled up.

Thank you so much for trusting me with your sweet boy. I hope you enjoy every moment with him!

Newborn baby Nolan came to visit me last week and was a dream to work with. He was a good little sleeper and his features were amazing. He had the most perfect lips and and longest eyelashes. One of them was so long it had a cute little bent curl at the end, I loved it. We kept his session simple and classic using colors from his nursery. I adore the shot of him in his dad’s hands. I had such a hard time deciding if I liked the black and white version better or the color. I love the artistic look of the black and white image, but included both in their gallery so they can decide.

After we capture the class shots we then threw in a couple cute shots with his puppy from home and a St. Patrick’s day shot since he was born in March and has an Irish name.  When it was time for parent shots he wasn’t quite as cooperative.  First he peed and pooped all over dad, then we had to feed him and then swaddle him to get him back into a deep sleep.  Mom Really wanted a naked baby shot, and luckily he finally gave in for us. I had so many favorites from his session, here just a few. Since he is one of my baby planners I can’t wait to see how much he has grown at his 6 month and 1 year sessions. 

Look at this beautiful newborn baby girl!  She came to visit me the other week and I instantly fell in love. I first met mom and dad last month for their maternity session. I instantly knew we would be a good match as they were so fun and easy going and I had a great time walking around Yates Mill park getting to know them.  I also had a pretty good feeling their baby girl was going to be stunning and have some gorgeous hair, and boy that couldn’t be any more true. Just look at her hair, and those lashes! They make me swoon!  Not only was she gorgeous, but she also was so good for her session. She kept teasing me with smiles every time I put my camera down, but boy she could not hold back the huge smile she gave when we draped her in her mother’s wedding Sari.  I absolutely ADORE that shot, and hope mom does too!  We wrapped her up in a sweet little knit teddy bear hat and wrap to make her look like a polar bear. She has a polar bear and penguin themed nursery which is just too cute! Of course we had mom bring along her stuffed penguin to use in the session as well since we also used it at their maternity shoot.

Thank you so much for sharing these moments with me, and trusting me with your precious baby girl. She is so adored already!