Jun
21
2016
Jessica has the type of quiet strength that speaks volumes about her personality.
She’s easy going and kind, and yet determined. The kind of lady I hope my precious strong willed girl grows to be.
This baby was a miracle from the start. A little one she wasn’t supposed to be able to have.
Her joy. Her peace. Her heart. All such gifts to behold.
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Jun
13
2016
Connie and I have been full circle together. I was there for sweet Allie’s first breaths and her newborn session. We finished the year out by doing a sweet one year cake smash session for Allie.
The thing about one year olds is that they are right in the middle of the separation anxiety/stranger danger stage. Allie was not having it with me at all for the first portion of the session.
Which was fine by me since I had big sister Abby to play with for just a bit. Abby absolutely adores me. Every time we run into each other at church or out and about, I get all kinds of hugs and delighted stories. Abby always makes my day when that happens.
Allie still wanted to the comfort of mama for a few more minutes so I shot was was probably my favorite set of images from this session of mama and her girls.
Then we had daddy jump in for a few.
And we finally got a happy image of sweet Allie (thank you pretzel)!
By that time Allie was pretty hungry… and there’s nothing more enticing to a little one than a big plate of a brand new food. Allie soon forgot all about me and dove right into her cake.
I love capturing the details of each little one’s foray into cake tasting. Her dirty tutu and her sweet little toes are memories I would want for myself.
Finally we finished the cake smash a with a bath as I always do. And clearly Allie was not happy about having to leave that yummy cake to mommy, sister, daddy, and I to finish off.
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Jun
06
2016
Stephanie’s sweet mama contacted me after my Down Syndrome Awareness Mini Sessions about having images taken of her sweet girl. With a sweet face like this one, how could I say no?
Her eyelashes (there’s a rumor that I have an obsession with eyelashes. It may or may not be true…) and those tiny little fingers won my heart immediately.
Stephanie has Trisomy 21 which is more commonly known as Down syndrome. However, a diagnosis does not define this little girl. She is a person first and a lovely one at that.
Stephanie’s curiosity and sweet smiles are a joy to her family and were grace to me for such a young little peanut.
Sweet Stephanie, may you grow in grace certain that you were made for a purpose and that you are loved.
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May
31
2016
It’s no secret that I love sweet sleepy posed newborn imagery. But just like big people, each tiny person who visits the studio has their own personality. Adley’s sweet personality meant that she would only settle for wide awake newborn pictures.
Either way, it’s okay. Asleep or awake, all babies are still treasures and I know that all a mama wants was to remember the miracle of their tiny baby. So we captured all of the bright and curious faces that Adley shared with us during her Petite Session.
My favorite thing about Adley were her long little toes! Just look at them. I never grow tired of seeing all of the millions of ways each sweet baby is created to be uniquely themselves. The most beautiful thing about my job is getting to see all of that uniqueness and hearing each story.
Most of the time babies won’t begin making eye contact with the camera until about 2-3 months old. Adley’s curious personality allowed her to look right at me for so many images. I love how so many in this series are so close to smiles!
Eventually Adley did get a little sleepy and so I wrapped her up like a little burrito and was able to get a sweet series of sleepy images.
And she smiled for us asleep too!
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May
23
2016Meet Ava and Jack. These sweet newborn twins stole my heart.
Ava’s perfect little hair. The way Jack wanted nothing more than to be snuggled right into his sister. Even though I have my own set of twins, I never cease to be amazed by just how close two babies carried together can be. Their bond is nothing short of miraculous.
Ava and Jack arrived a little early (like all twins) and spent a few weeks in the NICU growing and learning to eat. By the time we were able to schedule them in the studio, they were 41 weeks gestation but had arrived many weeks earlier. I bundled them both up like burritos at the beginning of our time together to help them fall fast asleep.
Ava was super relaxed the entire session. Shortly after getting her wrapped up she drifted into a contented sleep.
Jack was most relaxed when he was cuddling Ava. When she wasn’t around he was wide eyed and super curious.
