…to an already wonderful, beautiful family. As if he wasn’t cute enough…I mean, I truly want to give him hug after hug when I photograph him – he’s got an awesome laugh, gorgeous eyes and the fullest, rosiest cheeks. What a cutie! Now I get to photograph his beautiful baby sister. Here she is, just as sweet as can be. Beautiful, peachy rose complexion…so small and precious.  True, she didn’t want to sleep all that much during our session – but she did take a few short snoozes that allowed me to capture some lovely images – she even smiled for the camera :) I still loved her awake though, because I got to see her pretty eyes. And of course, the photo session wouldn’t be complete without the big baby: Muffin.

It’s hard being a newborn model. Since I shoot natural light, some newbies turn away from the window at first – but never has one actually attempted to cover their face! I thought this was just adorable :) more to come from this session!

…appreciation for being able to do what I do. This beautiful baby boy is a true miracle. He survived two dangerous heart surgeries after his birth and is thriving despite it all, just like a little champ. I feel extremely honored to have had the opportunity to capture this special and momentous time in his life and the lives of his family members, as he is a true survivor! He also proved to be a perfect little baby model. At 8 weeks, I wasn’t sure if we’d be able to get many sleepy newborn photos, but with a some patience and the loving touch of his mommy, we were able to get some amazing images :)

Although it has been over 2 years since I last saw this sweet family for their daughter’s newborn shoot, I still remember so clearly what she looked like at 2 weeks young. And man, her little brother looks so much like her! I was blown away. He’s so cute and snuggly…and  super chubby for 2 weeks! I was worried that he’d tip that little basket over because he barely fit in it :) Big sister was also sweet as pie – she gave her little bro lots of hugs and kisses!

…I get to see more of this adorable baby girl as she reaches her 1st birthday, just like I did for her big sister here. She was the perfect, perfect little angel for our newborn session. An adorable button nose and gorgeous skin :) Here she is at 5 days young! It was also so fun hanging out with big sister – it’s been over a year since I last saw her, and she was just as bubbly, happy & amazingly beautiful as she was the last time. She was totally interested in her little sister and held her so perfectly – what a wonderful big sis she is! As you parents out there know, toddlers love to challenge requests, but this sweetie was such a good little model…I almost took her home with me :P I already know she will be marrying my son when they get older (wink).

…this baby is too adorable for words! Not only is he super duper cute…but he was also a champion sleeper. Totally sleepy, warm & cuddly – perfect for a photo shoot. It was pretty challenging not to blog their entire newborn session!  Is he not the most adorable, sweet baby boy you’ve ever seen? And we definitely had a smiler on our hands – I knew that if I was patient, I’d get to see him smile while he slept in this perfect little pose – and I was right…would you look at the cuteness! He definitely has me smiling :)

Family images on black aren’t typically my favorite type of shots. I much prefer lifestyle images of parents with their newborn hanging out in the living room, bedroom, nursery or yard. BUT – I must say, I actually adore these below. Sweet baby boy settled so perfectly in his mommy and daddy’s arms…I just couldn’t help but fall for these! Plus, would you look at his little smile again?! So much smiling :) My fave has to be the close-up with daddy – because you can see his itty bitty pink gums – so precious. I seriously miss my son’s toothless grins…now he has a bunch of teeth that we have to brush!

…just popping in to introduce the sweetest little baby from a recent photo shoot – here he is:

There will definitely be more images to share from his session!

The last few weeks have been pretty crazy over here, so I’m very behind on blog posts and will be playing catch-up soon! Plus, lots of exciting BSP news to share. Hopefully this precious baby boy will be enough eye candy for now :)

I forgot how cute those gurgly little newborn noises are.  His little grunts and gurgles were so adorable! Reminds me of my son – when he was a newbie he would grunt hard and stretch out his arms and legs at the same time – it was quite hilarious :) When we had their maternity session, mommy told me he would get really squirmy in her tummy every time they were scheduled to have photos taken…so I was happily surprised to find that he was the perfect little newborn model for our session! He gave me a good, solid 20 minutes of deep sleep…and when he was awake, he was relaxed and totally content. He even looked right at the camera on several occasions…here he is…just as sweet as pie!

I can’t think of a more amazing way to start a new year than with new life! There’s something just indescribable about the energy you feel when a baby is born – it’s magical, beautiful, breathtaking. This sweet angel definitely captivated the hearts of her mommy, daddy…and grandparents (and me)! She’s such a calm and content little girl — perhaps it’s because she’s still taking in all of this big world since her birth was super fast (her mommy’s labor was so intense and quick, she went from 5cm to baby being born in under an 1 hour 19 minutes!) No doubt, baby is a sweetheart and mommy is just amazing! I can’t even imagine how intense her labor must have felt. I mean, to go from 5cm to pushing in an hour?! It must have felt like 1 hour looong contraction that never let up! Amazing. Simply amazing how phenomenal the female body is…and the sheer magic of bringing new life into the world. Welcome sweet baby girl! It was so nice to meet you and I can’t wait to see you again for our newborn session! And congratulations to the beautiful family!