Four Days New | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

As I wrote last week, we lost an extended family member last Tuesday.  My sister’s best friend, Margarita passed away suddenly at the age of only 30 from a one-in-a-million reaction between two medications.  Margarita was the happiest, friendliest, bubbliest, most vivacious person I have ever known in my life.  She was so sweet, kind, thoughtful, loving.  She treated my children as her own niece and nephew and my sister as her own sister and best friend.  The world lost a great, amazing, wonderful person entirely too early.

You may think this is an odd way to begin a newborn post, but I like to believe that things happen for a reason.   As you’ve seen over the past few days, I got to photograph the most precious little four day old boy on Saturday. You may remember mom’s GORGEOUS maternity session from the beach in August.  Little J. made his mom and dad wait, arriving on the very last morning of 42 weeks and a very long and drawn out labor!  But clearly the extra time was worth it because he was just perfect – chubby cheeks, little legs and arms, plenty of hair, all ten fingers and toes, everything just adorably, wonderfully perfect.   I’d also like to believe that he arrived on that day because he was waiting for a very special guardian angel to arrive in heaven to watch over him.

So.   Meet little J.  This is my youngest baby ever – my previous was five days old.  There is something truly special about working with them when they are this new.  As I have said before, my job is possibly the coolest job ever.  I get to spend time with brand new human beings!!   We have no idea what he’ll be like when he grows up or what he’ll like to do.  Right now we just have this perfect, tiny being.  A mix of a wonderful mother and father, the completion of a loving family and the union of two families who have known each other for generations.

Treasure your loved ones and the moments with them.  Take pictures all the time.  Enjoy the little and big things.  A baby is a reminder of all of these things anyways, but sometimes, it’s just a little bit more meaningful.  Thank you, thank you, thank you A. and J. for inviting me into your lives and choosing me to capture these first days for you.  I so look forward to watching him grow!  (But not too quickly ;))

Mom and Dad’s families both owned pineapple farms back in Portugal and someone made this onesie as part of a baby gift for them.  Isn’t that sweet??