“We love his hair!  Here’s a brush for you to use to make it all spiky and fun!”  And that was the moment I knew I would love them.  Actually, that’s kind of a lie.  I knew I would love them the moment I got the first very excited, very enthusiastic email.   Generally you can tell a lot from the tone of an email.  And I could tell right from the first contact that Franklin and his moms were very excited for photos.  (Okay, probably not Franklin since he was only 11 days old but you get my meaning.)  So after discussing a few different dates since their little guy was already here, I packed up and headed up into Massachusetts for his newborn session this past Wednesday.  He was an absolute doll to photograph weighing in just under ten pounds with awesome hair (two babies in a row!) and a great sleeper.  Even though both A & M said they wanted it to be more about the baby than them, they did jump in a few photos with their little guy.  AND as a result I got what is, to date, one of my top three favorite photos EVER – though I am not sure they even knew I was shooting. And that is what makes it so good – that raw, honest emotion and tenderness.  ::melt::  So, meet Franklin!

A&M you already know how I feel about you guys so I’ll just say again, enjoy him and enjoy this time 🙂

After a few delays due to strep throat running rampant through the family, I finally got out to meet this sweet fifteen day old baby girl on Saturday morning.  If her family looks familiar it is because I did a regular family session for them back in the fall when mom was just barely pregnant.  And now they are four.  🙂  Hadley was absolutely beautiful and one of my squishier newborns at ten pounds AND she had a full head of hair!! ::love::  I love all of my newborns at all sizes but something about the bigger ones just melts my heart.  Big sister did great, you can tell she loves having a real live baby to play with in the house – and mom and dad were so loving with the two of them.  Of course dad has quite the work cut out for him down the road being outnumbered three to one with two gorgeous daughters!  (I should give him my dad’s phone number since it was the same in my house!)  

S. family it was great to see you again and see how you have grown into this gorgeous little family of four.

🙂