Welcome, baby R. | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

Typically I do my newborn sessions when a baby is one to two weeks old.  Like my last post – she was seven days.  The reason for that is that after two weeks, the babies tend to wake up more and not curl as well.  Sessions are often longer and more difficult for this reason.  But I still take sessions even when the baby is more than two weeks old!!  This little guy from Sunday was close to three weeks when we did his session.  Unfortunately his mommy was turned down by another photographer for his age.  Their loss – my gain!!  Look at this little cutie!!  I mean, sure, it was more difficult.  He woke up more and was less settled and less easy to bend and pose.  But he still did great!!  🙂  So for the photographers out there, don’t be afraid of babies over two weeks!!!

Now that I have that off of my chest 🙂  Baby R was such a little love!!  He did calm down and sleep for me two different times and even when he was awake he was pretty relaxed once he had a nice full belly and when he wasn’t perfectly calm, I was able to capture wonderful mommy interaction photos.   LOVE.  As you can see, we had a great time.  I might have to add “newborns with dogs” to my offerings.  Their two dogs did great just like baby R.!!  Though granted, I am sure it was more dad’s hand signals and knowing they were going to get a treat but I prefer to think it was me.  Hahaha!

Thanks for having me out, K and M!!  It was SO great to meet you and your little guy.  Enjoy!!

Sweet Seven Days | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

J. and her husband contacted me back when she was only about 19 weeks pregnant or so and booked both a maternity and newborn session with me to document their pregnancy and their new precious baby girl.  Back on a very cold and very rainy gray December day, we did their maternity session at Roger Williams (you may remember them from THIS post.)  J. was absolutely gorgeous then at 32 weeks, so I shouldn’t have been at all surprised when their sweet baby girl came along and was just as beautiful!  I went out to their house this past Saturday for her newborn session and at all of seven days old she did GREAT!!!  In four hours, she woke up once, cried, ate and went right back to sleep after nursing.  She let me move her and pose her and do so many different things.  Now usually if the baby sleeps the entire time I can be done in about two hours.  But we just kept talking and I just kept finding more shots.  Their house provided a beautiful backdrop to photos!  And her nursery – oh my goodness gorgeous.  Hand down the prettiest I have *ever* seen.  I put in a little collage so you can see all of the hard work that was done by her mom and dad to put this nursery together.  So much love for this little girl – you could just feel it.   There are a few extras in this sneak peek for all of you with baby fever  😉

J. and J., enjoy her.  She is absolutely perfect!!!

And P.S. – in a sentimental thing for me, the one photo in here of L. laying in a wooden bowl on a table – that is my grandmother’s dough bowl from 1952.  Not a replica like so many others you see in photos.  Unfortunately, she passed away the day before this session at the age of 93.  So being able to use it here with this baby; extra extra special.

Mine on Monday | Rhode Island Photography

I sit here in my nice warm SU snuggie because it is so freaking cold outside.  But these pictures make me a lot warmer.  🙂  We (Matt and me only, no kids!) spent five glorious days in Key West, Florida for vacation last week.  We stayed at the Southernmost on the Beach Resort, seen here, but we were the building on the other side of this one:

We had an oceanfront balcony room  HEAVEN.  It was just gorgeous and huge and peaceful and beautiful.  Not to mention we had this view whenever we opened our doors, except obviously when it was night – then it was pitch black sky and tons of stars:

The hotel beach was a place we only spent one day at.  Unfortunately, Key West was experiencing some cool weather when we were there.  “Only” 65-70 degrees.  So it wasn’t really laying out weather, even for this New England girl!  But it sure was still beautiful  🙂

The only semi-frustrating thing about the trip (except for our flights down) was that every time we set foot on a boat for an event it would cloud over and rain.  Even then, however, it was still gorgeous.  Rain in 70 degree weather is a lot different than the freezing rain we’ve been getting here!!!  And heck, it made for dramatic, pretty skies.  And the water.  Ahhhhh.  The water.  Under the cloudy skies, It was this unreal stunning blue-green aqua color.  It actually matched my branding perfectly  😉  We did a wind and wine sail the first night – sunset, sailboat and 8 wines to try with appetizers. Yes, please.  And then the third day we snorkeled.  Well, I stayed on the boat.  But Matt snorkeled.  I tried really hard to pump myself up the entire way out there that I was GOING to get in the water and I was GOING to snorkel.  My last attempt was on our honeymoon and I panicked because the breathing through a tube thing really freaked me out.  I got the snorkel set and my fins.  We got all the way out there.  And I stayed right on the boat.  It occurred to me that I was going to be in the middle of the ocean and I couldn’t see what was coming and the water was 35 feet deep and and and.  Plus the whole tube breathing thing.  GAH.  But again, let’s concentrate on how pretty the water was.  Even if it was rocking the boat a good part of the time…

These horrid things beauties were everywhere to be found.  Meet a Portuguese Man O’War.  Yup.  Jellyfish.  All over.  In the ocean, on the beaches.  Apparently along with the cooler wind, Key West was also experiencing strong winds from the South which were blowing the jellyfish up from the gulf sooner than normal.  I took the first shot while we were out on the snorkel tour and the second on our hotel beach.  Yeahhhh….I SO did not get into the ocean at all.  These things terrified me even more than the prospect of breathing through a tube!

One thing we did get to see in some way, shape or form every day was a beautiful sunset.  🙂  The first shot was taken from the hotel hallway our first night and was definitely the most beautiful of all of the evenings we were there.  The second shot is from our last night on the pier near the hotel and the last was taken at the famous Mallory Square where they have a sunset festival every evening.  It was funny because when we went there

And finally, a shot of the happy, rested couple.  And why yes, I may have perhaps, possibly, maybe liquified myself.  Um I mean no, I TOTALLY look like that.

Now we are back to our three feet of snow and freezing temperatures, with more snow and ice expected the next two days.  JOY.  Let’s just say we are already planning our next vacation – but this time I think we’ll bring the kids along.  😀

Sweet Baby R. | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

So a sneak peek for this session is LONG overdue!!!  But we were on vacation in amazing sunny and much-warmer-than-here Key West.  So it waited until today.  But to make up for it, I am putting extra shots in.  YAY!!  This little girl was just so so sweet and pretty – and her family – amazing.  So kind and loving and sweet – both with me and of course with her.  An awesome big brother, great mom and dad, and an adorable pit bull and cat ready to all welcome this sweet little girl into their lives.  They all even all sat for me for a photo hahaha!

I also became a weeeee bit obsessed with the quote above their bed.  I absolutely loved it and tried to get it in all of the family shots possible because there has just never been a more apt quote for a relationship, a marriage, a family, a life.  To give you a little peek into how my mind works when I am shooting, I even shot one shot very specifically focusing on only the quote while leaving new mom and dad out of focus below.  I knew just how I wanted to process it before I even got it off of the memory card.  And I (personally) love how it came out.  It definitely won’t be for everyone.  But it is for me  😀

Thank you, thank you M family for having me out both times  🙂  I loved meeting you guys and photographing your precious family!



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