When you get married, you tend to inherit the friends your spouse had before they married you.  In a way, really, you date them along with your spouse, and then you end up in the extended family that comes with the marriage.  Two such friends that I was lucky enough to inherit just had their second baby a few weeks ago.  So this past weekend we packed up the car with all of my newborn stuff, the kids and both of us (a very tight fit in a Tucson) and headed to CT for the day for Samantha’s newborn session.  Samantha is equally as gorgeous as her big brother is handsome, and you can tell that our friends are just SO happy.  Their little family is complete.  And they are perfect.  🙂

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!!

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!