I really shouldn’t do photos for friends.  I am a sucky friend photographer.  Jamie here is over a month old now.  And I am FINALLY blogging his newborn session!! Eeeeks!  My only saving grace in all of this is that I *was* there photographing when he was born.  So really this is just a bonus newborn session, right???    We split this into two times – once at my house for the newborn part and once at Dani’s house for the family photos.  And I am going to share a bunch here because, well, I’m a sucky friend photographer and made her wait this long.  

Baby Ben decided to come a few weeks early into his family – six to be exact!  And after five weeks in the amazing NICU at Women and Infants he is now a handsome eight week old little guy that I had the delightful pleasure to photograph on Sunday.   After spending some time with mom and dad I can’t really blame him for coming early – they’re pretty cool people!  Mom wanted much more family interaction and not traditional beanbag-style shots and I was more than happy to oblige her.  Not-so-secretly, this is the type of newborn shoot I love and kind of prefer.   We spent about and hour and a half together getting lots of shots of Ben with mom, with dad, with both and, yes, just a few on his own.

I don’t know what it is – perhaps NICU families have an extra special bond between them.  Maybe they appreciate something the rest of us don’t yet.  But being around this little family, you could just feel and see a kind of love above and beyond what you normally see in newborn sessions.  Even Charlie the dog was in love with the little guy!  I left this session with such a full and happy heart.    J&J it was so great to meet you; enjoy your little guy, he’s absolutely precious.

When I met little miss Isla for her session last week, she was only five days old.  One of the youngest newborns that I have ever done.  But even at that early age, I could already tell the amazing family that these guys had become.  Mom and dad were high school sweethearts so their new baby girl?? Like completing the circle.  Although she wanted to be awake and hang out with us for a while, she did grace us with some cute sleepy shots as well as some gorgeous calm awake shots.  And the family shots?  LOVE. I want to share them all!   This is why I go to clients’ houses.  There is just something so special about being in the place you brought your baby home to.    Congratulations K&D, she is just perfect!!