baby simeon, part 2

I had the opportunity to spend a little more time with adorable baby Simeon this past weekend. And Dad was there for the fun this time, too.  Simeon, at just 11 weeks old, was able to stay awake and alert for the entire session.  He was quite a trooper, allowing for an onslaught of poses, a couple of wardrobe changes, and even a journey to a second location.

This was a special day for Simeon's mom - her last day of maternity leave. It was so sweet to document these moments in her family before she moves on to the next, oh-so-challenging-chapter:  working motherhood!

Simeon slept for literally the first 90 seconds of the session and that was it.  Boy is he cute when he's sleeping though.  I am so in love with this image of father & son.

Simeon's mom is so blissful in this image. Holding her baby boy all naked and soft and warm and chubby and wonderful.

caught you smiling........

Simeon feels the same way as I do about props.  um, no thanks!!  Why is it that photographers are all putting little babies into weird containers?  I don't know.  I do think it's just not my style. Or Simeon's! 

Could I be any luckier? A tree with a heart on it? This family portrait was meant to be....

baby simeon

a fun friday is....

playing with a 10 week old baby boy! and seeing a friend so comfortable in her new mommy role...

I love little piggies.. can't get enough....

finally! I got a smile...

sweet maddie

Photographed this little peanut today. Smiles were few and far between, but it's OK. Her seriously cute chubby cheeks more than made up for it.  

Before I even met this family I liked them.  You see, Ben was going to be Madeleine if he was a girl.  So I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Maddies. 

Here are my favorites from the morning.

familienfoto

On Friday I had a photo shoot with a beautiful German family that just welcomed their second baby boy into the world.  Little Lian kept his parents in suspense, coming a full week after his due date.  The family is so happy and in love with this new bundle of joy.  Adorable big brother Silas, at 2, is intrigued by and so proud of his baby brother already.  "Oma" (grandma in german) was there, too. No need for translation; it's obvious how thrilled she is to be an Oma x 2!

Lian ~ 7 days old

emily claire

Just getting to edit the photos from a newborn shoot I did a couple of weeks ago.  I did a maternity shoot for the mom of this little sweetheart back in March.

Here is Emily Claire at 10 days old.  Much like my first newborn shoot, this little girl was awake the entire time! No sleepy newborn photos for me.  Nevertheless, I'm really proud of how these all turned out.

These are my blocks from when I was little.  As much as I love their vintage look, I could probably use a newer (read: cleaner) set for future shoots!  Still, love how this came out.  I could see something like this as an announcement photo.

The photos here never look as vibrant as they do on my screen.  Need to figure this out.  What is the deal blogger?

sweet malie

I did my first maternity shoot a couple of weeks ago with the mom of this sweet little girl so it's only fitting that she be my first newborn shoot as well.  I had so many visions of shots I would take with this tiny sleeping infant.  But little baby Malie (pronounced mah-LEE) had other ideas.  She was awake almost the entire time I was there.  I am certain she took a very nice nap for her parents immediately after I left.

Despite the fact the shoot wasn't exactly how I planned ( I get the feeling it's never going to be ) I love how these came out.  It's easy to shoot such beautiful subjects.

Sophie (just 18 months) is so proud to be a big sister.

So awake!

Who doesn't love a baby in a bowl?

At this shoot I learned: 10 days is probably the upper age limit for a newborn shoot.  Malie was already so alert, which made it difficult to pose her into those adorable sleeping baby positions....I was also reminded how fast our babies grow up!  I can hardly remember what Ben & Lillian were like when they were that small!