Oh this little man was a dream, he did SO incredibly well for me! I love me some sleepy babies!

Miss Leah was a joy to photograph! And incredibly sweet… I love watching first time parents with their new baby. The love and amazement in their eyes is indescribable and these lucky parents were no exception.  So in love with their new baby girl… and who can blame them, she’s beautiful!

Such a gorgeous little girl… and oh so sweet!

Brooklyn was a joy to photograph, loved this session!

I had some of the most precious newborns in the month of January! What a wonderful way to start off the new year. A couple of them were amazing sleepers, let me mold and pose them anyway I wanted… then a couple were a little more tough. Always sleeping with one eye open, watching me and refusing to sleep… luckily, with patience, a warm house and a full tummy they all finally succomed to their need for sleep and passed out! That’s when the real fun begins.

A lot of parents think they want their newborn to be awake for pictures… when in reality newborns photograph best when they are in that deep deep sleep where they can be moved without waking for a single second. Typically, if the baby is awake when I get there I’ll start the session and try to get a few shots of their bright eyes, but after a few of those I always recommend nursing/feeding the baby to top them off and get them to go to sleep. Sleepy newborns are much easier to work with than wide awake ones!

One of my best friends, Gaby, just delivered her third daughter, McKenna. She picked a great day to be born… my birthday! So McKenna’s daddy came up with the nickname of KimKenna…. since we will forever share the same birthday. I thought it was cleaver and pretty cute! Especially since I was there photographing her grand entrance into the world!

You’ll be seeing her on the blog as she grows through the first year, and I am so excited… she is just the cutest and most precious little girl. And look at all that hair! You’ve also seen her two older sisters on the blog before… so keep your eye out for their first session together!

Gaby made a great decision to have me photograph McKenna before she was even a week old. Newborns are the easiest to photograph in the first week of life… they hardly, if ever!, wake up… and let me mold them and move them whatever way I want. Its a dream really! They still have the scrunchy look and are just so easy to handle. I typically say before they are 2 weeks old is best, but the first week is ideal!!

You may remember Kendahl from her newborn session. She sure has grown since then!

She’s gained so much chub its beyond adorable… love baby rolls! And when else are rolls cute on a girl in life?!

Kendahl was one of my dream babies! She slept like a rock the entire time!! And she did awesome with holding her head up (or staying balanced!) on her arms.

She’s beautiful and looks so much like her big brother, Kai! I look forward to her 3 month old portraits.

I’ve gotta’ say… I love her hair! She has so much of it, the most out of all the newborns I’ve shot recently. Her mommy said she looks like a monkey… a pretty cute one I might ad! Just teasing! She’s beautiful! I was suppose to photograph her birth but she just couldn’t wait for me to get back from my trip and was born the morning of the day I came home. I guess her momma will just have to have another one!

This little guy was a pure joy to work with!
He’s the baby brother to twin 3 year old sisters and they are just head over heals in love with their new brother!

Benjamin Stryker… what a cool name! Especially Stryker for the middle name!

He was a doll to work with… perfection!

Can I just say, I love my job!

This was one of my favorite sessions… this little guy was so content and let me do whatever I wanted. A true photographers dream!

This little girl was a dream… she was screaming (from her bath) and wide awake when I arrived but as soon as she had her bottle and a little bit of cuddling, she was out for the count. And once she was, she was great!

Oh so new… and precious!
This little guy was 9 days new and a pure joy to work with!

This gorgeous mama-to-be was a blast to photograph… she was more than willing to do what I wanted and was such a good sport! She was glowing and just stunningly beautiful. I cannot wait to photograph the birth of her little boy and, of course, do his newborn portraits!