If you saw beauty in my eyes, remember that I was looking at you
- Jesh de Rox
It has felt like so long since I’ve had a beautiful, independent baby girl in my studio – after a good run of handsome newborn baby boys of late, I was beginning to miss my girls. Zoe is just one of the beauties I was able to photograph recently.
We met… and I fell in love.
{Jess and Mark – she is lovely, she is adored and she is special. Thank you for allowing me to into your hearts to capture baby Zoe’s beauty}
{Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}
Day Two: Oh those lashes. They melt me. I still can’t believe I helped make them…
“We’ve named him Orlando“, his mumma said to me. I think I buckled at the knees a bit – such a fitting name for this little pumpkin. I’ve had a few baby Orlando’s that I’ve photographed in the past, but he was my first newborn Orlando, and I just adored him.
Of course, he was also as every bit gorgeous as his name, and we had such a beautiful time together. He was a pretty chilled little one for most of the time whether he was awake or asleep, and not even that nasty colic could ruin our morning. I’ve had such a string of itty bitty babes of late, that having this gorgeous 9lb chunk-o-baby was just squishably delicious for me.
{Justine and Paul, you make beautiful babies – such a precious addition to your family, congratulations again}
My little baby possum.
When he smiles he lights up my life and makes all my troubles go away.
I love his gurgles, and giggles, and coos and cuddles.
This gorgeous little soul makes me truly understand one of my favourite quotes about the decision to have a child – it is to forever “have your heart go walking around outside your body”.
He is my heart.
So yesterday before Miss Mia wanted in on the action, this was my attempt at trying to get a few of him now that he’s grown a bit more. He has very smiley eyes, just like his big sister, which seem to be smiling even when he’s not.
I am far too lucky to have such a gorgeous little man to photograph whenever I like… he is seriously so good to me!
Can you believe that he hit two weeks old today…. two weeks! Where have the last two weeks gone? I’m not sure how much more I will be able to get out of him at this point (he’s already started to only give me very short bursts of sleep for me to play around with him) so I will milk it for as long as he allows me to.
Mia is still so adoring of her little brother. When I am feeding him she wants to be sitting 10cm away from his face so that she can watch him. When he finishes, he is met with a chorus of Hello from her (‘heeyyyyy-yooooooo’) trying to get his attention. We think we’ve seen the start of some gorgeous smiles as well from him that aren’t wind related, so here’s hoping they continue as well – they melt my heart!
He’s just far too perfect… apart from the fact he’s changing way too quickly right before my eyes.
My pudgy little Charlie boy…
Yep, today is my due date… and I’m surprised I actually made it this far. Some of you may be aware from my Twitter updates that I fell ill last weekend and unfortunately for me, the symptoms are not only hanging around, but getting worse (but thank you to everyone who has offered their well wishes). Who said labour wasn’t fun enough – let’s throw in being sick just for laughs!
I will be sure to update the blog as soon as I am back with the gorgeous new addition to our family, but for now, just an image to mark my Little Miss Mia’s last days as an only child (taken by my lovely husband!)
{…and thank you Melissa for being such a gorgeous inspiration x}
*sigh*….
I am on such a beautiful high right now. I am sitting here looking over the images from today’s magical twin newborn photography session feeling so amazingly thankful. Thankful that my work gives me such joy, thankful that I was able to capture these tiny little newborn souls, thankful that I am about to welcome my own little miracle into the world any day now.
These two beautiful babes hold a very special place in my heart, and it was so fitting for me to end my work before maternity leave by photographing their newness. Their gorgeous parents were also patients of the same fertility specialist as we were, and just being able to finally meet these two miracles, let alone have the honour of photographing them, was privilege enough for me. It’s always sentimental for me when I hear that some babies were loved for so long before they even existed and when parents fight with every fibre of their soul to bring their babies into being, and today’s session was no exception. It’s this beauty and power, this love and connection and here I was… amongst it all today, capturing a little tiny piece of their wonderful lives to come.
Please meet the incredible Thomas and Emma…
{Zoe and Pat, they have my heart… now, and always. Love and enjoy your perfect new family}
I tell you what, if I wasn’t due to have a baby any day now, this little chickadee below would make me want to fall pregnant immediately. One of the most chilled out babies I have photographed in ages at only 6 days old. Barely made a peep the whole time I had the opportunity to photograph her – nice to know we made it so cozy for her!
She was full of new, squishy goodness and check out the size of her compared to her daddy’s hands!
{Can I pre-order one just like her C? I want my next to be just as laid back as her (and with that hair too!) - she is so yummy!}
He smiled, he laughed, he cried, he giggled, he dreamed, he ate, he loved… and I loved him back!
Pure, sweet and gorgeous he was – can’t you just smell the babyness on him?!
{Caitlin, he is divine and what a lovely way to spend a morning with you all capturing a beautiful moment in your lives. I simply can’t wait to show you the rest!}
When this little gem first arrived to her session, she was not a happy chappy. Her mum told me that she had been crying most of the way over instead of sleeping as she should have been (isn’t it always the way?). Her little cheeks were so red and her beautiful eyes all puffy – so the first thing I suggested was to let her have a nap!
She is the most feisty and headstrong little thing and watching her fight going to sleep was entertainment enough for me. Of course, it also means gorgeous photo opportunities as well (it’s no secret I adore sleeping babies) and also meant that poor red face was gorgeously peachy again after she woke. We had so much fun playing with her – watching her obsession with paper too had me in stitches. Loved her.
{Emily, she was a gem – loved her feisty little nature and getting to know her. Wish we could have played all day!}
I “big puffy heart” baby chub – look at her cheeeeeeks! Rosy things they are, little blonde curls, big blue eyes…. ahhh, melts me!!
{Sherryn she was such a gorgeous little thing for me to play with, albeit her being completely and utterly exhausted for the most part the poor cherub! Love her lots!}
As you can see by the first image, it’s tiring work being a supermodel. Sometimes as much as they want to perform for me in front of the camera, those sandman eyes get the better of them. Lucky for me it was at the end of our session anyway, but this little Harry Monster was such a trooper.
The best part about Harry was the giant smile that came across his face every time he fell over after trying to sit up for a period of time. Most kids would panic as they toppled over but not Harry – it was like a great old game for him! The cheeky grin that he would give as you picked him up would seriously melt your heart. Such a treasure he is!
{So, so lovely to see you again Melinda – you should be so super proud of this little being you have brought into the world. It was such a great pleasure to spend the morning playing with you both – big hugs to Monty!}
Cheeky, gorgeous, sweet and smiley – he was all of this wrapped up in one little package! Could have sat and played with him all day long and stared into those beautiful eyes of his.
This first image sums up everything I love about capturing babies at this age – pure, simple and all kinds of gorgeous. It’s that amazing connection you get with kids at this age that I adore – they’re not yet on the move so they spend all of their time observing their environment and learning about the ways of the world around them. It’s at these times you can really feel what they’re thinking, and there’s nothing more delicious than that.
{Had such a lovely morning with you all Kate and Sam, enjoy the sneak peeks of your little man, and I will be in touch as soon as your private gallery is ready!}
