4 days before the birth!

This beautiful mom came in just 4 days before giving birth to a beautiful baby boy.    She was doing great.  I could barely move at this stage and I was ready to meet my child.

What a beautiful sight

I love photographing a pregnant mom.  They just glow and have a radiance to them.  This is the first baby for this couple and I am so excited to meet the little one very soon.

First Baby

New parents are always so much fun to photograph.  The joy and uncertainty that comes with that first pregnancy is so exciting and reminds me of a time 9 years ago when my husband and I started to grow our family.  I loved being pregnant and was fortunate not to get sick.  The morning sickness phase skipped me both times which was great.

This young couple is going to be spending Christmas with their new baby.  Congratulations!

Can you believe it?

Mrs. L is having her 3rd baby!  Yes, her 3rd and she looks fantastic.  She only has 3 weeks to go until she meets this little one.  She came to the session with a few ideas and cute clothing options that were fantastic.  I just loved shooting her and the camera just loves her!

8 1/2 months!

When this beautiful mom called me about a maternity session, I was worried when she told me that she was 8 1/2 months pregnant.  That is usually getting to a point where mom's are getting uncomfortable and some (like myself) really are retaining water.

When I saw Mrs. A, I had to remind myself that she was so far along.  We shot these images on June 14th and just over  a week later she went into labour and had another little boy and I am very excited to meet him later this week.

 

New Borns are so amazing.

I have the greatest job.  I personally am finished with the baby making process but I get to hold and cuddle newborns all the time.  This little darling was 6 days old!  What a doll.

My brother and his family came out to Toronto last week and we all got to meet the newest addition to our clan, McKenna.  She is 2 months old and has a ton of hair.  That may come from her mother.  It was sad to see them leave but he is working out in Calgary gaining great experience so we all must enjoy the little time we get to see them. 

McKenna was just amazing.  She had already been out to the east coast on this trip to visit her mom's side of the family, then they came to Toronto for a week to be with all of us which was wonderful.  That baby girl never cried and she slept in anyone's arms and didn't fuss at all.  Wow!  I remember Adam having colic like my son and sleep was about the only thing they didn't do. 

I am so pleased for them and it was wonderful that I was able to capture images of my niece while she is still so small.  I may not get to photograph her again for a couple of years.

Leah

Brothers

Little M reminded and his older brother J were a delight to photograph earlier today.  I shot one of my favourite images today.  I just loved how this one converted to black and white.

Big brother J is always a joy to photograph and now his brother joins him.

These two will have the phone ringing off the hook when they are teenagers.

 

I think this look is "Don't mess with my brother or you will be dealing with me."

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Leah

Session Number 2 for Little Mr. R

This has to be one of the happiest babies.  He is always smiling and I just love seeing him.  He has the whole session thing down now and he is ready to jump in as soon as he arrives.  We were changing up the hats and he was at that stage where he was starting to crawl away when we would sit him down.  Just as I would get everything set, we would plunk him down and he would start to take off.  Only one solution to a moving baby...Cheerios!  Yes, he got his first Cheerios from me.  It was a special moment. 

I remember the day my daughter got her first Cheerios.  I took pictures, but you likely would have guessed that.  Big eyes wide with the excitement of putting this somewhat flavorless item in their mouth and having it melt away.  Once they get one, you have to have a small container full on hand.

Yep, that is a Cheerio he has in his hand.

He is just such a happy baby.

You guessed it, more Cheerios.

I just love this little back image.  It is on the back cover of his album.

 

Again, just sooo happy!

  

I love this one and he just looks so cute in this hat!

 

I just love the way the red shows up on the black!  He is so easy to put a hat on!  Some babies get their hands up there so quick and pull it right off but he is happy as can be.

 

And here with his beautiful mom!

So happy to meet the their younger son.

This wonderful family asked to to photograph their first son in September 2008 and I was so excited when they called to tell me that they had a second son and wanted me to photograph him too.

I love it when I get to meet new family members and capture them when they are brand new.   Just a couple of weeks make such a difference in how an infant looks and they become so strong so quickly that it is just such a treat when I get to play with them.  

Check out this beautiful smile!  I love it.

I just love when the are all folded up like this.

Just a little break for a burp.

Siblings have a beautiful relationship that I love to capture.
 

What was he thinking??

 

He was laughing so hard we were all laughing with him.

 

Look at this beautiful family.

 

Mom looking lovely.