Baby Girls are so much fun!

I love playing with all the little girl props when I get a baby girl in the studio.  This was her first visit and at just 6 days old she was a delightful start to my day.  She was putty in our hands when it came to giving us everything we asked of her and her parents were so amazing to work with.  

Delightful

This little beauty was 5 days old when she came in to meet me.  Her parents were remarkably relaxed and calm and full of joy as all new parents should be.  It was a real pleasure to photograph this lovely family.  

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Leah

Little Boys

I love the inspiration and the challenge that each new child brings to me.  Each child has a unique personality that becomes my source of energy that determines for how I will capture who they are and ultimately what we will end up getting out of the session.  This mom was an inspiration all by herself.  Two boys, aged 3 and 2 who were full of energy and playfulness, and a newborn brother, not even 2 weeks old.  I thought I was doing well with 2 children - 16 months apart.  I see now that I had no idea.

I am always amazed when siblings look so much alike and these 3 cuties were clearly related.  All are very close in age and looking through their baby photos it was clear that they all carried the same gene pool. 

Big Brother was not quite as interested in participating in the family session which had mom pulling out every trick she had.  I found out that he liked animals so I thought I might be able to win him over by telling him I had a dog.  His eyes lit up and he wanted to know where it was.  I usually keep the dog away from the studio.  I think the sound of the lights sometimes bother him.  I went to get our 13 year old Shih Tzu and big brother was off.  Getting him back was now the problem.  We did manage to get him back for a couple of snaps of the shutter but that was it.  Our dog had a companion for the rest of their visit.

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

Baby N is here.

I am a little behind on my posting but at the very beginning of May I got to meet beautiful baby N.  I had wanted to try this image of the mom posing pregnant, then having her in the same position holding the baby.  I was very excited with how well we managed to pose.  When the images are played one after the other on top of each other they work really well.

Baby's first year packages are a wonderful gift.   N&A received a maternity session and the baby's first year package as a special gift that will last a lifetime, not just until they grow out of them.  Consider this gift for the next shower you are invited to!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day.  Happy May 2010!!

Leah

 

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.

One Year Later...

Well here we are.  One year later.  Little Baby M is one and it has been such a wonderful pleasure to photograph her over this time frame.  Here are some of her latest images.  Little Miss M always shows me many sides of her sweet little personality and has no fear of the camera and the lights.  It is usually a bit of a challenge to keep a hat on a toddler, but not this one, she loves to play dress up too.

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Leah

 

This family is growing fast!

Natalie and Andres are expecting their first child in mid-April and Andres' sister is expecting her second baby any day now.  The cousins will be only a couple of months apart and we are going to photograph them together which is just going to be so adorable.  Chatting with them about my experiences brought back lots of memories for me.  I wish them a smooth and "easy" labour.  I told them that my daughter ended up being breech so they offered to turn her and I was not open to that idea at all!  Her delivery was an unscheduled c-section.  My son came along only 16 months later so he was a planned c-section. 

 

  

Look at these beautiful sisters!  They are so happy and delightful and it was a real pleasure working with them.  This is the first baby for their family and everyone is very excited.