Miracle of Life : Baby Alexander's Newborn Session

If you've been following our blog for awhile, you might recall that last September Paul and I fotographed the wedding of our lovely couple Michelle + Peter. Well almost one year to the day from their wedding, Michelle + Peter had a lovely addition to their family! Baby Alexander was came into this world a few weeks early- he just couldn't wait to meet his mommy and daddy! We are so thrilled to fotographing this couple again, now as a beautiful little family! Michelle + Peter decided to sign up for our Miracle of Life Program, so we get to document this little guy, and the relationship of this lovely family for the next year! Can you tell how excited we are?



Meet Baby Alexander:







































































Here is the birth annoucement we designed and printed for Michelle + Peter to send to there friends and family...


The front and back:




The inside:

Michelle + Peter- congratulations to you our your new addition! He is so sweet and perfect... We are so delighted that you are having us document yet another milestone in your lives together, and can't wait to see you all again.

Miracle of Life : Baby Francesca's Newborn Session

A few months ago we fotographed Dawn's belly session while she was pregnant with Baby Francesca. You might remember from previous posts that the Niderno's are having us do a second "Miracle of Life" baby plan. Well, on June 20th their baby came into this world! This time the family's new addition was a baby girl, the first in the family, and Dawn is tickled an appropiate "pink," needless to say!

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Meet Baby Francesca:




Francesca is so sweet!! What a doll....








She was very alert for a newborn, and didn't want to take a nap, though we tried our hardest to coax her to sleep.




Mommy tried to nurse and rock her little girl to sleep....




....but it was Daddy Justin that finally was able to....




Beautiful baby....








This is one of my favorite baby portraits I've ever taken. I love the way she is holding onto Justin's pinky finger with her little, tiny fingers.












Big Brother Patrick playing the guitar for his new little sister, trying to keep her sound asleep... : )




....But she awoke : )




Francesca was fighting off the sleepiness....








Family portrait time...




So sweet...




Francesca is really a "pink" little baby, isn't she?








Patrick nuzzling his baby sister....you can tell he adores her already!




...and back to sleep. I love to fotograph babies while they are sleeping. So peaceful.... We put little yellow bloomers on Francesca to coordinate with Dawn's awesome yellow outfit she wore for her belly session!








Oh!!








Dawn is going to have a blast having another girl in the house. She's been dying to have someone to be all "girlie" with! How about frilly pink pillows?

Congratulations Mommy Dawn, Daddy Justin, and Big Brothers Patrick and Dylan on your new addition to your beautiful family!!! I can't wait to come "play" with you again for Francesca's 3 month fotos. We'll have to play "dress up," or something really girlie!

Miracle of Life : Baby Lauren's Newborn Session

A few weeks back, a new mom from town called us to fotograph her newborn daughter Lauren. As you might know, I love to fotograph newborns.....they are such bundles of joy! Even better is to be given the honor of fotographing a baby at several stages through it's first year of life. Carolyn and Michael (Lauren's mommy and daddy) decided to enroll in one of our "Miracle of Life" baby fotography plans, and we are so excited to be able to capture their little "miracle" Lauren as she grows.


Meet adorable Baby Lauren :



Baby toshies are so cute! Look....she's already trying to crawl!




I love the special bonding connection between mother & child during nursing.













In the nursery with her parents Carolyn and Michael. They are such a wonderful couple....
and I can tell that they are going to be wonderful, loving parents to little Lauren.




This is one of my absolute favorites from our session. I love the contrast of size between the baby fingers and the mommy & daddy fingers.
And the symbolism of the wedding rings in combination with the gentle touch of all the hands.





Baby toes are the best!





Daddy's nuzzling is the best too!





When I found out that Carolyn still has her cherished Cabbage Patch Kids, loving decorating her daughter's nursery, I just had to fotograph Lauren amongst them.
I love how they are exactly the same size. In fact, we almost used the little bloomers from one of the Kids on Lauren!





Baby Lauren being cuddled by mom + dad, as they coax her to fall asleep.





LOVE the expression on Mommy Carolyn's face as she looks lovingly at her husband, and he smiling back at his wife. How cute are they!





Nuggle-time....









Lauren fell into a deep sleep and Daddy Michael decided to pick her up to place in on the bed for some fotographs of her by herself.
Look how she fits perfectly in his loving hands....a perfect little bundle!





Daddy kisses......my favorite part is the way she is holding onto his wedding ring finger!





Nap time is my favorite time to fotograph newborns. So sweet!





How comfy does she look sleeping on this pillow?





Can't get enough of sleeping babies......they are so very precious!





We carefully moved her into her nursery. How colorful is the bedding on her crib? I LOVED the polka dots and stripes combination!
And the pink & green colors....so pretty and juicy....just like a watermelon!





Look at her little lips...she is so relaxed!









Another favorite....through the crib bars.





I couldn't resist placing the butterfly wings that one of the grandmas had got her on her little back for a couple shots.
How sweet is it that all of Lauren's stuffed animal friends are watching over her?





One of Carolyn's friends stopped by to visit and brought Lauren some pink roses. So, of course I had to get a couple shots of her with a rose.





I love how the rose head is almost the size of her little face.





As part of all of our baby plans, we include 25 custom Fine Art Birth Annoucements for the new parents to send out to their loved ones. Here is our latest design option...we are calling this look our "Classic Fine Art Black + White Design." Here is Baby Lauren's custom folded card....


The front:




The inside spread:




The back:




Here is another new design option for parents looking for something a little more playful and colorful. This is a sample of our "Whimiscal Design."
Lauren's parents loved this option too, but opted for the previous design.

The front:



The inside spread:



The back:




Carolyn + Michael, I had a wonderful time fotographing your little "miracle." Lauren is very precious, and I'm looking forward to seeing your family again for our 3 month session! Congratulations to you both!