Little? Maybe. Mighty? Absolutely!

I met baby R's Mom and Dad for a maternity session on a chilly spring evening and I connected with them quickly! They are such a great couple. Their story of a move halfway across the country (away from family) only to find that that had a baby on the way just struck a chord with me. Even though their families would be far away, they had each other, and they were so excited to meet their baby girl.

Little did they know that when their beautiful baby girl arrived that their whole world would be thrown upside down! Baby R was sent to Sick Kids, where she received amazing care for a very serious condition that limited her ability to eat and breath. Luckily, one month to the day after her arrival this baby girl came to the studio and she is doing remarkably well. Mom and Dad are adjusting to parenthood like champs! This is one special family and one very sweet baby girl! 

I hope that these images serve as a memory of all that they have endured during the early days of her arrival. For a teeny, tiny little girl she sure is a tough cookie!

Precious.

How gorgeous is this baby girl? I sure do get to photograph some adorable little munchkins...but this one I almost missed out on!

This baby girl made her way into the world and Mom and Dad were quickly wrapped up in this gorgeous little girl that we didn't get to her session until she was 14 days old...in fact, I did a rare evening newborn session just to be sure to get it in amongst the other newborn sessions I had going on that week. Lucky for me she was such a precious (and cooperative) little bundle. She was SO easy going that I captured far fewer images than I normally do during a newborn session with just as much prop and drop variety. She was such a great little model!

Take a peek as this beautiful and easy going baby girl!

Strike a pose!

This birthday boy was like no other! Despite falling asleep while eating breakfast (just before his session) he got into the spirit of the session RELLY quickly. 

He is the only (and likely the last) 1 year old that literally sat down and posed for me. He looked right at me, smiled, made adorable faces and didn't try to crawl, walk or run away. MOST COOPERATIVE TODDLER EVER! Come to think of it...he might also have been one of most easy going newborns too! What a fun morning...with some wonderful memories captured. Enjoy your peek Mom and Dad!

Fresh.

Oh. My. Gosh. There is nothing more adorable than a brand spanking new baby to snuggle and cuddle! I was lucky to meet this sweet little princess just 6 days after she made her arrival. Mama was overdue and I am sure she was very anxious to meet this beautiful baby girl, but after looking at this sweet face I am sure she knew that the wait was worth it!

I've spent the last 2 years focusing a lot more time on my newborn sessions and I just can't get enough! They are long and exhausting but the final product always makes me so excited to hand over the picture to a new mom and dad. Enjoy these sweet sleepy sneak peeks!

Just a little cold...

Wow...what a start to this session! It. Was. Freezing. The spot we started off in was being hit hard with intense wind...I was worried. Luckily as we moved around and found some other areas to shoot in we got some shelter from the wind and started to feel all our limbs again! :-) In fact, the rest of the session was rather nice...partly because I had feeling in my fingers but mostly because I got to know a very sweet couple! I always feel so special when people include me to help share such important moments, but it's made even sweeter by the fact that this couple JUST moved into the area (from rather far away) and found me online and wanted to work with me! They didn't know someone who had worked with me, they came to my work and decided I was the right choice for them...that is pretty special! Thanks mom and dad-to-be!

Well, I hope the wait was worth it for mom-to-be (I am a day later than I had planed on this post because of a sick kid - story of my life)! They are a sweet couple...and you can't even tell they were partially frozen! :-)

One Year Later!

I absolutely LOVE to photograph newborns...and this little man was one of my favourites! He was a sleeping bundle of joy (see for yourself)...and I have to say he was pretty awesome at his 1 year sessions too!

A little shy at first...and down right annoyed mid session, but I got him back on my side with cake at the end. In fact, we were pretty good buddies by the time he left...he reached out to me from mommy's arms (and in my books that is a BIG deal)!

Thanks to Mom and Dad for letting me be part of this milestone for this little man!

Growing Family

Is there anything sweeter than a growing family? 

I got to spend a great morning with a family I have gotten to know pretty well over the past 2 years. Mom was really looking forward to belly photos and wanted to include her little man and hubby too and I couldn't think of a better way than a lifestyle session. I love watching families get all cozy on the couch together and  be fun and playful. We also managed to snap some studio style images too...fun to get the best of both worlds! Here is a peek at some fabulous images from the session...digging the black and white for this session.

I am really looking forward to meeting the newest addition to this family VERY soon!