Lots of Faces
Ellie started out the session a little timid…she has a bit of stranger anxiety, so I got the stare down for sure! As she warmed up, she started smirking and making flirty expressions towards me. When she stood up and got to bang on my stool, she thought that was pretty cool and busted out a few giggles and smiles. Daddy arrived half way through her session and she let out a huge grin…until she realized it wasn’t “home from work, play time”. Then the scrunchy, sad face broke out, including a few tears!
All in all, we definitely got to see Ellie’s full range of expressions, and learned that she has Daddy wrapped around her little finger…for sure!
Just Exploring
Riley was happiest when she was placed on the ground and allowed to explore all on her own.
Luckily, her crawling has not yet been refined. She kind of does this twist, move into downward dog, then on to all fours and finally end up flat on my belly move. Although, many times, she ended up with her back to me, or turned at the wrong angle, but at least it was all done in slow motion, and it was fairly easy to move her back into place.
Big thanks go out to big sister, Taylor! You were a huge help during the session…I couldn’t have done it without you!
High Energy
Putting these two brothers in the same confined space equals a lot of energy bouncing off the walls!
Little brother, Ryder, is a mover! Although he had yet to master walking at the time of his one year session, he was a speed demon crawler. Hands down, knees down and full speed ahead. Watch out below, because if you’re not careful, he’ll definitely trip you up.
Older brother, Payne, is the talker and the controller. He enjoys being in the middle of things and, while he’ll do what you ask, he always has a suggestion or an idea to share with you. Of course, once we asked him to help us entertain little brother, he loved that idea and committed fully to being the high energy entertainer!
Mommy definitely has her hands full keeping up with these two handsome boys!
Making Me Work
How fun that my very first session of the new year was our new nephew, Jamie. Pete’s sister and husband had a baby boy right after Christmas and I was honored to be one of his first adventures.
Unfortunately, Jamie didn’t get the memo that he was supposed to take it easy on me. It took us almost an hour and a half, after making him naked, to get him fed and asleep. Then, even once he was asleep, he hated having his hands and feet messed with. I would have him in a perfect position, but his hands would be in front of his face. If I tried to move them, he would resist with all his newborn strength, ultimately startling him out of position.
Jamie didn’t realize that he was dealing with a photographer that doesn’t give up easily. So, we’d try again and again if need be. In the end, he eventually submitted and let us twist and turn him lots of different directions, resulting in many of adorable images!
Check Out Those Cheeks!
Newborn babies always amaze me! They all have their own unique features. Some have chubby features and some have skinny features. Some have round faces, some have oval faces. Some are hairy, some are hairless. Some have fair skin that turns red when they cry and some have dark skin that even models would envy. Some have big hands and some have little hands. Even though they’re all only a few days old, each newborn that walks in the door brings their own uniqueness!
Zeiva brought in the round cheeks, the chubby thighs, the full head of crazy hair, short little eyelashes, hands and feet that she hated having messed with, and the best part, an easy going laid back disposition!
Where’s Daddy?
At the beginning of Austin’s session, he kept turning his head left and right, looking over his shoulder like he was looking for something. I’m pretty sure that something was his Daddy!
Daddy arrived late to Austin’s session, but once he arrived, it was easy to see Austin is a Daddy’s boy. When Daddy walked in the door, Austin immediately made a beeline for him. He wanted to be held and loved by Daddy. If Daddy moved more than a few feet out of his reach, there was some whimpering and even a few tears. Luckily, we were able to include some Daddy play time, from riding on shoulders to hanging upside down, and eventually separated the two long enough to let Austin devour his birthday cake!
Busy Baby
Miss Elisabeth may have only been eight days old when I photographed her, but she’s already trying to hold her head up like a three month old. She’s a bit of a bobble head. Of course, she’s still working on making an eye connection, but she certainly is trying.
Add in her constant squirming and her awesome kicks, that I know she spent time in the womb perfecting, and I think this little lady is going to be mover and a shaker.
Watch out big brother…here comes little sister!
Face Maker
At two months old, Miro’s already a pro at making faces! Between his constantly moving hands and the variety of faces he flashed me, he was definitely working it for his first session.
Miro may be thinking professional model already…he followed the camera every where it went. Even when trying to take profile images of him, he’d turn his head towards the camera…striking a pose and making a face.
With his adorable chubby cheeks, his cute lips, rolls that go on forever and big blue eyes, I can’t deny that those those faces he makes are just adorable!
Working the Milestones
Lydia is diligently working on mastering her next set of baby milestones!
She can sit up for short periods of time and with supervision. It’s sort of a sloppy, slouchy sit, but she’s working her core, trying to sit taller and taller.
She actually prefers to be up on all fours as opposed to flat on her belly. While her legs move every which way, she hasn’t quite figured out how to move her arms and hands. This makes spinning in a circle doable, but forward movement is still evading her. She ends up doing a lot of downward dog moves!
She’s had two teeth push through on the bottom, but when given a toy to hold, it immediately goes in her mouth. I’m pretty sure she’s working on some more teeth.
If I had to guess, I would say next time I see Miss Lydia, she’s going to be a moving speed demon, full of toothy smiles!
Being Held
As long as Mila was being held and cuddled she was happy as could be. Put her down on her own and she definitely shared with us her dislike for that position.
She wasn’t particular about who was holding her, as long as that someone was a warm body and was snuggling her close. She would grunt her appreciation and make cute faces. She even let us move her around from back, to belly to upright to laying down, she was flexible.
Until we tried to lay her in the bean bag. Then she protested! She wanted nothing to do with being on her own, so being held is what she got!
