We did her mom’s maternity session outside, so it was only fitting that we take ‘Sprout’, as she’s affectionately known, outside for part of her newborn session-


Doesn’t she have great hair and cheeks?!


We did her mom’s maternity session outside, so it was only fitting that we take ‘Sprout’, as she’s affectionately known, outside for part of her newborn session-


Doesn’t she have great hair and cheeks?!


I’ve been looking forward to meeting him since he ‘debuted’ in this maternity session. His parents are so smitten with him- A. kept exclaiming over how cute he is- love that!
I’m sending a son off to college in Ann Arbor in the fall, so had to include the U of M hat that his grandma made him!
Happy Father’s Day to all you amazing dads out there- especially those of you celebrating your very first Father’s Day!

I’ve got some catching up to do! These are no longer sneak peeks, because I’ve been a blog slacker. In the past nine days, though, I’ve been to Massachusetts and back (by car) and photographed a wedding, a birth, and three newborns- so I’ve got pictures to share for some time to come. This sweet little girl is the new daughter of the owner of the wonderful Curves Kalamazoo- if you’re looking for a place full of friendly people to exercise with, this is it! Meet Miss T. and her proud big brother-
A photographer friend once said that if she could make a business of photographing only 6-9 month olds and 4 year old girls, she’d do it. While I’d miss all the other great ages, when I met these two I could see what she meant. Both such sweethearts and at such perfect ages for a session!




I can only imagine their bond when they’re older- I loved watching H. with her new sister. And it was so sweet to see baby A. calm right down when her sister held her. Add her other sister- two, busy, sweet and imaginative- into the mix to play with, and she’s one lucky girl!




Delicate and girly- such a beautiful little baby-


when you’re breech, you can still do this after two weeks- look where she’s still comfortable having those toes:


I think newborns are perfectly gorgeous naked, so I’ve never even thought about doing a ‘what to wear’ post for them. For variety, though, the right little hat or headband can be so much fun. I’m about to enable shoppers, so stop reading right here if you don’t want to spend money! I hear there are people who have never heard of Etsy, the online site for buying and selling handmade items (www.etsy.com). Since I have a mild major addiction to it, I just can’t believe there is anyone who is in the dark about this wonderful resource. They have clothing, jewelry, artwork- anything you can imagine. Every vendor has their own little ’store’ within Etsy, and it can be a bit overwhelming, so I thought I’d list just a few of my favorites in case your baby needs a little something fun to wear at a session. If you have favorites you’d like to share, let me know!
Baby hats
Headbands
Diaper covers and Bloomers
Cocoons and Wraps
I just love all these sweet new babies I’m seeing lately. The nurses on the Labor and Delivery floor say that they’re in the middle of a mini baby boom in Kalamazoo, so it’s not just my imagination! It’s made me a little slow in blog posting, but I had to show a few of darling Mr. C.-

