Sweet little lady| Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on July 23, 2010

These are such bittersweet photos for me!  This precious little baby is my cousin’s newest little doll.  Isn’t she gorgeous?  She was so wonderful to work with, too.  I loved the entire session.  They are bittersweet because they make me realize that my own little baby is growing so fast!  We are actually in the middle of weaning and I’m a great big ball of hormonal hot mess!  I go back and forth between anticipating all the things I’ll be able to do that I haven’t been able to enjoy in the recent past, like weekends away with my hubby or a girls’ night out, but then I’ll start to feel guilty that my little, tiny baby won’t need me as much anymore.  Waa waa waa.  I’m such a sap right now!! :)

Back to this little baby!  This little bundle of girly newness with adorable little lips and sweet lashes.  Did I mention how easy she was for me to pose?  She was a little dream.

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I told you! Pure, sweet baby goodness. I’m so happy for my cousin and her family!!

And this makes me anxious for my brother’s newest baby to arrive soon! :)

Just a wee little guy | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on June 10, 2010

My last post was a gorgeous maternity session of this little guy’s mama.  Four days after we did the session, he decided to make a break for it.  It was such a quick escape that it landed him in the NICU for a few days.  He came home after eight days and is doing just fine.  He was the cutest little thing for his session and slept so well.  And made adorable little noises.  It was great.

Here are some of my faves from the day. Enjoy!

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Very Soon | Northwest Arkansas Maternity Photography

Posted on May 11, 2010

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Waiting.

Sweet Little Guy | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on May 6, 2010

This little guy was so precious!  As the mother of four kiddos who had no hair until they were at least two, I’m always amazed to see babies with hair, especially so young.

Don’t you just want to cuddle him?

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Baby lips are so adorable!!

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We even got a little grin from him. :)

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Sweet Baby Of Mine | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on November 29, 2009

Now, first of all, let me say that I’m so glad that I’m much better at this with babies who belong to other people!  :)   My little peanut would NOT go to sleep no matter what tricks I tried to pull.  Out of an almost three hour session, I only got a super small handful of photos that I like. I did, however, get these two that I just LOVE.  And that makes it all worth it for me. :)

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Hard to believe that she was supposed to be born this Wednesday but instead will be almost a month old!  I can’t believe it sometimes.

New and oh so sweet | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on July 12, 2009

Last week I posted from the hospital where I had just documented the birth of my newest nephew.   This week, when he was only seven little days old, I got to do his newborn session.  Newborns are challenging to work with under normal circumstances, but man are they hard when it involves my family!  Just imagine my kids running around with my niece and nephew as the baby was sleeping all while I was trying to get some shots.   A lot of the outtakes from the outdoor photos had little feet running in the background from some child playing where we told them not to play!  (Only BEHIND the camera, guys!)  It was well worth it, though, because just look at this little guy!!  He’s adorable.

These two are SO proud, can’t you tell?
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I couldn’t decide between posting this one in color or black and white, but I decided on the black and white. Isn’t it sweet? He was really happy in the wrap, so we left him in it for most of the session.

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He is just so cuddly and sweet!! Almost can’t believe we’ll have a little baby in THIS house at the end of the year. Wow. I can’t wait to do those newborn photos. :)

Sweet Baby Boy | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on July 6, 2009

Just a quick sneak peek to show off this precious little guy. He was my first male newborn to photograph. :)

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He was just the sweetest little guy. I also got to cuddle him for awhile. I’m so lucky. :)

Happy Birthday Baby Colton | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on July 4, 2009

Yesterday, bright and early, I went to spend the day with my sister for a very special occasion.  We’ve been oh so patiently awaiting the birth of her third baby.  (Ok, maybe my sister wasn’t waiting so patiently!)  He was due on the 12th, but because of a small complication, he had to be born a week and a half early.  At 8lbs 7oz and 20 1/2 inches, I really wonder what he would have been like had he been full term.  He is completely fine and perfect despite his early appearance.   He was a nice little patch of hair and was born with THE longest fingernails that I have ever seen on a newborn.

I filmed the births of my niece and nephew, but this time I wanted to try my hand at birth photography.  It was a very fun experience to see the events unfold through different eyes than I have in the past.   There is something so very special and magical about the first few moments when families meet the newest addition.  I’m very happy that I got the opportunity to photograph this event in my own family.

I’m still in the hospital with my sister because I stayed the night with her to help when needed, so I’ve only been able to view the photos on the laptop.   I just converted these to black and white because it was going to be easier than fighting with the color on this crazy monitor.  :)

Let’s all ooh and ahh over little Colton! This little sneak peek may well be the only peek of the birth photography that I post, but there will be TONS of newborn photos over the next couple of weeks, I’m sure. My sis has threatened to come over to my house every day so I can try out all the ideas I have for newborns. Sounds like it will be such a horrible time, huh? :)

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So, congratulations to Jack and Autumn for the birth of their newest little baby.  He’s such a cutie.

A Whole Lotta Hair!! | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on June 8, 2009

There isn’t much that is better than a sweet, sweet baby. I had the pleasure of spending a fun evening with this sweet baby and her wonderful parents. I adore this couple and am so happy that they have now added a darling baby girl to their little family. And just check out all that hair! It was the softest hair, too. I’m always amazed by little babies with tons of hair as my own babies are always little baldies well past their first year. In fact, my youngest is 18 months and just now showing wee wisps of hair.

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Look at the cute little bumble bee bum!
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Isn’t this cute? I think so. This was one of those photos where I wasn’t quite ready for such great emotion and my settings were just a wee bit off, hence the slight softness, but I still think it is great.
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And I’ll leave you too awwww over this precious little face. This one makes my heart melt. She looks so sweet and comfy.

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Thank you so much, M and A, for allowing me to photograph your little doll baby. She is gorgeous!! Also, thanks for the yummy enchiladas!

Baby B | Northwest Arkansas Newborn Photographer

Posted on February 12, 2009

This tiny little lady was just a tad over six pounds. Isn’t she amazing? She was so good to me, too. She just snoozed almost the entire time she was here.

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I made this hat for her. I wanted something cute and girly and nothing I had fit the bill. I love my little knitter loom. It’s so much fun and easy.

This little beauty might be my favorite from the entire session. I’m in love.

And here is her very proud big sis! Isn’t she gorgeous??

Little Baby B made my job too easy. I’m almost afraid for the next newborn session! :)

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