One of the benefits to being on this side of the camera when it comes to newborn photography, is the ability to witness all the different kinds of family rituals that parents fall into. For me, with my family, it was bath-time. There was a song order as we scrubbed head to toe, and even though it was never a big production it was a ritual that was meaningful and memorable. D and S have their own ritual around A’s wake-ups from her nap, and it was a pleasure to be able to witness (and document) that. It’s honestly these moments that I love to do what I do — these rituals change over time as babies grow. Some even disappear altogether, and being able to capture a single one it wonderful to look back on later in time. I feel incredibly lucky that one of those bath-times was documented for us. I cherish those photographs. I hope D looks back on these wake-up images and feels the same way.

When D, S and I set a time for our session, we did it months ago, shortly after A was born. Kids, of course, change their routines, and as our appointment grew closer, A had already changed up her naps. I arrived just as she was getting ready to wake. D warned me the week before, and I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to take some peaceful images of A asleep, cozy in her crib. I didn’t expect it would be so much more.
Being in her nursery was so special: D’s family had traveled to Kenya on a photographic safari, and D used many of the images her mother took to decorate the space. The theme of the photos? Mother and baby! So awesome! Well, D — now you can add your own mamma and baby portraits to join them 🙂

Enjoy!

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