Sweet Newborn Mr. "E" {Belvidere IL, Lake Zurich IL newborn, family photography}

This little guy is so handsome, how lucky am I to be working with all these babies lately.  My boys are getting so big so it is a great feeling to get to hold and photograph all these little guys.  Oh, it brings back so many memories.  It's a great way to get my baby fix this way :)  between photography and my other job as a medical assistant at a pediatrician office. At least with photography I don't get to be the bad one who has to give them shots.  Well enough about me and back to this sweet guy and his mom and dad.  It was such a pleasure meeting this family, mom and dad are such nice and great people and wonderful parents.  "E" did give us a little resistance at first but he got much better as the session went on, as long as mom was not too close because then he thought it was time to eat.  I do love how the pics with mom and dad turn out.  The family pic is definitely one of my all time favorites.  Such a wonderful   way to capture this beautiful time in their lives, both mom and dad were glowing and you can just see how proud they are to be parents and how they love their little guy.  Enjoy some sneaks from the session!!

Little Brother "J" Newborn session {Belvidere IL, newborn, family photography}

Meet "J".  This little guy will definitely be spoiled as spoiled can be.  With 4 older sisters doting over him he will definitely have it all.  I really feel bad for the girl that he decides to bring home when he grows up, LOL.  She will have to pass through all the tests from the girls and mom and meet every expectation.  Being child #5 or just a laid back boy he was a true superstar at his session.  He slept through pretty much all of it, he didn't mind us moving him, posing him or anything.  He stopped to eat once and was back out in no time.  I had so much fun with him I could have kept shooting all day, I love his laid back personality and he was such a polite little guy, did not pee on any of the props, he waited til he had a diaper on, what a gentleman :)  He also has the cutest pout that will brighten up everyone's day.  Here is a sneak peek from his session.  Enjoy!!!


How beautiful are these girls!!

"N" newborn session {Belvidere IL, DeKalb IL newborn, family photography}

I know it has been a while since I updated the blog but I have not been just sitting around, I have been blessed this year to work on so many sessions with some past clients as well as meeting and working with some wonderful new clients.  I hope I can build long lasting relationships with the new clients and be there to capture those wonderful memories and watch the family grow, expend, graduate, get married.  One of the families that has chosen me for many of their memories so far is the "M" family.  I loved photographing "B's" milestones and watching him grow and now I get to do the same for his beautiful little sister "N".  That is right, "B" is a big brother.  The "M" family has traveled to my studio for the other sessions but I was invited to their home to capture sweet little "N's" pictures.  I love the bedding mom picked out for her nursery and it looks awesome as a backdrop for the pics.  Yellow and gray have been my favorite colors for a while and the picture will match her nursery.  Since the weather was beautiful we headed outside for some family pics as well.  Thank you again "M" family for inviting me to your home and choosing me once again to capture this wonderful time in your life.

6 day old RJ {Belvidere IL, Elgin IL, newborn, family photography}

It seems like my sessions usually end up being a few of the same type of session in a row.  If I have first birthday session, I usually have at least a couple in a row, then milestone sessions are usually clustered as well as family, etc.  My last newborn shoot was almost 3 months ago and that felt like forever ago as I love newborn sessions so I was going through a little bit of withdrawal.  "R" contacted me a few weeks before her due date and I was so excited for the arrival of this little guy.  He made his appearance and 6 days later I had the pleasure of meeting him during his newborn session.  What a cutie!! He was doing great for family pics (well with the exception of pooping on mom and dad, LOL) but once he woke up he made us work a little bit harder.  In newborn world, being awake means it's time to eat, and that is what RJ did, we did most of the pics in between the feedings.  Once he was sleeping he did really good.  He even woke up towards the end of our session and stayed really content just looking around and trying to take in the world around him.  During that time we were able to get some pictures of him with his eyes open and they turned out great.  There was even one of him smiling while awake.  Thank you guys for choosing me to capture this wonderful moment in your lives.  This stage only lasts for such a short time.  Enjoy your new bundle of joy, can't wait to see him for his 3 month session.  Here is some previews from his session.

5 day old Ms. "D" {Belvidere IL, Machesney Park IL, newborn, family photography}

I was awaiting this session anxiously ever since mom contacted me earlier this year to book her maternity and newborn sessions.  The maternity session turned out so wonderful, "M" is such a sweet and beautiful girl and we had a blast during the maternity session so I was really excited to meet this little bundle of joy.  Mom and dad did not find out the gender before hand so I made sure I had props ready to go for both.  It was a wonderful  surprise for "M", "J" and big brother "G" to find out if was a little baby girl. Again, I had a great time working with them on their beautiful baby girl's session.  Big brother was not interested at all in having pics taken with his baby sister.  I was able to get him in on a family pic but that was about it.  That is the beauty of being a 2 year old, if you don't want to do something, guess what you just don't, sometimes I wish I could be 2 for a little bit :)  Overall the session turned out great.  "D" is such a beautiful little girl and already so photogenic.  It will be so wonderful to get to see her back for her milestone sessions and hopefully we can get big brother interested in pics next time.  Here are some sneaks from the session.