Introducing sweet little William, at 14 days old!  He was such a sweet little guy, and I loved my time with him.  It was a nice change to have a baby boy in my Wake Forest newborn studio, since I’ve had such a long string of girls the past few months!  I had just recently seen this family at my fall mini-sessions, and I photographed big brother James when he was a newborn too.  So honored that they have come back to me again and again. They’re such a sweet family, and it’s fun to watch their family expand and their little ones grow up.  So here is a look at handsome baby William’s Raleigh newborn baby session!

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Oh sweet baby Emerson!! She is baby girl number 2 for this family.  And I have to say, as always, what a huge compliment it is to me when families grow and continue to come to me for photos again and again.  Not only do I love getting to be a part of their lives and seeing their babies grow, but it’s such an honor that they choose me to create their family’s heirlooms.

Baby Emmy was born weighing 10 pounds, 12 ounces and, oh, the rolls!!!!!!!! I love baby rolls!  She was squishy and cute and just lovely in every way!! Here’s a peek at my session with baby Emmy!

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Introducing the very sweet and adorable Elizabeth Grace.  Her Mommy and Daddy purchased the Baby’s First Year package, so you’ll all be happy to know that you’ll be seeing plenty more of little Elizabeth on the blog here.  I had such a great time with her, and feel so blessed that this family chose me to capture these memories of their newborn daughter.  Here is a little peek at Elizabeth’s newborn session.

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I love newborn twins!!!  These sweet little baby girls are Ellie and Taylor.  Just two and a half weeks old for their photo session.  They were such perfection!  Gosh, I have the best job ever.  Right?! I did several setups up of the girls together, and then lots of them separately as well.  Here are some of my favorites from their newborn photo session!

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This beautiful baby girl is baby Sydney.  I had the pleasure of meeting her and snuggling her when she was a teeny tiny ten days old.  I really didn’t want to give her back! 🙂 She was such a gorgeous baby, and has beautiful parents as well!  She let me do so many fun setups, and I very much enjoyed my time with her!  It’s always hard to pick favorites, but here are some of mine from Sydney’s Raleigh newborn session!

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This future little heartbreaker is baby Daniel!  I met him and his sweet family at just 9 days old.  His family is from Bermuda!!!  They traveled here to Raleigh to have baby Daniel in the States, and stayed just long enough for a newborn session with me, before heading back home to Bermuda.  It was such a blast meeting them.  And I feel so lucky that I got to know them and photograph this special time in their lives.  Baby Daniel is an absolutely stunning baby.  So perfect and sweet!

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I was excited to meet this beautiful family for Ellowyn’s newborn portraits.  Little Ellowyn has a big, loving family — even her grandpa and aunt tagged along for the fun.  We had such a great time. The weather was perfect, so we got to take some really gorgeous outdoor newborn shots!  They’re always my favorite! 🙂  Ellowyn’s Mommy and Aunt came with a lot of fun ideas for setups, so we had a fun time playing with her.  And thankfully she obliged.  She was one month old for her session, but was born really early so thankfully she was still nice and sleepy for her session.  Here are some of my favorites from my time with her!

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This sweet little girl is baby Katherine.  She came into my studio for her newborn session at 14 days old and I really enjoyed my time with her.  Her Mommy’s only request was to incorporate some grey into the session, so I did just that.  Baby Katherine is an absolute beauty and I feel so fortunate that I got the honor of photographing her.  I had a lot of favorites from her session… 🙂

If you want photos like this of your baby, please contact me!  I’m taking bookings for maternity, newborn and Baby’s First Year sessions in the Raleigh Durham Cary Wake Forest, North Carolina area. Be sure to contact me early to reserve your space!  I’m currently booking for January 2016 and later.

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