Connor | RALEIGH BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

**Scheduling note — I’m currently on maternity leave. I’m accepting bookings for maternity, newborn, and Baby’s First Year sessions for October 2014 or later. Please e-mail me at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com to book your fall session, and please allow a few days for a response. Thank you! **

Little Connor just turned one and graduated from my Baby’s First Year Plan. Sniff, sniff. You know I get attached to these cute little babies! I love to watch them grow, BUT, I hate that I won’t be seeing him so often anymore. I’m really truly honored that his family chose me to capture his first year in photos for them, and hope they enjoy their gorgeous album filled with all of Connor’s cuteness from his first few days after birth, up until now! Here are a few pictures from his first year session – isn’t he a cutie!?

Melissa is currently booking for Raleigh Durham maternity photography sessions and Raleigh newborn photography sessions in the Raleigh Durham Cary Wake Forest, North Carolina area for October 2014 and later. Be sure to contact her early to reserve your space!

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Baby Gabriel | RALEIGH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

This handsome little guy is newborn Gabriel at 11 days old. His Mommy is the gorgeous Camisha, whose maternity session you might have seen on the blog! Gabriel’s Daddy is deployed right now and hasn’t gotten to meet him yet — can you believe that!?! I KNOW he’s dying to see him! Thank goodness for e-mail and Skype so he can see his little man that way! Camisha is doing everything herself, and I give her major credit for that… having a newborn is so hard!! Thankfully Gabriel is about as cute and perfect as they come. Camisha, thanks for making the long drive to Raleigh for your session, and for sharing your little sweetheart with me!! Such an honor!

I think babies really like to wink at me, hehe! 🙂

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Baby Brooklynn | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

This sweet baby girl is little Brooklynn, who came to my studio at 10 days old for her session! She happens to have older brothers, so I’m sure she’ll be well protected as she gets older! 🙂 And she has the best cheeks ever! Loved meeting her!

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Baby Patrick | RALEIGH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

**Scheduling note — my maternity leave is starting in the next week or so. I’m currently accepting bookings for maternity, newborn, and Baby’s First Year sessions for October 2014 or later.**

The little fella I want to share with you today is baby Patrick, who was just 8 days old for his photo session. His family unfortunately went through quite a bit of heartbreak during the pregnancy. Sadly, Patrick’s Daddy passed away from cancer before he was born. So, we of course incorporated a lot of things that had been special to Patrick’s Daddy, including his army uniforms, some special hats, wedding rings, etc. Patrick’s Mommy is so wonderful and was one of the kindest, funniest people despite everything she’s been through. I’m so happy she has baby Patrick in her life, and I hope to see more of them as Patrick gets bigger!

Here are my favorites from Patrick’s newborn session.

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Baby Christopher | RALEIGH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

**I just wanted to start out with a scheduling note — I have one session left to shoot before my maternity leave starts. I’ll be out for a few months with my new little one (can’t wait!). I’m currently accepting sessions for October 2014 and later. If you’re expecting this fall, please contact me soon, as I’ll be coming back to a lighter schedule than normal so I can spend a little extra time with my new baby. I already have several October bookings, so I only have a small amount of space left. November and December will likely book up fast too, so please contact me soon! The best way to reach me is e-mail — melissadevoephotography@gmail.com

This sweet little boy was one of my favorite newborn sessions this past spring. This is baby Christopher at 12 days old! He had the most perfect skin and hair, and was so sleepy and perfect for me! He made my job easy! Here are a few of my favorite photos from his session!

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Jackson | RALEIGH DURHAM BABY PHOTOGRAPHY

I got to hang out with little man Jackson for his one-year photo session. I was delighted to see him and his family again after last seeing them for his Mommy’s maternity photos and Jackson’s newborn photos. I can’t believe he’s a toddling little one-year-old now! He’s changed so much! And check out his little outfit – it actually belonged to his Daddy way back when Daddy was his size. 🙂

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Baby Riley | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Lucky me — two baby girls in the studio in a row! I loved it! Little Riley came in at three weeks old for her session and she was AMAZING – beautiful, tiny, sleepy, and perfect. It was one of those sessions where I loved every single picture I took. But you can probably tell that by the large over-share below. 🙂 How precious is she!?!

And I’m excited to report that June is my last month of shooting before my maternity leave starts. I’m 34 weeks pregnant right now, and will be finishing up shooting in the next 2ish weeks (if my scheduled babies come on time!), and then I’ll spend the rest of June finishing all of my editing, fulfilling orders, etc. etc. Then my family and I will be welcoming baby boy number 3 in early July. We’re ecstatic. The days seem to be flying by, yet going so slow all at the same time — all you mommies know how that is! 🙂 I’ll be returning from maternity leave in October with a limited work schedule, so if you’re pregnant and due in the fall, be sure to book soon before space is gone.

And now, back to the cute baby pictures…. here’s the lovely Riley!

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Baby Harper | RALEIGH NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This winter and spring I’ve had SO many newborn boys in the studio, so it makes me so super excited to pull out all the girly props when I get a baby girl! This sweet little baby girl is Harper. She was so cute in all the pinks, and especially in a cute little baby skirt I’d just purchased for her session. Also, you’ll notice my new curved bench in one of the photos below — I have to brag on my talented husband who made that for me. He’s handy to have around! 🙂 Enjoy these photos of Harper — I sooooo loved having her come to be photographed!!!

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Evelyn’s One-Year Session | RALEIGH DURHAM NC BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

**Scheduling note — Right now I’m booked up through my maternity leave, which will be starting at the end of June. I’ll be returning in September to photograph my Baby’s First Year Clients only, and then I’ll get back to business with newborns and maternity in October! If you’re expecting a baby this fall and want to get on my schedule, please book your session soon, because my space is already very limited. I look forward to meeting lots of new families and, of course, seeing many familiar faces, after my maternity leave!**

The sweet little girl I want to share with you today is Evelyn. She has recently turned one and is walking up a storm! I photographed her as a newborn waaaay back in March of last year, and I was so excited to see her changed so much! She is sweet as can be, and so beautiful! Here’s a couple of my favorites from her session!

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Benjamin’s One Year Session | RALEIGH DURHAM NC BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Little Benjamin has turned one!! He’s been a part of my Baby’s First Year package and I just can’t believe we’ve already hit his one year birthday. This year has flown by!! I’m going to miss seeing him every few months. Here’s a couple pics of sweet little Benjamin!