My Baby Boy!!! | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NC NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

I’m so excited to announce that my baby boy arrived early last month. Clarkson was born July 8th, and I am absolutely loving every minute I spend with him. I am reeeeally tired, as you can imagine. My two big boys are out of school for the summer and are making it hard for me to nap during the days. And my little boy is getting up quite a few times during the night…. so let’s just say I’m one tired mama. However, despite all of that, I made it my mission to bring Clarkson into the studio here and there to make sure I got a few shots of him. Some days didn’t go so well, and other days went pretty great. I’m head over heels in love with these, and sooooo glad I made myself do it even when I didn’t want to. 🙂

Day 5:

Day 12:

Day 13, one of my favorites *oh, who am I kidding? they’re all my favorites!!!*:

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Day 17:

And lastly… Today Clarkson turned one month old, and of course I had to capture how much he’s changed. Here is my chunky, cuddly man on his one month birthday:

Thanks to everyone for all of the well wishes we’ve received, they mean so much! And thanks to all of my clients for their patience and understanding as I spend this time with my family. I’ll be returning to shooting sessions in late September/October, and I look forward to seeing all of you!

Baby Elias | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN 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! **

Well, the good thing about maternity leave is that I’ve been able to write up a whole lot of blog posts ahead of time and schedule them to post for me. So, hopefully I can FINALLY be caught up on blogging all of my sessions by the time I return to shooting in September/October. I think when I started maternity leave, I was about 25 sessions behind… yikes. Thank goodness for this break so I can get everyone’s sessions up and shared!!

This handsome boy is baby Elias at 14 days old. I just cannot get over the beautiful head of hair he has!! A friend of mine asked if I was now using baby wigs in my sessions, hehehehe. Nope – this is all natural! He is such 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 Henry | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

The cute little guy I’m sharing today is newborn baby Henry at 9 days old. He was wide awake for a while at the beginning of our session, so I got some great photos of his gorgeous eyes, which I love! And then he fell right asleep like a good little boy so I could pose him. How polite of him, huh? Here’s a few from Henry’s first photo session!

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Connor | RALEIGH BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

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!?

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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!