This is the gorgeous 6-day-old Evelyn.  She reminded me a lot of my first-born in that she wanted to eat and be snuggled up with her mama constantly.  My oldest was a frequent eater and was rarely happy unless he was eating and snuggled to me.  A blessing and a curse all at the same time.  🙂  So we took quite a few feeding breaks for baby Evelyn, just to keep her happy.  And while she was awake a lot, she did take a few good naps so I could curl her right up.  I know these are images her family is going to treasure for generations!  Enjoy the lovely Evelyn!

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I met the handsome little baby James when he was just FOUR days old!!  It’s a little younger than I normally photograph newborns, but the timing worked for all of us, and James was such a sweet little angel!   Mom and Dad even jumped in for a photo with James too, and they’re such a gorgeous family!  I know they’re enjoying this little man and spoiling him like crazy!  Here are some of my favorites from my session with baby James!

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Wow, what great weather we’re having here in NC this week!  This is making for some fabulous outdoor sessions, and making me HAPPY!

Today I’m sharing, or rather over-sharing, some photos from my newborn session with Baby Max.  He was born several weeks early, and he came in for his session at three weeks old.  It’s a bit older than I normally like babies to be for their newborn sessions, but it was still before his due date and he was a precious little peanut.  He slept great and gave me a ton of smiles – my favorite!  He’s the little brother to Garrett – who was last seen on the blog for his one-year session.  During Max’s newborn session, we did a lot of fun set-ups!  Here are a bunch for you all to see.  Check out the first photo – my first ever wink from a newborn.  Could not believe it!!!!! 🙂

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To make up for neglecting my blog the past couple of weeks, I’ve got a big share for you today.  Baby McKenna came to my Wake Forest studio at 10 days old for her newborn portraits.  She is such a stunning baby.  She looked good in EVERYTHING!  So we did a little bit of everything.  Reds, pink, yellow, cream…. she was a gorgeous little model.  Such a sweet, perfect little baby.  I loved meeting her and her Mommy and Daddy!

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This sweet little baby, Eden, came to me at just six days old for her session.  I met her Daddy when we filmed HGTV’s House Hunters.  He was the cameraman and such a great guy.  My kids think he’s REALLY cool because he let them hold his big camera a few times. 🙂  They were SUPER jealous that I got to see him for Eden’s newborn session.  And I was so excited that he came to me for her first portraits.  She was so cute and tiny, and did magnificently for her photos.  Here’s a little sample of them — don’t you just love the little lips and toes?  Those are my favorite!!

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Cute little Reese was 10 days old for her newborn session.  You may remember her parents and their three dogs from their maternity session back in May.  I was so excited to meet little  Reese.  And she was so sweet and perfect for her session, just as I’d expected!  Here’s a little peek at her photos! 🙂

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What a complete delight it was for me to have baby girl Shawn in my studio!  She came in at 17 days old and was such a sweet little girl.  Shawn’s beautiful Mommy was on the blog back in May for her maternity session.  It was fun to see her again, and to finally meet little Shawn!  I was also lucky enough to meet Shawn’s grandma.  It’s always a blessing to see so many loved ones adoring a new baby!  Shawn, thanks for being so good for me, you’re beautiful!  🙂

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