Baby Eden | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

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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Baylor | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This handsome little guy is Baylor, and he’s about to have his first birthday!! He happens to also be my nephew — you saw his newborn portraits here. It’s so hard to believe it’s been a year! He has the best personality – so sweet and easygoing. And that strawberry blonde hair is just to die for! He came to visit me a few weeks ago and we just had to give him a photo session to capture this last little bit of his baby phase. You’ll notice the pancakes on his shirt… there’s a story behind that. He’s having a first birthday breakfast party, so his Mommy wanted a photo of him in his pancake shirt to include on the birthday party invite. Isn’t that a cool idea? I just love this little guy and loved getting to photograph him again!!

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Baby Reese | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

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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Arden Turns One | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I’ve so enjoyed seeing Arden grow up this year — you all probably remember her cute little self from her 3 month and 6 month photo sessions. Her Mommy is a dear friend, and I was so excited to work with her to create a specific magical photo to match her first birthday party theme. Hot air balloons!! Unfortunately it rained on and off DURING our session, so it put a damper on it all, but we managed to pull it off and got some beautiful photos of Arden! I’m excited to share these with you. And so sad that Arden is no longer a baby… booooo! 🙂

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Baby Shawn | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

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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Baby Juliana | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

The very cute baby Juliana came to me at 13 days old. She was absolutely beautiful! She is lucky enough to have an admiring big sister and a really sweet family. I love all the colors and fun set-ups we did with her!

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Wesley and Harrison | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

These little twins are six months old! I first met Wesley and Harrison when they were itty bitty newborns, and their cute little selves came back to see me halfway through their first year for some updated portraits of their new talent – sitting up! Fortunately for me, they’re a part of my baby’s first year plan, so I’ll get to see them again when they turn one. These two are soooooo cute and have the best personalities!

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Baby Atlas | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I wanted to share a couple photos of six-day-old baby boy Atlas. His Mommy requested no hats, no frills – just simple pictures of her new baby boy. So that’s what we did! Welcome to the world, little Atlas!

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Baby Mason | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I hope everyone had a fun fourth of July! We were busy at my house – lots of festivities, swimming, eating, and fireworks! 🙂

Today I wanted to share a beautiful baby boy with you all. Baby Mason was born at the end of May. You may remember his parent’s maternity session on the blog last month. Mason was born with a FULL head of hair — definitely the most hair I’ve ever seen on a newborn. And it’s gorgeous! It was almost a shame to cover it with hats. He was a sweet little man, and there were lots of cute photos for his parents to choose from!

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Baby April | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PICTURES

What a busy start to the summer it’s been so far! I’m completely booked up until September, so for those thinking about booking a fall newborn or maternity session, please don’t wait! And for those looking for summer sessions, I can’t fit you in, but I can give you some recommendations! 🙂

I wanted to share some photos of sweet little April, whom I met at just 12 days old. Her Mommy is a local photographer also. I was pretty excited that she asked me to photograph her baby – such an honor! April is just adorable and we got a lot of great images for her Mommy and Daddy to remember her at this tiny age. Here are a few of my favorites!

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