You've just had your baby. You've had your newborn session secured with me for months. You've been waiting for this moment. Your baby is the cutest, most beautiful creature you've ever seen. 
Your session day arrives, baby is about a week old, and I walk in the door and BAM! She's awake. Wide awake. She is awake like she's never been awake before. 
You start to get a little nervous.
He starts to cry.
You start to panic a little as you try to calm him down.
What do we do? 
Nothing. 

We carry on like normal. We just adjust slightly. 
When I'm coming to do your session, you need to know that it's relaxed as relaxed gets on my end. I'll even hold her for you while you go potty or have a cuppa tea! (Trust me, I won't mind a bit!) I'll throw the big kids some snacks. 
Your newborn session can still carry on with a fussy baby or awake baby. We are not waiting for the perfect sleeping angel shots. We're there to document your time together coming into motherhood and fatherhood. Some days just go like this. 
​And that's okay. 
Feed your baby mama. 
Cuddle your baby.
Walk outside with your baby. 
Sway your baby, 
​You do what feels right in that moment. 

In the months and years to come, when you reach back to recall the newborn days, things tend to get a little foggy, blanketed in a romantic haze.  These photographs will have you reliving these moments. 
So sit back, relax, have a little faith in me, let me do my thing and you do yours. 

Want to book your no-pressure consultation with me? Seriously no pressure because I absolutely hate that. I want to hear about what you envision your newborn photos to look like and I want to know what you've been dreaming of. 
Send me a message here or click on the Contact tab above. I'll send you some information and we will schedule a super informal video chat. 
​I can't wait to hear from you! 

A few weeks ago, I had the absolute privilege of photographing this sweet, fresh little newborn baby. There's something really special about being welcomed into a home with a new little one. I think it's a sacred time. A time for bonding, rest, and learning. Learning new routines, learning this new little human you brought into the world. It's also time for renewed hope and healing. Babies have a way with that, don't you think? Magical little creatures they are. 
nd too, I don't know about you, but during this newborn period, I could fall asleep at any point in time. I was always up for a nap! 
Somehow though, with 2 big brothers and 2 fur-siblings to look after him, I doubt there will be much napping going on. There's too may adventures to be had, too many games to play, too many stories to tell. After all, they've got to show him the ropes!

But each and every time that I am invited into a home, I am forever thankful and grateful for that opportunity. I want to intentionally and purposefully use my time with you to make the most honest, most beautiful portraits of your family and the environment as I possibly can, without interrupting the scene. 

But most of all, I'm so grateful for the opportunity to photograph the mama, who deserves so much to see herself in this beautiful, oh-so-important role she is in. She deserves to see herself the way her loved ones see her. She deserves to see her strength and her powerful love in a tangible way. 

If you'd like to schedule your newborn session with me in the comfort and intimacy of your own home, I sure would love to hear from you. I'd love to help you create images that will make your heart swell with happiness and pride. I'd love to help you share your story. 
Click here or on the Contact tab above to send me a message and get the conversation started. 

I travel back to the cutest little house in Hampton, Virginia, to photograph a sweet family that I met several years ago photographing their first little baby. I've had the honor and the pleasure of photographing this family several times now, from the time their daughter was just a newborn with the most gorgeous dark hair I had ever seen. 
They booked my Belly + Baby Collection and I was so excited after their session to meet these sweet babies, yes, BABIES. Twins. How perfectly lovely! 
I got a text a few days later saying that the boys had made their way earthside, but that they were going to be in NICU for a while. 
NICU mamas, I have to tell you. Ya'll are absolutely angels on Earth. 
Warrior Mamas. 

While inutero, the twins developed something called Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, or TTTS. Baby N came home after 89 long days in the NICU and sweet little Baby J came home after 152 days. I'm sure the days seemed absolutely endless- always having to leave half of your heart behind each night to go home to your other babies that needed you. 
It's been such a long road, but now, finally all under one roof, the real fun can begin! I can't wait to see what trouble these brothers get into as they get older! What a blessing and what a wild ride it will be! 

To schedule your newborn Storytelling Session or to learn more about the Belly + Baby Collection, please reach out to me! I'd love to hear from you. You can use the Contact tab above or just click here. 
If you would like more information or support for TTTS (or if you'd like to make a donation), please visit this website! It's an amazing network of information, support, and resources.