This session brought back so many memories for me. After my daughter Sofia was born, my friend Stacy and I tried like crazy to get her to sleep for some newborn photos. After awhile we gave up and Stacy captured some photos of her awake that I wouldn’t trade for any sleeping newborn photo. You see, Sofia isn’t one to let the world pass her by while she lies quietly sleeping. She is alert, perceptive, and constantly taking everything in. Some of you out there may know that my husband is a pediatrician. He talks a lot about baby personalities, and I think we are both convinced that babies start to exert their little personalities very early on. I’m wondering if precious little Mia may be a similarly alert and perceptive baby. Even when she was sleeping for about five minutes toward the end of the session, she was stretching and moving and making it clear that our time was limited for those sleeping shots. And really, who would want to miss out on these beautiful bright eyes?
We did manage to get a few token sleeping shots. I was thrilled when I walked through the kitchen and saw a beautiful wooden bowl sitting on the counter. The bowl was hand-carved by Mia’s great uncle and given to Lindsay and Michael as a wedding gift. Mia decided she’d settle right down for a snooze in it, but only long enough for a few quick shots. The rest of the time I spent capturing Mia being her adorable little alert self. The tenderness between newborns and their parents never ceases to amaze me. Mia is surrounded by so much love! Congrats, Lindsay and Michael! She is gorgeous, and you are already proving to be amazing parents! (We also captured some of Mia when she was still a pea in the pod….if you missed Lindsay and Michael’s maternity session, you can see it
here.)
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