The reality of new life.
Tis the season- newborn season! There is nothing that feels more authentic to capture than adding new life into your home. It is the perfect mix of all of life's emotions. The unconditional love of mom, dad, and older siblings. The chaos of settling into a new routine. The "mundane" hamster wheel of repetitive newborn needs- eat, sleep, change, eat, sleep....sleep for baby only. No sleep for anyone else.
There is also a sense of loss. Loss of your last "baby" that has now grown into a full sized human. Loss of the person you were before your new arrival. Loss of the confidence in your previous routine, and loss of the time you didn't know you had.
A newborn is new life. New life for everyone. Goodbye to the old ways, and hello to the new. It's the transition of a lifetime, and it should be documented in its' totality. The easy, the hard, the chaos and the peace.
Lifestyle sessions are just that. A documentation of the beauty unfolding in front of you. It's your baby, snuggled in your arms and on your chest just as they would be if I wasn't in your living room. Wrapped in the blanket that puts you to sleep as quickly as it does them. The nursing & bottle feeds, peaceful and uninterrupted (if it's your first), or propped & one-armed while fumbling for a snack for the toddler who is absolutely starving RIGHT NOW. It's counting toes, and endless kisses. It's jumping on the bed while humming you are my sunshine. It's everything you always hoped for, but flies by in front of your tired eyes.
For my newborn sessions, I do not swaddle or prop the baby. All individual photos of baby are done in the arms of mom & dad, or alone in their crib, bassinet, or basket. Your other children have the freedom to come in and out as they please. We break for diaper changes, feeds, toddler snacks & simple conversation. It's a simple morning. And an eye opener to how incredibly beautiful those simple mornings truly are.
