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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Thanks to Jury Duty and my trusty laptop, I got to work on these sweet pictures this morning (thank heavens for grandmas who watch my girlies)… And no worries, I was excused (the judge took pity on me when I explained that I have a nursing baby at home), so no delays on people’s pictures!
Little baby R had the teeniest little toes – look at ‘em: Aren’t they adorable?
And she apparently already had a sense of humor:
We caught a few smiles:
Some loving daddy time:
And some loving mama time:
I love how her little eyes are squinched up in this one. Don’t worry, sweetheart!
She was just so alert and lovely – it was a pleasure to get to spend time with her!
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I met big sister O back when she was a chubby cutie, and now she’s a big tall girl of almost three. Her little brother is 16 months old, and they loved running around together:
Aren’t they a handsome crew?
Tossed around:
Sit and spin:
Blowing bubbles:
And on one of those deadly hot days in the middle of August, bathing suits and playing in the water was just a requirement!
What a good sport little G was!
Wonderful to see you guys again!
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These guys are 10 months old and full of energy! Their parents got a gift certificate a while back and decided to use it now, in time for the holidays.
I wasn’t sure I could tell them apart, but after working on their pictures, I think I’ve got it now. Pretty proud of myself :)
Knuckles with dimples are my very favorite.
And they didn’t want to be shirtless. It was incredible to see how similar their upset times where… they were completely in sync. Tough for their hard working parents – but amazing to see.
And the same position calmed both of them down. Isn’t it amazing?
It was a treat meeting you all – thanks for having me!
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This big handsome boy was incredible with his rolls and his eyelashes! He’s only 3 1/2 months old – the same age as my Sadie. So fun to start taking pictures of babies who are the same age as my second girlie…
I love this as he gets comfy on his chair:
And those finger sucking moments…
Taking a peek out the window:
Tickles from mom:
And perfect toes:
Doesn’t he look like he’s so interested in his mama? So loving.
And I challenge you not to yawn while you’re looking at this next picture. Ha! :)
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“No fair!” you cry. “You’re blogging this family’s photos mere hours after you shot them?” I know, I know. No fair. But see, the beauty behind the first (cool, right?) photo you see here (we’ll call her Ms. M, for the purposes of the blog) was one of the first few babies I ever took pictures of. She, and her friend Ms. E (not pictured) were my first muses… the reason I started photographing children. It was seven years ago, I was fresh out of an MBA program, holding my degree in my hot little hand, knowing I wanted to find some way to start my own business, but not sure what to do. I was dating a great guy, and his friends were starting their families… and the little books of black and white photos of their children that I’d been making had been something of a hit. So I went for it. Business plan, and… go! Boston Baby Photos was born. Now it’s seven years later, I’m married to that great guy, we have two gorgeous girls of our own, and this business manages to make me smile every day.
So when you’ve got that kind of history with me, you get to jump the line a bit and get (at least your blog post) done right away. (The rest of the pictures will be done in a couple of weeks, guys, sorry – trying to still be a bit fair to everybody else.)
But for now, I had to at least show you these.
How cool is this? Ms. M is a lovely lady of seven and a half (nearly eight) now, and she obligingly made this photo with me. I’m digging it.
A little history? I’ve stopped doing these “see what they looked like when they were tiny” examples in the blog, because digging out the old photos was taking me too much time… but I thought Ms. M deserved it. Look at those knuckles!
And now she has two beautiful sisters… they had a blast playing in the water today.
And their parents were troopers when I suggested they sit their wet little butts down in laps. But it worked! :)
The little ones get their big sister:
The divine Ms. C – now five years old!
And what happens when you ask the three year old to fill up the pool? Maybe some of the water actually makes it there….
And here she is, the lovely Ms. S – the best expression!
OK, sorry to tease all these and then make you wait weeks for the rest, but I was excited to peek through them and I had to honor my little muse. Thanks again for having me back. See you guys soon!
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Last Saturday I had three newborn shoots in a row – this was my 3rd one of the day. I love little patterns in my schedule… and before I tell you about this wonderful family, I had to share. (You can scroll down the blog to see the other two newborns from that day.) So my first shoot was with a two week old baby, and there were two children in the family. Then my second shoot was with a three week old baby, and there were three children in the family. And now this last shoot of the day was a ten day old baby, (no… they didn’t have ten children!) but if I round down to one week, they fit my little pattern because just had one baby in their family. OK, too much talk, not enough pictures. Sorry :)
These guys were given a gift certificate for their first shoot by a great friend (a.k.a. Auntie Kath), and I’m so excited to show them all the pictures! Here’s a toesie kiss. Look at those tiny legs!
And cradled in dad’s bicep, showing off his own bicep :)
Gesundheit!
Beautiful, all around.
And I always know when I’m in a mellow dog family when they let their pup (the first baby) give the new baby smooches. Now that’s true love.
I love how tiny he looks here on the bed, legs crossed:
And that startle reflex that goes away so quickly! Glad we caught it here.
Handsome dude.
See that Dad is holding the binkie in this shot? Can you just hear the *POP* noise it made as it was extracted from C’s mouth?
So great to meet you guys. Hope to see you again soon! Thanks again, Auntie Kath!
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This is the third time I’ve visited this family when a child of theirs is 3 weeks old. And she was a charm! How cool to see their babies at this exact stage, one after another. This time I met their first girl, baby J, while her two older brothers went off to a water park with their dad. I missed seeing them, but of course I understood the lure of the park…
Strong neck, as she peeks at her mama:
And smiling already! Obviously brilliant.
We have this same picture of one (if not both) of her brothers. Had to snap the yawn again.
And we always do bath pictures in the sink with these guys… some of my favorite moments with little ones are when they’re getting bathed.
Reacting to mom:
And again with the neck control!
Jess – I think this is my favorite picture I’ve had of you from all the shoots – you just look so serene and calm here. Must be that mom-ming of 3 suits you. :)
And the two happy girls…
So incredible to get to share this time with you guys again. I hope the move plans have come together, and that you’ll come back to Boston someday for #4′s pictures!
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I was so impressed with big girl T – she is just starting to figure out this big sister thing, and she’s doing a great job of it. At only 18 months old, she’s only had a couple of weeks to get used to her new brother S, and she was really wonderful with him:
First of all, though, isn’t he a handsome devil? I also love the quilt in this shot – cool leaf pattern!
And pretty girl T:
I feel like this is the picture I wish I had of myself just after my 2nd was born. Shanna (mom) looks so sweetly welcoming as big sister crawls across the bed toward her baby brother. I always feel like I’m telling my older daughter to be careful of her sister. I want Shanna’s expression to be what my girls remember of me instead!
Shhh, baby brother. I’m trying to watch Handy Manny.
Scout’s honor, I haven’t retouched any of these pictures. Doesn’t Shanna look amazingly well rested for a mom of two under two?
I love the expressions on the girls here:
So wonderful to meet you guys! The rest of your pictures are coming soon.
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I went to college with both the mom and the dad in this family, and I was so excited to finally meet their three beautiful children last week. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to meet them! Here’s the gorgeous baby A with her pretty momma:
All three cutie pies together:
And I love this family moment – it’s so real and active. These guys had such energy… and I feel like this photo really shows it.
Here’s daddy with his baby girl:
And Daddy with his boys on the swings:
But give a hose to a three year old, and he WILL attack you.
No question a five year old will too. :) It was so fun seeing you guys! I loved our shoot and can’t wait to show you the rest of the photos.
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I’ve been taking pictures of these guys since big girl A was just a babe (do I start too many blog posts this way? I’m sorry, I just LOVE this part of my work – seeing babies grow)…
But we saw the arrival of little sister R, and various xmas photos along the way… and now big boy B has grown and grown and I finally got to see his cuteness this past weekend. Look at the grins on the three of them!
Since we were mostly celebrating B’s arrival with this shoot, we got to spend some special quiet time taking pictures of just him (his tongue and hair are the best):
And his big loving sisters can’t get enough of him:
Some quiet mommy time:
And giggling Daddy time:
And a little non-traditional family shot. The girls had to show me their dance moves. They’ve got style! :) Can’t wait to show you the rest of the pictures. It was wonderful to meet your little guy, thanks for having me back :)
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I was so happy to find out that these guys were visiting from Milwaukee and wanted a photoshoot while they were here. Little tiny baby J isn’t quite 3 months old here, and her big brother B is a big boy of two. Aren’t they so sweet together?
But see, when you’re two, you don’t want to stay lying like that for long :) J thought B’s rollaway move was pretty cool.
Ever fascinating, these babies…
And a moment cuddling with mom:
We also got some sweet individual shots of each of the two cuties:
Giving us some grins:
And we had a great time playing outside too – B showed me his bubble maker…
And his grandpa’s sprinkler system, which was every kid’s dream:
Everywhere he went, sprinklers appeared out of the grass. What’s better than that on a hot August day? So great to meet your cuties, Keri and RIck. Hope to see you again on your next visit!
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My friend Mary talks about the magic of popsicles, and their elusive power over her children. She calls that time after you hand your children the popsicles, when all the crying stops – she calls it “popsicle calm”. I love it, because now I think of it every time I use popsicles to save the day at my house.
Now these guys didn’t really even need popsicles to fix a bad mood or anything, but they were just so incredibly cute with their melty messy faces.
Don’t you love the drips coming down sweet P’s elbows (on the left)?
Love these giggles from all:
Momma and her boy:
Daddy and his girl:
Hugs all around:
I have to admit I love breakdown pictures – it’s terrible of me, I know. But it’s so great how quickly they come in and out of these kinds of breakdowns. I don’t remember what big boy B had done to the poor maligned P here – but she was better quickly, don’t worry.
And this next one is my absolute favorite. An unexpected, wonderful moment – when the postman arrived with the mail. Can’t beat the tush, and their pup lined up waiting patiently too.
Great to see you all!
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Here’s Mr. Nearly Two… isn’t he adorable? I’ve been taking pictures of these guys since before he was born, and this time all of a sudden he’d gotten so big!
And here’s Madame Recently Three. She was all about her Belle Princess dress – just adorable.
As he climbed up on some shelving – mischief!
And as we did last summer, we had to go outside and play with the hose with these guys. It was just a requirement – they have too much fun out there. And Mr. Nearly Two is sooo agreeable when his sister turns the deluge on him:
Luckily she doesn’t mind getting wet either.
Why is drinking out of a hose so fun? Not sure, but it is, I’ll give him that.
You guys are awesome – it was wonderful to catch up and see you.
This little one decided to give his/her parents a kick as we were taking some pictures on their couch – I love these expressions :)
And this lovely mama Erin asked, as I was leaving, if I thøught the line below her belly button (a.k.a. linea nigra – which, yes, I had to google in order to figure out the spelling) would show up in the photos. I gave her my usual answer to this question, which is, “Oh, I can edit it out if you don’t like it…” and I loved her response… “Oh, no, I’m hoping you will be able to see it. I think it’s cool. I feel like it looks like a seam.” :)
Love this:
A fun laughing one:
On the back deck:
And this one I’ve seen done, I can’t remember where, probably BabyCenter.com or somewhere… and so had Erin. She described it to me, and I knew what she meant. I don’t usually bring props, but she said she didn’t have blocks for her baby yet — come on, no blocks?! poor child is going to be needing those momentarily! :) But I said no problem, I’d bring some of my daughters’ blocks for this shot. But then when I went digging through the toys, I could only find one B block. So I brought a lowercase d, and promised her I’d fix it in Photoshop. Gotta love digital photography!
What a fun shoot! Great to meet you guys. Can’t wait to meet your little one in a few weeks.
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This fantastic couple finally gave birth to a bouncing baby boy in early July (we had to reschedule our newborn shoot… he hadn’t arrived in time for our first appointment!). But they waited patiently for his arrival, and then I went on my month of maternity leave in July and they were so nice about waiting for me to return for their newborn shoot. Thanks for accommodating my schedule, guys. Now, this past Sunday when we had our shoot, he’s almost 4 weeks old and just gorgeous!
Can’t believe how many smiles we captured! Here he is with his beautiful momma:
Love this :)
And cooing his sweet coo…
Such a strong neck!
Perfect feeties.
I think he looks like his dad in this one. I’m wondering if this fist-bump is gonna be his signature move? :)
It was wonderful to see you guys! Can’t wait to see the big boy at his next shoot.
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