Baby Alika

~Meet the adorable Alika~

...So small she fits inside a Twins baseball cap...this little one has her own story. Weighing in at only 1 pound, 10 ounces and 13 inches long, Alika had some fighting to do.

She was born April 23, 2010 at 4:11 in the morning; her mommy was only twenty seven weeks pregnant when this she made her entrance into our world. Alika spent 96 day in the NICU.

Now home, I had the great privilege to photograph her. Alika is still on oxygen and you will see in some of the photos her O2 tubing as well as her feeding tube in her belly. We were able to take the tubing off for short moments to photograph her without it; however, these things are part of her story and take nothing away from how beautiful she is. Her parents agree. What a wonderful experience.

Thank you Mesa and Dustin!

Had to share

If it were up to me, I'd have more of this man's babies!  Seriously, look..can you blame me?  It melts my heart.  (btw - this man is my husband... in case you were wondering.)

More images from my niece Anna's session

~Miss Anna~

The following are a bit more candid of my beautiful niece with the natural light coming in from their bedroom window. There is just something so moving [to me] with natural light photography; especially with babies. It's just so real and maybe I'm just a sap for these little babies (especially if she's my niece)!

My brother with his little girl...

Here with his eldest and prior to Anna, only daughter of 4...

Diaper changing time with the former "baby" of the family...

Below we're trying to see if we can prop her us a bit with mommy & daddy's help but being only 48 hours old, she was just way too floppy, as she should be...But the image shows how little she is inside her parents hands. Love it!

Mr Braxton - 2 weeks old

My beautiful and glowing friend Holly gave me a call after her little darling entered this [crazy] world so that we could capture his newness [before the new wore off into babyness...we moms know how fast that goes! Can't believe mine is 6 months old already! Oie!]. I had taken Holly's pregger pics just weeks before our little Braxton decided that he was ready for the outside world; earlier than expected but right on time for mom & dad! I will be uploading pics as I have them done over the next 2 weeks.

My new niece

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for. (Author unknown)

I had the awesome privilege being in the room when my niece was born. Having had my son not even 6 months prior brought back my own birthing memories and the emotions from that momentous day. Little Anna came out so perfect, like a little angel straight from heaven. So thankful I was allowed to be a part in that initial moment. These photos are of her not 3 days later. I can't stop staring at her!

...My Brother the dad... = )

Wow, melt my beating heart...mmmm.

Holly's Maternity shoot

Sweet couple! So happy for you guys!

A good maternity shoot, in my opinion, has both the outside - real life shots along with the more romantic studio shots. Here are a few of Holly's studio images. Please do not copy.