She smelled so good…and I wanted to keep her…

i will admit it…I am in LOVE with newborns…and with photographing them.  the days that i photograph newborns just go better…my day runs smoother after…i feel like i have done something important….very important…I have stopped time for this little person and recorded some of their first breaths in this every changing world.

i was born at home…in texas…in the middle of nowhere….and i have about 2 very blurry pictures of myself right after I was born. My parents were poor and pictures were not a high priority…heck…my mom was lucky to put two nickels together to be able to buy diapers and clothing.

So when I photograph newborns and babies….it fills me with an indescribable joy…and makes me so happy to know that this little person will know what they looked like as a wee one. It is so very special to me. And sometimes I just want to keep the babies at my house and shoo the parents out on a date so i can soak up all the newborn goodness.

Meet the beautiful miss “a”. Poor little thing had to wait a couple weeks for me to photograph her because my 4 kiddos kept getting sick. Here she is at 3 weeks….

More to come of this little sweetie and her parents! She was SO smiley…can’t wait to show you some smiley shots!