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The "H" family | Kingsport family photographer

 

Photographing children is always a challenge.  But one that I love!  These guys made me work really hard, but I think the smiles we got in the end were worth it. 

 

This gorgeous baby had just celebrated her first birthday!  Isn't she a doll?  She was all smiles for me all evening!

 By now, the boys were tired of sitting still.  So we played.  A lot. 

 Here they are playing one of their favorite games!

Baby "O" | Kingsport newborn photographer

 

 Most of my clients are friends or friends of friends.  I have no family in the area and I try really hard to balance my hobby with my four kids and a husband in grad school.  Because of that, I do no advertising apart from what I post on facebook.  So when this sweet baby's mom contacted me without mentioning where she heard about me, I was DYING to find out.  She googled me!  This sweet baby is my first google baby (goodness that sounds strange!). 

 

 Her big brother was born in Memphis and had a newborn session with a photographer there while his daddy was in school.  I was pleased to find this out because I knew that she would have a better idea about what to expect (newborn sessions can be grueling.  Absolutely rewarding, but often grueling as well).  She let me know that they got one photo of him lying on a blanket and that she'd be happy if that was the only photo we got of this sweet baby. 

 She was an angel.  So sweet and so sleepy and so bendy. 

 We got some amazing detail shots!

 We picked a lot of neutral colors.  Her mom informed me that she's not very frilly or girly and would have been perfectly content to have all boys. 

 

She was amazing.  I could have photographed her all day! 

Baby "O" | Kingsport newborn lifestyle photography

 This awesome mom is a good friend of mine.  And our kids are all good friends.  When she told me she'd never had maternity photos done I just about DIED.  These photos are so meaningful because it's like they're symbolizing the end of an era.  This was most likely her last pregnancy.  She didn't necessarily want portraiture.  She wanted to remember what it's like to be expecting a child and the joy that a new baby brings into your home.  I just KNEW that we had to do a lifestyle shoot.  A "day in the life" type of thing. 

 She's been working on this blanket for a long time.  We set up the shot and just as I was about to take it, the two-year-old climbed on the bed and started doing cannon balls.  Awesome.  Is this real life or what?

 These boys adore their mom! 

 I convinced her to do a few portraits and we stepped out into their backyard to snap these beauties. 

 Doesn't she look amazing?  Anyone who knows her knows that she actually felt awful.  Like, really bad.  Like, "I-can't-move-and-hate-being-pregnant" bad.  Which is what makes her so amazing to me.  As much as he hates being pregnant, she makes the sacrifice so her family can feel complete. 

And look how happy big sister is!  They LOVE him!

 And look at these lip!  Aren't they squishy!

 

 Grandma Rita has come to Tennessee for each of these little babies.  I think her hands contrasted with a tiny new baby is so beautiful.  And symbolic. 

 See?  Being pregnant is totally worth it once you meet your baby. 

 I think these next two photos are my favorites!

 They converted a corner of their bedroom into a nursery.  Isn't it awesome? 

We were going to do a family photo shoot in the fall, but it got really cold really fast.  So we decided to do one shot for the Christmas card and then do a session in the Spring.  They call this photo their "Christmas miracle."