I was setting up this fall inspired prop collage for baby Fatimah, as her papa’s eyes landed on my wooden baby bed. Behind me, I heard whispers of excitement from her parents as I tucked this gorgeous little girl into her cozy set up. I turned to look at them, thinking they were ooh and aah -ing over their 10 day old baby [which they did the whole session], when mom, Safa’a, asked, “Could you use the bed today?”

Newborn Baby Girl + Pitbull Brother | Warren, OH

Ya’ll I’m a newborn photographer, I can’t ask people if I can keep their babies… that’s unprofessional. I asked Bobette if I could keep baby A! Her little five pound body fit perfectly in my hands and her black chicken fluff hair and cute little lips were callingggg to me! Her mama, unfortunately, told me no. Guys, just know that, I’m in the market for a fuzzy headed baby [that I don’t have to give birth to]…

Baby Harper | Poland, OH

Harper was such a strong willed little babe the day of her session. Mom and dad said that preparations for the session went unbelievably well and they were looking forward to how sleepy she would be for her session. Well, despite coming in sleepy, she spent nearly 2 hours cluster feeding and complaining about me. After a little over 2 hours into the session I asked Harper if we could just be friends and explained that I’ll win any fight she wants to pick. She needed a whole pose to think over what I said, and then decided it was best for everyone to listen. ;] Little girl fell asleep two and half hours into her session and then she let me do anyyyything I wanted with her. I got so many great poses for the end of her session; it was pure magic.

Simple Baby Boy Session | Boardman, OH

At 15 days new, Dario came to see me for his newborn session. BK and Bianca were nervous that their little guy would put up a fight for his session. Bianca even doubted the session would happen at all! Dario doesn’t cry much, but he’s great at complaining with his little baby grunts. He never really fell into a deep sleep, so any time I changed his wrap he was sure to tell me all about how I was disrupting him. But he was sleepy enough to relax into his poses after I got him wrapped up and cozy, and he and I got along pretty great during the session.