Sweet Ford, you win. I know you came in trying to prove that you were the best newborn poser EVER, and yes, yes you were. Slept through 12 set ups like a champ! I could have played with you and that gorgeous hair all day. Your mommy and daddy will have to bring you back real soon.
Another bittersweet day...another babyplanner turns one. It's always so much fun to see the little newborns grow up their first year, but always a reminder of how fast our sweet little ones grow. I'm so glad to do this first year of pictures for families since they do grow and change SO much the first year. What a great reminder of all the big milestones accomplished for one little guy! :)
A look back one year ago...
And now, one super happy, smiley big boy!
Here she is! The only girl that was born out of all my 3 closest friends and I, all due within 7 weeks of each other. It's been so fun for me to meet and really get to spend a little time with each of them before my own is born soon and now I just can't wait for my son to meet all his new best friends! Brynley came to meet me up here from Austin since I can't travel anymore and I can not thank her mommy and daddy enough for trusting me so much with these precious photos that they would travel with her right after delivery! Brynley is so sweet and dainty, it was really nice for me to get to hold a baby girl again after the surge of boys that have been born recently! Debbie, her mom, kept telling me how little she was and she was right! I'm not sure it really shows in the photographs, but "dainty" is the perfect word to describe her sweet self. There's just something so sweet about girls and the color pink and I am in love with these first pictures of her! So nice to meet you sweet Brynley...love your Aunt Kelly!
Thank you SO very much to my Mom who helped me with this session! I could not have done it without you! Love you tons!
Deb was a little worried about what I may or may not get with big bro, but look at him...he walked right up and voila! Perfection!
I know, I know...as I start this post I am a little concerned that I won't remember how to even upload my images. It's been forever. Is there anyone still following the blog even? I sure do hope so, or maybe this sweet little one will draw you back in! Meet Dax. He's one super special little boy because not only because his Momma and I are super duper close, but I also got to be there to witness and photograph his birth! Wow, what an experience that I will never forget. Hopefully I will be able to show the video soon with permission from his parents, but even then that won't begin to explain how amazing that was for me. To see this little boy come into the world just left me literally speechless and feeling so very, very small in this amazing world that the Lord has made. As we now start this month where we think about all the things we are so thankful for, new life is on the top of my list. Not only Dax or my own baby boy that's coming soon, but there are several more reminders of this beautiful gift coming--very soon. Stay tuned!
Here is a peek from Dax's birthday...
And from 7 days old...
This little guy was so easy that we could have worked with him all day! I really don't think he made a peep the whole session and was the sweetest little guy. I love, love, love how he blends with the tan so well and how his little reddish brown hair creates the perfect contrast on the blanket. I am saving some for just Mom and Dad, and I put some on my facebook page, but him on the tan blanket just became my new favorite tonight! I am thinking I need some new studio samples!!! Awww...and now that I really DO have a studio, this little man is for sure going up in it! Yay for me and Knox! :)
Enjoy guys! I am so far behind in blogging that the rest of the proofs are just about all done too.
Remember the "Bump Contest" that I held back in oh, I don't even know...May??? Well, here's our winner! Here's a peek back at the photo mom entered for the contest that all of 283 fabulous Facebook fans voted on as the cutest bump... (I'm not taking credit for this ridiculously cute photo, I just wanted to post it again)
Congratulations Robbins family! He's a sweetie! Thank you so much for entering my contest and all your friends/family who voted for you. I am so glad we got a chance to meet!
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I'm not sure why this little sweetie inspired such a vintage feel in me for her images, but I think they turned out just stunning. Her and cutie big sis, Corrine:
BUMP contest!! – Win a Free Newborn Session
If you are pregnant, know someone who is, this contest is for you! It doesn’t matter if you just found out you are pregnant or if you are ready to bingo, bumps of all shapes and sizes can enter. Here are the details:
1. Take a picture of your Bump (get creative, all pictures will be labeled so your face does not have to be in the picture -and yes even those teeny tiny bumps can enter!)
2. Send your ONE favorite picture to me via email, inspiredbyyouphoto@yahoo.com, I will then post them to a special contest album on my Facebook fan page.
3. “Like” my Facebook fan page by searching for “Inspired By You Photography” on Facebook, or by the link found here
4. Send people (your friends, family, co-workers, etc.) to “like” my Facebook fan page and VOTE for their favorite picture (i.e. YOURS!)
5. The winner will be announced on June 1st based on the total number of votes for each entered image. Votes are counted by the number of “LIKES” on each individual image/entry. A person must be a fan of my Facebook fan page to vote. Votes from people that are not fans will not be counted!
RULES!
- Entries must be submitted by Sunday, May 16th! I will post all entries on Monday, May 17th, and the voting will begin immediately!!
- ONE entry per person.
- Click “like” by the picture to vote! Feel free to add any comments about the picture!
- Voting will continue from May 17 through May 31. Winner will be announced on June 1, 2010!!!
- For obvious reasons, photos taken by professional photographers will not be accepted.
THE PRIZE!!!
The winner will receive a complimentary Newborn session with me and gift prints
(1 8x10, 3 5x7s, and 8 wallets)
The session must take place in my studio. A signed model release will also be required prior to the session.
Let the fun begin!!!
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Yes, you read that right...I said "6 WEEKS"! Is it cheating when you have a preemie come in at 6 weeks and sleeps like he was a day old? Well, technically it wasn't even his due date yet at this point, so I guess that still qualifies him as a newborn: a very sleepy, cooperative, moldable, squishy newborn. Don't ya just love his chub?? He was seriously the sweetest and so was his fun mama! We had a great time with this one and could have kept going all day long...oh wait, we did! Laird was the baby that kept giving and giving, and then still giving, so we just kept going...pose after pose after pose! Such a great little model! :) His daddy has yet to see any of these, so thank you for waiting so patiently. I hope these were worth the wait!
I had been waiting to meet little Cole for a little while since our session was rescheduled due to the scare he gave his parents by staying a few extra days in the NICU. Thankfully, he is doing great now and is a perfectly healthy boy! He is the new baby of a good friend of mine, and what a ball of sweetness he was. At 15 days, he was still weighing in at just 6 lbs something and was so tiny, but don't let his size fool you...this little one was a spitfire! He seriously wanted some control over this session, but after he saw how "un-phased" I was by all the poo, poo, and more poo that he thought would deter me from taking his first photos, he decided he had enough! And I thought the girls were supposed to be feisty! He was seriously so cute and oh my goodness, so incredibly sweet during our break to eat. I could have held him all day! And it's always a joy to get to hang out with big sis as well!
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