I had the great pleasure of meeting Noah on Friday and not only indoctrinating my new (sexy beast of a) camera, but what a great way to take a quick break from maternity leave? Newborns are my fave, fave, FAVORITE! They have little personalities, even at this age. I love getting to know them… their quirks, their expressions. Figuring out what I need to do to get amazing photos of them for their parents is the challenge that thrills me and keeps every newborn session fresh and interesting. As a mommy of a recent newborn myself (now three months old!), I know exactly how precious this teeny tiny stage is.
Noah wins the award for being the only newborn I’ve ever worked with that stayed awake THE ENTIRE TIME. Okay, so he slept for about 5 minutes…but then I tried to curl him up on his tummy (which all newborns love, right? Not exactly…). He’s not a tummy guy. He’s not big into curling up and resuming that in-utero position.
Nope, not Noah…he likes to S-T-R-E-T-C-H. And lay only on his side or back (thankyouverymuch), and watch everything with wide, interested eyes. He has such a worried little old man expression at times, which is my favorite thing about newborns. They look so wise, don’t you think?
What’s that? Enough blab? Photos?
I think he was trying to tell me something…this was the last image of the day. And probably my favorite.
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Glad you’re back(ish)! I lurk and love your blog and photos.
that last picture is hysterical. And I totally agree about how wise they look. I used to say that when Joe-Henry looked at me long and hard when he was a tiny baby, that he was taking inventory of my soul.
These are beautiful Jen. Positively beautiful.
Welcome back! And, with a bang! Noah is precious, and I think the last picture is my favorite…..still laughing!
awwww, these are so precious, I love that bowl shot especially, nice comp and color!