One thing that I love about doing newborn photography is that I get to witness a part of that monumental love parents are discovering when they have their first child.  It was obvious that little Wyatt here has doting parents that just couldn’t wait to get him here to smother him with love.

Their last name is something that belongs in a toolbox, so we placed Wyatt in a toolbox that belonged to his great-grandfather!  Their house was full of cool things that belonged to parents and grandparents.

This wooden bowl is another example!  It belonged to mom’s grandmother (I think, so many cool things I couldn’t keep track of it all).

They loved all the hats, so we made sure to sure lots of them, including some new ones I hadn’t had the chance to pull out yet!

I love the crazy faces I get from newborns when they’re awake!  I find this one hee-larious.

New hat!  And look how perfectly he posed for me.  Good boy.

It was such a pleasure to meet you and your little guy!  Congratulations!

Most of you know that this adorableness is my friend Jenna’s little one!  If you’re interested, you can read part I of her birth story here, part II here, part III here, and part IV here!

I spent a lot of time with the little guy while Jenna slept, so there are a lot of pictures!  Feast your eyes on the cuteness.

One reason why newborns are typically sleeping in pictures:  that’s a nice lazy eye P is giving us.

This next one cracks me up.  Hamming it up for the camera already!  What blue eyes he has!  I know his mama hopes they stay that way.

Jenna said this is her new favorite picture of herself.  P gave us about 15 seconds of calmness to get this shot (after we laughed at him for eating his toes).  Good job P.

This shot had Jenna sweating and breathing recycled air with her head under a blanket!  Totally worth it :).

This is a trunk gifted from Jenna’s Polish in-laws when they were there (in Poland) one Christmas, which I think is so cool!  We weren’t sure he’d fit, but P slept so peacefully when I laid him down on top.

I’ll be so sad when they all move to Chicago in a few months, so I’ll have to go visit them again before they go!  Expect a few pics of P at 3 months in July :).

Oh my was this a fun shoot for me.  I photographed baby Alex a week after she was born (she must be getting so big now!) and she was so wonderful to me.  She slept the entire time.  We took one break for her lunch and then she was back to sleeping.  I could have continued photographing her all day as she continued to sleep peacefully in her bassinet after I left!  I did have the urge to just hold and cuddle her all day.  She’s so quiet nobody would have noticed if I’d packed her up too, right??

This next one is one of my favorites.  So sweet.

Can’t think of a better way to spend a Tuesday.

7 days new and oh so perfect.

I have so much more to share from all my recent shoots!  Trying to get caught up on proofing galleries before I spend too much time blogging :).

Before they even got married I promised to photograph their firstborn.  I’ve somehow managed to be a part of so many of S&J’s major life events.  The proposal in Mexico, the wedding in Seattle, the birth in Dallas.  Baby P, you were so wanted and are so loved.

Can’t wait to show you all some more.