For this pregnancy I made sure I had post partum items for me that I thought would really aid to my healing and nourish my body the most. Rather than collecting additional new baby items, I tried to get as many used items from Facebook Marketplace as possible. I know with a first you probably won’t do the second hand thing and that’s totally okay! Just don’t forget to put items on your registry for yourself.

I always feel honored when I get an inquiry for a newborn session. I was so excited to get to photograph this sweet baby girl but what I didn’t know beforehand was that this mama used the same homebirth midwife AND doula as me.

Newborn photos are some of my absolute favorite photo sessions. It’s such a vulnerable time in a family’s timeline. Mama could still be recovering, everyone might be sleep deprived, or maybe siblings are having a harder time adjusting than you expected.

This shoot with Lisa taught me that I really love branding photo sessions. I’ve mentioned before but I started my work history at my parents company back in California. It’s a construction company and I did NOT want to work for my parents.

I find that with most session I do, I return home and say “that is my favorite type of session!”. I really do love being invited into families homes and documenting such a precious time. Having a newborn in your home really lasts for such a short period of time. It’s really important to actually document it.

My kids have sure loved their baba’s! Everyone has different names for them; Paci, Baba, Bubba, Bobby, Nubby, to all kinds of words I’ve never even heard of! I know that it’s recommended for kids to not have pacifiers after a certain age, and I know it’s much younger than 3.5. There are quite a few reasons I haven’t pushed my kids to drop their pacifiers at an earlier age. Let’s get down to the history of babas with our kids.