A newborn I've been waiting for!

This little girl is really special - my good friend's daughter (her maternity portraits were taken only a short while before her daughter arrived - early!). I'm so happy to have been able to take newborn pictures of her! She is so beautiful.

So this sweet little girl never did really settle down into a good sleep - and we really tried. I'd had some high hopes for good sleepy newborn poses, but it wasn't to be. Her mom told me she'd never been awake for that long... that's how it seems to go with my newborn sessions, despite a nice warm room, a heating pad, Baby coming when she is full & should be tired... (Happily I have another one scheduled next week - I can try again!) But despite sleeping lightly I think her pictures turned out beautifully. Congratulations to my friend :)