i love newborn photography! i love to do it for others and one of my scares when sam was born was that i would not be able physically to do his newborn photos. i had all of these photos in my head and high expectations. with having had a c-section and him being a bit of a fussy baby due to what i know now was a very serious problem of an abnormal pyloric valve, i just didn't think i'd be able to capture his first 12 days of newborn-ness.
the first week after he was born i recouped. i got home and got my feet under me a little. then the second week home i was determined to try each day and photograph him while i could. the older boys were at school and i had enough pain killers left to pop and get by. so each day i tried to do a little photo session. it was physically taxing for both sam and me. but the end result is a treasure trove of files on my computer to edit over time. i've held on to these files and not really been able to touch them with all that was going on with sam's health the first six weeks. now that he has turned a corner and is doing better, i've been able to sort through some of those newborn files. i've been playing with them and i'm sure i'll be playing with them for months to come. there are so many varied images. i'm glad i spent that full week up until he was 12 days old trying to photograph him. he is already so much different. sam came out of me the size of most three month olds! that first 12 days were the only hint of a newborn time i had with this little big man! i would take a photo and look at it in my camera and think--"he is anything but a newborn!" all i can say looking back on it is----blessed be that i was born in an age with some seriously good pain medication because they made it possible for me to work on my own newborn's newborn photo sessions. [and thank you mandi, for coming the one day to be an extra set of gentle hands to help!] i'll be editing these this entire first year for him!
to sam,
you were only newborn for two weeks. here you are during those short few days at home with mom.
love, momma
SERIOUSLY beautiful!!!! Love love love them all!!!
Posted by: Rhonda Steed | January 13, 2012 at 06:03 PM
I love the one where his cheeks are literally laying on his arms. He is beautiful!
Posted by: Carolyn | January 05, 2012 at 09:56 PM
I'm in love with this baby! Please can I have one of these shots??? They are so beautifully done and I want to eat his cheeks for dessert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo
Posted by: Yi-Fang | January 05, 2012 at 09:41 PM
These are AWESOME Lesli! Absolutely priceless. I am so happy you were able to get these shots!
Posted by: Erin Fonnesbeck | January 05, 2012 at 08:47 PM
He is beautiful!! I think his jowls definitely out do my Nicky's! Love the close up of his little mouth and nose! So cute!!
Posted by: JoEllen Giani | January 05, 2012 at 07:28 PM
wow.........these are priceless !!!! I want the one with the orange hat for the cabin....an 8 by 10....can we get it by the time
we go on the 20th??? They are sooooooooo adorable.....another favorite is the mouth and nose one....just great....keepers
every one. ......mom
Posted by: Ann Harris | January 05, 2012 at 03:16 PM
I'm dying.
Holy moly. He's so precious and those cheeks!!
His nursery is adorable and I cannot possibly choose a favorite photo.
Spectacular!
Posted by: Michelle | January 05, 2012 at 02:06 PM