Sweet Baby A {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

Meeting a new family is such a treat…especially when you realize how close your lives intersect with each other.  I was introduced to this family through a mutual friend and then ended up realizing my husband works for the same company as this little sweet baby girl’s daddy!  While I know my husband works for a larger company it’s still always fun to meet another “co-worker”.  My small town girl mentality kicks in when I meet someone who might possibly know similar people as me.

This little peanut was so sweet and sleepy during our photo session time together.  I’m sure the cozy warm bed and full belly had a lot to do with her sound sleeping…but I still would like to think that my baby whispering skills are amazing!  🙂  Baby A already has her mommy and daddy wrapped around her finger without even making a sound.  But by taking one look at her you too will realize it’s not hard to fall in love with those squishy little cheeks and tiny little toes.  It always fun to look a new baby and try to image what life they will have as they grow up… will they be a doctor?  will they travel the world?  will they become a mommy?  All those questions I’m sure can wait while baby A’s parents soak up every moment of her being little and new.

Welcome Baby A!

Are you expecting or do you know someone who is expecting?  I would love to photograph you / their new little one.  Please contact me with questions or for more information on your custom portrait experience!

Baby Samuel {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

A great part of photographing new babies is meeting new families.  This family just recently came to IL after living across the pond in Michigan…and I’ll be honest.  I’m so glad they came here!  Mom, Dad and big sister were so much fun to hang out with during their photo session and after!  Not only did I get to learn about Frozen and play dolls but I also love when you meet someone and the next thing you know you are talking about things so deep and personal…it’s almost as if you were long lost best friends from summer camp reconnecting.  We all have stories and journeys…it’s what makes us who we are and it’s something I love about working with people.  This little man was such a joy to photograph.  I can’t wait to watch him grow up and see what great things are in store for him and his life…I’m pretty sure he has some great blessings coming his way!

Are you expecting or do you know someone who is expecting?  I would love to photograph you / their new little one.  Please contact me with questions or for more information on your custom portrait experience!

Sweet Baby E {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

I simply adore new babies.  The calmness they carry within themselves.  The newness associated to all their tiny details.  I am so blessed to be able to capture these forever memories for families.

Remember this cute little family? This is the little guy just waiting to come out and join the rest of the family.  Baby E was so calm and sweet for our photo session. He just loved being curled up in the warm sun that was shining through the windows.  It’s always so great to see how a new baby fits into the family…for this little man he’s the third baby with two older siblings that just love him.  His big sister was purely smitten with him…the smile on her face when she got to hold him was priceless. I can’t wait to see this little guy grow up.

Newborn Photography

Kate Fredrick Photographer

Kate Fredrick Photography

Kate Fredrick Photography

Are you expecting or do you know someone who is expecting?  I would love to photograph you / their new little one.  Please contact me with questions or for more information on your custom portrait experience!

Baby Landon {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

My best friend just recently had her second little baby.  It’s wild when I think back just a few years ago and how I stood with her and her husband as they became a family of two…now they are a family of four!  I am so happy for them and so blessed to capture some forever memories of their little ones.  They are little only once…and you never want to forget how squishy they were and how tiny their little fingers / toes were…the things you always will remember.

Baby L is going to be totally surrounded by love, ranging from his Big Sister to his Grandparents and Aunts / Uncles.  You can tell but just how amazing of a quilt Grandma K made Baby L that he has been thought about greatly.  He was such a natural holding onto the monkey the second we placed it by him.  It’s almost as if he’s telling his Grandma how much he loves monkeys and the quilt!

Welcome to the world Baby L…

Sweet Baby M {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

Do you ever think to yourself “Wow, I’m a parent! I have a  little life entrusted to me to take care of and raise…to teach all there is to know but yet walk the fine line in allowing her to figure out some things on her own.”  The greatest part of being a photographer is getting to capture the joy and love a family has for their new little one and watching them realize that being a mom and dad was really one of their main goals in life.  Little M will be surrounded by love from not only her mom and dad but also from her grandparents and family friends.  I loved how even at a few weeks old, her calm personality was shining through and she was already trying to figure out what this crazy world surrounding her is all about.  Sweet Baby M…