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Sweet Baby S {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

Being a big sibling comes with responsibility. You have to look out over your little sibling, spend time reading to your little sibling, and tell them it will be ok when they cry. Sweet Baby S’s big brother also added being 100% smitten with your new little sister to the list. Just saying his little sister’s name brought out the most adorable crinkly nose smile I’ve ever seen. This entire family was so smitten with baby S and after meeting her it was hard to resist her charm!

The minute I saw sweet little S’s creamy skin and light hair I knew just what colors would be perfect on her. She also just loved being all curled up by tucking her little feet up tight and scrunching up on her tummy showing off her most adorable little baby rolls. In truth, every baby has the most adorable little baby rolls that I just can’t resist! Baby rolls just scream squishy baby goodness.

Now that summer is upon us I loved capturing a few family outdoor photos. We only get a few beautiful months of outdoor worthy weather and I’m in love with bringing in some beautiful sunshine and greenery to an already gorgeous little family.

Take a little peek at our time together…can you guess what football team Dad loves?

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The Perfect Little Book {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

I love seeing your images captured forever in print…whether that be a matted photo in a beautiful frame, a canvas hanging on the wall, or a perfect little 8×8 book sitting on the table or in the nursery for everyone to enjoy.  Photos are meant to be cherished memories that you can share with others and look at years later with a little smile on your face as you remember how tiny Stacey was as a newborn.

In my house I can remember that the front hall closet housed albums upon albums of our pictures.  With having two siblings we had our fair share of photos. I can also remember sitting down with my sister and brother for hours looking over the photos inside the albums. We would laugh at how dad looked with a beard, or how chubby Kim’s little face cheeks were when she was a baby…we still tease her about how she didn’t quite look like my brother or I as infants. These albums brought back so many memories for us as we grew up. Did you have any albums in your house that you would look over?  I bet you all had the picture with the washcloth strategically placed on top of you in the bath.  Whoever started that photo trend likely never realized the embarrassment it would bring as parents felt the need to share that photo with significant others years down the road!

I want your little one to have the same experience I did when I grew up of being able to look back at photos of them as a little one. Today we have gotten so hooked on sharing photos online, and while that’s fun and easy…what happens if the computer crashes? Or you forget to sync your cell phone before your little one gets ahold of it and accidentally erases photos? We all have those toddlers that have erased that one app that you can’t remember what it was!

The great thing about this book is that you can use it for more than just newborn memories…you can use is as the perfect gift for Grandma & Grandpa or the start of a milestone collection (newborn, pushing-up, sitting-up, kneeling, standing) with your little one as the star.  I love being able to customize the cover to match the nursery or color scheme of the session and it allows me to include all the great photos from your session as a beautiful story, the story of your new little one.

Here are some of the details on this little book:

  • Customizable cover
  • 20 pages – 10 spreads
  • Holds 20-30 photos
  • 8×8 in size
  • Magazine style pages
  • Discount with purchase of a digital package

I would love to put together your little one’s first memory book!

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Macro Monday ~ Tiny Toes {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

I love how itty bitty toes and feet can be.  They are all pink and rosy, no imperfections to see, no miles yet put on their soles. Looking at little feet always makes me wonder, where will these little feet take this little one?  Will they experience sandy beaches, soft green grass, squishy carpets or even the coolness of ocean water? Will they carry them for miles running through the trails or down snowy slopes? I love remembering what it was like running through the grass in the summer and dipping my toes in the ocean for the first time. I’m pretty sure we’ve all experienced stepping on the thorn bushes before we realized what those prickly little plants were or dipping our toes in the cold salty ocean water for the first time. I image these little toes having that first wave of water rush over them and followed by shrills and giggles as they quickly run back before experiencing the next wave.  These little toes have so many experiences to encounter!

What is the biggest memory you have with your toes?  Were you like my husband and tried walking across newly laid asphalt barefoot in the summer and burned your feet? Or were you like me and kept your feet tucked away in socks and shoes afraid to get a scratch on your toes?

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Purple – Sugar & Spice Inspiration {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

This week I thought I would share my second favorite color for little girls…any guesses?  It’s PURPLE!

My little sister’s favorite color was purple…I remember this purple little car that she had growling up and is still saving it 20 plus years later for her children.  My little sister was the cute little girlie girl who loved everything pink, purple, and sparkly.  I believe she had a few prom dresses that were purple in color as well!  The great thing with purple is that it never really goes out of style for a little girl. It can be dressed up to be light and airy with a white or cream background or it can add some deepness to the purple color with a gray background.  I love dark purple with dark hair, it makes for a happy little marriage.  Purple thought, is really a very versatile color…you can mix it with different shades and get even a different look.  I love having darker and lighter shades of purple wraps with a few light purple bows.

This little color is my second go to color with little girls and I think the sweetness that is gives a photo is perfect for your precious newborn!

Take a peek as some of my purple samples below:

 

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Macro Monday ~ Lashes For Days {Lake County IL, Newborn Photographer}

It’s so amazing how precious even the tiniest of details on new little babies melt your heart. Eyelashes are the perfect example of this tiny detail that I love looking at and smiling. When you think about how tiny your eye lashes are as an adult, it’s even more amazing to see how itty bitty newborn eye lashes are! These delicate pieces of hair are guarding precious brown / blue / hazel eyes. When I photograph eye lashes I love to make them the sole focus of the image…they are so tiny, they deserve to be so big.

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