Today I’ll hold my babies hand…
and walk beneath the sky…
we’ll take our time and wander…
and watch the robin fly…
we’ll stop along the way…
to smell a rose that’s sweet…
and leave some footprints in the dust…
made by tiny feet…
but those tiny feet are growing…
hands are growing too…
just yesterday it seems…
you were small and new…
the memories tucked deep in my heart…
are the only things that last…
for those tiny baby hands and feet…
will grow up much too fast.
(Patsy Gaut…2006)
Today’s adorable little loveheart was just too cute for words! Last time I saw this sweet babe she was just that, a teeny tiny newborn…I can not believe she is 9mths old already! I was so excited when this gorgeous family decided to pop back into the studio and so glad we could make it happen before Christmas! It’s such a fun age…we got all the adorable little faces and personality you can imagine! I also adore these sessions as we get to recreate their newborn session and see just how much they’ve grown! When I am posing a sweet sleeping newborn I get glimpses of who they are going to be, the little pout or dimple, the furrowed brow, the way the love to snooze with their hand snuggled near their face but it’s a real treat when they come back over their first year to see all those little quirks in action. Mumma snuck her sweet girls into the studio as a surprise for Papa’s Christmas gift so it was all very secret squirrel…thank heavens he’s not on social media because I was just busting to share these pic’s. I know I am always saying imagery is the greatest gift you can give yourself but after the year we have had and coming into this special time, it’s more important than ever.
Arabella is 9 months…
Oh my lordy…look how much she has grown…I didn’t think it was possible to get any sweeter than this newborn set up…but she has gotten cuter!!
Those little toothy pegs…gaaah! Arabella was on the move so it was a fun filled session with lots of distraction to keep her in the set ups! Mumma and I were knackered by the end!
I love that those adorable little smooshy cheeks have stayed!
Oh baby girl…those sweet little smiles…
These two were divine together last time they were in the studio and just as special today…
How did this teeny tiny bundle grow into this adorable big girl???
Now I’m not sure if you remember this sweet series of images…you see I first met this family when I photographed Arabella’s big sister Elianna as a newborn and we had a very special person come along to her newborn session, her Nanna Joy. She was battling the hideous disease of cancer and sadly she lost that battle before sweet Arabella was earthside. So we created a special image with Arabella nestled in Nanna’s shirt that she wore to Elianna’s session so it was only fitting that we recreated that set up today. Arabella is a carbon copy of her beautiful Nanna which made things all the more lovely.x.
And one last special shot for Papa…for his birthday today and for the sneaky Christmas surprise…are these not the most adorable little boots you have ever seen?