Hello dears!

It's no secret that I've got babies on the brain in a major way these days. So when Brooke contacted me about doing a lifestyle newborn session at their home in Ada, my heart fluttered.

For those of you who aren't familiar with "lifestyle" sessions, I'll explain! They are a more natural form of photography, usually in-home, that capture moments and memories, not just poses. One reason I think these types of sessions are so special for newborns is because these moments are so fleeting. Your babies grow so fast and those first few weeks together as a new family are such a blur, that you'll hardly remember exactly what those sleepy feedings looked like. Or how perfectly their tiny little hand wrapped around your finger. Or how sweet those sleepy cuddles on your bed felt. Sure, we definitely get some "less than sweet" moments, too. But nothing tugs at my heart strings more than seeing a new dad hold his crying baby in the nursery, bouncing and shushing him to sleep.

So while I do obviously also love photographing sweet newborns by themselves in cute wraps, hats, and props, it's the moments shared between new parents and their precious little creation that really make this momma-to-be cry her eyes out.

All that said, here are some of my favorites from sweet baby Harbor's session o' cuddles.

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Hello dears!

I hope you have all recovered from the holidays! I know it took me a little while to come out of my food coma (and I'm blaming that on the pregnancy!). So, if you follow me over on the Oh My Dear Facebook Page, you may have read that I took a little tumble recently, and ended up breaking my foot. Oh the luck! So that, combined with being 7 months pregnant, has put a halt on all of my shooting for the time being. It's breaking my heart not being able to capture all the great moments happening in your lives! But trust that I'll be back at it just as soon as I can.

In the meantime, I plan on getting caught up on blogging some of my favorite sessions and weddings from 2013 (which I am shamefully behind on). So because I've got babies on the brain 24/7, here is one of my favorite newborn sessions from December!

Charli's mom, Amber, did such a wonderful job with the Alice in Wonderland themed nursery, and I was delighted to find out that many of the items including the teapot lamp and teacup light fixture were all handmade by Amber! I also couldn't resist taking full advantage of their awesome personal and home-style, incorporating that into some of the photos as well. So here are just a few of my favorites!