The easter bunny brought a baby; this newborn shoot had such a fun seasonal theme!

The dreamiest spring newborn shoot!

It’s so fun to welcome a new life into the world… and it’s especially fun for me when it’s a family I’ve been photographing since before they were married! And now they have TWO sweet baby girls who are just so precious. Big sister S was SO incredibly sweet with Baby N. She was all smiles and so happy to get to hold her baby sister…

In case you missed it, THIS IS MY LITTLE SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW AND MY PRECIOUS NIECE BABY M!!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE being an auntie to my best friend’s kiddos, so what an incredible TREAT it is to now have a niece within my family of origin system…Also, can I just say what sweet parents my sister and brother-in-law are?? I am so impressed with them. They are taking care of my new bestie so well. I am so proud of them!

It’s hard to know how older siblings of a newborn baby will do in the family portion of a newborn shoot… let me tell you, this big sister and big brother were so stinkin’ excited to be photographed with the baby and the excitement never let up! Can you tell?! They were excited to hold Baby W, read him books, each get to hang out with him in their rooms... the cutest. They were so full of ideas to participate in the shoot. After the very first set where I had all the kids snuggled in a chair, I showed this mama one picture of her kids all together and she started crying, saying that that was it! That's all she needed! The shoot could end there!

But it didn’t…

The Abresch family are regulars around here. We’ve had the joy of photographing their wedding, their first newborn, family minis, and now their newest addition… Baby J! Baby sister M, who is not-so-baby-anymore, is so sweet with her baby brother. We’ve found that when you’re doing a newborn shoot with an older sibling around this age, you have to keep patience and good humor on hand at all times. You just never know what’s going to happen next and have to be ready to capture those sweet moments as they come. Baby J’s nursery is just the cutest! How much do we love that wallpaper?! The woodland theme made the whole space feel cozy and fun. The perfect space for this little guy to grow up!