37 weeks along and glowing

I met Grace and Tony yesterday (Yes, I'm trying to keep up with my blogging for June! It's a crazy month, but I'm really going to try to blog as soon as I can after shoots...) and got to spend some time taking pictures of these guys in their home and outside at a nearby park. I'm loving this one:


They had such fun together :) They said this was Tony's favorite pose in their wedding pictures, too. It's good to have a theme, I say.


So many natural, happy moments:




And we had a gorgeous day yesterday for sunny park pictures, too:


See what I mean about the pose? I love Grace's expression here.


As we were walking back to their house after the shoot, Tony noticed how pretty Grace looked as he walked behind her, and asked me to take this one. So glad he did! Gorgeous.


It was so nice to meet you guys - and I can't wait to meet your little man in a few weeks.

32 weeks along and gorgeous

This beautiful momma and her husband had me over to their house earlier this week, and we got some sweet pictures of her pretty belly:


It was such a pleasure to spend some time with you guys - I love this contemplative one:


There are so many more that I love from the session - I can't wait for you to look at them. And I can't wait to meet your sweet girl in April!

Another beautiful belly

I got to meet the lovely V and her husband last week in their fantastic apartment overlooking the Charles River. The huge windows made for really fun photographs:


At the time of these photos, V was due in three weeks - I love this of Dad feeling the baby:


This is one of my absolute faves. I love that you get a sense of place with the city behind them, and at first you almost don't notice V's sweet belly popping out in the middle.


I can't wait to meet your sweet girl when she arrives. Thanks so much for having me!

Number three, on the way

I love it when families I've known for a while let me come back and experience a pregnancy through pictures. I started taking pictures of big five year old A when she was just a year old, and got to do teenie baby pictures of two 1/2 year old R when she was just a little one... and now I got to get excited with the family as they await #3:


I love this of the three cuties:


And the two big girls:


The whole crew. Wonderful to see you guys again - best of luck with the new arrival, I can't wait to meet him/her! :)

And come May, Annie's going to have a little...

...SISTER!
We had the ultrasound yesterday, and I'm just so excited. I've been telling so many of you that I couldn't wait to find out, I thought I'd post it here. Can't bring myself to take the time to scan the ultrasound, but you can guess what it looks like... cute little button nose, little fingers, adorable :)

Any minute now!

M is due with her first baby on Thursday - look at this gorgeous belly! Here she is with her husband at my first Inner Strength Yoga photo day. I'm offering reduced-price maternity mini-photoshoots every couple of months over at Inner Strength Yoga in Watertown. We had a great day of sessions today, and plan to do another one in September.

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We just did quickie sessions with each person today - 30 minutes, in and out. But I think we got some great shots! The studio is just such a beautiful place to shoot.

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On one of the walls they have this cool forest mural - I love it. Not to mention the sweet couple in front of the mural with the best expressions on their faces ever.

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So very pretty.

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All your photos will be ready as soon as I can get them to you! I know you'll have somebody whose photos will take precedence very soon...

Good luck with everything :)

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Her third - and a couple more months to go...

S isn't due until September, but we went ahead and shot some fun yoga posture pictures anyway, since she's the teacher of the pre-natal yoga class at Inner Strength Yoga in Watertown, and she's the one who organized this whole yoga photos day. They were such amazing postures!

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Do you believe she's pregnant? I don't think I could do this for any length of time right now and I'm not even expecting. She balanced forever like this. Incredible.

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S is such a wonderfully calm mom of two (almost 3!)... I think it's the yoga. Isn't this one amazing?

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And last but not least, an equally calm non-yoga one. Thanks for coming up with the yoga-studio photos idea, S :) All the rest of your photos will be ready ASAP. Have a great rest of the summer, and I'll see you in September for more Inner Strength maternity photos!

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A future best friend for Annie

See that belly there? No pressure on my 2 1/2 yr old Annie, but that belly's housing her future best friend. I'm only sure of this because the baby's dad is my husband's best friend Sasha, and you have to be best friends with the friends your parents choose for you, right? ;)

So I've got lots of daddy pictures to post today from this fun session last weekend because Marni (the future best friend's wonderful momma) needs to choose her Father's Day photos, and time's getting tight. Here's one:

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Love the giggles:

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Did I mention how gorgeous Marni is?

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Whispering to the little one:

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We can only hope the new little one gets mom's fantastic laugh and smile:

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Now, for a couple I didn't know well, I'd say this is the shot to use as a Father's Day present. It's sweet, it's dad talking to the belly...

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But anyone who knows Sash knows that he's not yelling in this picture, but singing. And Sash singing is Sash being himself. So this is the one I love best. I hope you enjoy them, too, guys.

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One last pretty momma pic:

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And I have to admit I broke my own "no weddings" rule last year and shot Sash and Marni's wedding. Weren't they gorgeous and glowing even back then? And when the baby's born, I guess we won't force the best friend thing... but you never know... :)

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The Public Garden, a bit wet

Dedication is getting up at 4am to get on the road from Philly by 5am to make it to Boston by 11am for a photoshoot. Dedication is saying, let's go for it - even when the rain is pouring down (this was last Friday - pre-heat wave). And you know what? Dedication just happens to bring about pretty great photos.

I met these guys about a year ago when we did A's first photoshoot when she was just about a year old. And then they moved to Philly :( But then they planned a visit and we got to do photos again! Can't wait to meet #2 when they visit again next year.

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Isn't she lovely?

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Here I am, giving in to my addiction again (I've mentioned it before... I'm addicted to the "throwing the kidlet in the air" shots. I'm looking into counseling options.)

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Dipping toes in made feet a leetle bit dirty, but no harm there.

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Getting a lift:

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Showing off some dancing moves:

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Catching sight of the ducks for the first time:

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A lesson from mom about wiping hands off can be a game, too.

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One of the best moments was when A caught sight of these two mallards and started giving them a little chase. Pretty funny.

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You can barely tell that A is actually riding one of the Robert McCloskey Make Way for Ducklings ducks here, because she's got such a good hold on his beak! I just loved her expression in this one.

All your photos will be ready in the next few days. It was great seeing you guys last Friday and I can't wait to show you all the fun shots. It was definitely worth the early drive!

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A gorgeous big sister

In just a few more weeks, 7 year old M will be a big sister, and she's so excited! She's going to be a dream of a helper, I can tell. She already loves kissing her mom's belly :) Mom wanted to do these pictures as a present for her husband, who I think's going to love them!

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Look at this pretty girl:

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Both beauties, close up with those smiles:

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If M's not careful, she could trip on those eyelashes!

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And the sweetest thing is that M likes to read books to the baby in her mom's belly...

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