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syd the kid | 11 days

I lied about doing better with posting. Here it is over a week since my last post….I have 3 sessions and a wedding still in my que of photos to edit, with more on the way! (I’m definitely not complaining!) No excuses though…I was informed today that I have more people looking at this blog than I even realized (YA’LL ARE HIDING-not leaving me any comments- stop by and say HELLO!). So here it is midnight before I have to serve a full day at AmeriCorps and hop on a plane for another trip to Kansas.

Jacque and I served together during the 2008-2009 AmeriCorps term. I was so excited to learn about her pregnancy-and secretly hoped she would schedule me to do newborn photos of the new baby. She did! Sydney Rebekeh arrived 3 weeks early at a tiny 4 lbs, 13oz. By the time I get my hands/camera on her she was at 5 pounds- still so tiny compared to my 7 and 8 lb-ers!

This session was only Jacque and Sydney, as daddy-Joe is serving overseas with the Navy. Keep him in our thoughts for a safe and timely return.

Sydney slept the entire first half of her very first photo session. She went from position to position with ease-oh how she makes my ovaries do flip-flops. She just may do the same for you (women)! Meet Syd the kid… she’s not a squid..(I’ll have to post the cute little limerick that Jacque made up to sing to her)

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This little hat was so big on her that we had to use a binder clip in the back to keep it ON her head instead of covering her head. I think we pulled it off very well!

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Little baby folds…
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Daddy’s baby blanket. I absolutely love the deep red and the smile on her face. Another one of my favorite newborn photos to date.
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Another one for Dad..
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Mom’s baby blanket. I love when clients incorporate meaningful items into their sessions!
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Sydney Bean (kidney bean)
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2 of my favorites from the session
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the deflavis family

Oh summer rain-why must you show your dreary face on evenings when I have photo sessions?
Even though Southeast Georgia had an 80% chance of rain, I knew I HAD to make the trek up there for the DeFlavis family. You see, this was another very special session. Dina will soon be leaving behind Tony and little Tommy while she is doing a tour in Bahrain for the next year.

I’ve shared similar stories before and they all break my heart a little. But, I am so happy to be able to capture memories for these families to hold onto while they are apart.

Dina requested that we do her family’s session in an old car shop near their home. Thankfully it was covered-because, of course, the rain came. It was hot and humid… if you aren’t from THE South, you can’t possibly know humid like we do. It was pretty miserable, but the DeFlavis’ were great.
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Two of my favorites!!!
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Tony, you’re a hoot.

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Can you get any cuter, Tommy?
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Cruisin’….Can’t you just hear the “brrrrrrrrr” sound?
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Sleepy baby
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nate | a very special delivery

You might remember Ashley from when I did her maternity pictures-the first time. Ashley had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby Nate as well as her husband from Iraq. Thank goodness that Brian beat Nate home. The day he arrived home, I hopped across town to take a few snapshots of the two of them before baby came!

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Ashley was having contractions during our mini shoot-Brian had arrived just in time! Nate was born just a couple of days later!
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Sleep, baby, sleep!
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It was really important to me to get pictures of Brian and Nate together, as he leaves to return to Iraq today.
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Can’t forget mommy!
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One little, happy family
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Brian held the umbrella over us while I shot these next two pictures of Nate and soothed him with his finger after we dropped the pacifier! Who knows what the neighbors thought of us.. Cute!

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