welcome sister | Toronto Newborn Photographer

As I came up the front steps, there was a 'welcome sister' sign hanging on the porch – and they had my heart before I even walked in the door. 

On Grandma's couch | Toronto Newborn Photographer

I love that the family "heirloom" used during this session was Grandma's old couch. Vintage, yellow and a new baby. Just a few of my favourite things :)

Welcome home baby girl | Toronto Newborn Photographer

This was "my kind" of session. When I arrived, the new parents asked "so what do we do?" with nervous laughter, and I suggested that they just hang out and keep their baby happy. Which of course proved to be easier said than done as Baby H was having a bit of a fussy morning. But in my humble opinion, this resulted perfectly in photographs that capture what a typical morning is like with a newborn. Lots of bouncing, nursing, cuddling, swaddling, un-swaddling, more nursing, and occasionally, sleeping. Photographs filled with genuine joy and love.

The W Family | Toronto Family Photographer

More and more often, I find myself leaving sessions thinking "I could totally be friends with these people". And not just casual, "small-talk on the street" friends, but "Is it really time for me to leave now, come on over for dinner, we should hang out" friends. This family felt just like that. After only a few minutes in their home, we were chatting away and before I knew it, our time together had come to an end. I love sessions like these. 

Baby I | Toronto Newborn Photographer

I photographed this sweet family back in March when they were parents-to-be (session can be viewed here), and it was so wonderful to finally meet their new baby girl last week. We spent the afternoon catching up and admiring lovely baby I, who eventually grew bored of me and fell asleep ;-)

Baby L | Toronto Newborn Photographer

A sneak peek for this little guys' parents...

A spring morning with Twins! | Toronto Newborn Photographer

This session is actually from last spring – almost a full year ago. These little babes just celebrated their first birthday and I'm looking forward to photographing them again soon!

baby A | Toronto Newborn Photographer

March was a busy month for new babies! Now that I am caught up on all of my editing, I can share some of the lovely families I captured over the last few weeks. My favourite part of this session was the way this little guy's dad looked at his mom. It was pure adoration. At a time where they were probably feeling the most emotional and exhausted they have ever felt, he looked blissful staring at his wife. What a wonderful thing to witness.

Moments like these...

It's this mom's first day on her own taking care of all three. While the majority of her days over the next few months will probably include an overwhelming number of diaper-changes, laundry piles, tears and cups of coffee – thankfully there will be moments like this which make it all worth it. And there's a glass of wine after bedtime. That helps too.

Coffee and newborns go together | Toronto Family Photographer

ahhh coffee. What would we do without it? After a few terrible nights with Brooke in the last little while (ear infections coupled with 2-year molars coming in), I actually felt like I had a newborn again. But without the adrenalin. So when I arrived to meet little baby A and his parents last week, and we got to chatting about their lack of sleep –  I really felt their pain. And when coffee was offered, I gladly accepted :)

These two are smitten with their new little guy and I had such a wonderful time with them.