I say this all the time, but it’s so very true! I have the best job ever. Four years ago I photographed this couple’s engagement session and wedding. When they asked me to also photograph their sweet baby girl, needless to say, I was elated! This little lady slept through her entire newborn portrait session. She was such a sweet heart and made my job easy! Although I send parents a complete preparation guide before their newborn session to help keep baby asleep and happy there are never any guarantees. We are all at the mercy of the little ones! One tip for keeping a newborn asleep is to keep the baby awake for 2 hours before your scheduled session, but NOT longer. If a newborn becomes overtired they may have a really hard time settling down and become quite frustrated during their session which is the exact opposite of what we want! A happy baby makes for a great session!

The goal during a newborn posing portrait session is to have a very sleepy baby. I send every client a complete newborn preparation guide filled with tips to help keep baby asleep. Sometimes though no matter what you do, even if you follow the guide exactly there is no guarantee that your baby is going to stay asleep. What’s really great is when you get the best of both worlds. A sleepy baby and then right at the end they are wide awake and happy! Happy being the key word! That’s exactly what happened during this sweet baby girl’s session.