A little over a week ago I was thrilled to receive an email inquiring about a newborn session. It’s their first child, a beautiful baby girl, and once I learned that her middle name was Wren and that this family loved to travel and loved nature, we knew right away that a sweet little nest just HAD to be the focal point of the shoot.

So we set it up and waited for her to drift off to never never land. And we waited. At 14 days old, she was quite the curious little soul, very alert and didn’t want to miss a thing! We finally shifted gears and decided to go with some awake shots. Usually beautiful newborn images are hard to capture wheyn they’re awake, because they’re usually squirming a lot or their eyes get crossed as they try to focus on the camera. But Miss E is very much at peace, even when awake, and we got some really cute shots.

I love this one with her little fingers against her cheek.

Finally, finally, she started to get sleepy. We got her nice and toasty, she finally nodded off, and we got the shots we waited all morning for. It was well worth the wait. Look at this sweet baby.

Finally, we placed her on a well-traveled old suitcase, a fitting illustration of their love of traveling the world. I love the story it tells.

I can’t wait to watch this little girl grow. From what I’ve seen, she’ll be a beautiful, inquisitive, well-traveled little girl in a family that loves her completely.