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Alert and Adorable at 5 Weeks

When a parent books me for a newborn session, but the baby is already 5 weeks old, I never really know what to expect from said baby. When I do my typical newborn sessions in the first two weeks of life, I also don’t 100% know what to expect – could be super fast, with a baby that passes out and sleeps hard the whole time, could be that we spend most of the time just trying to coax the baby into dream land, or it could fall somewhere in between (in between is the norm).

While some newborn photographers will opt to not attempt a newborn style session with babies older than 2 or 3 weeks, I find the challenge rather fun! I’ve done many sessions like this now, and they’ve all gone really well!

Sure, the baby may be more awake or unwilling to curl up into many of the favorite newborn poses, but that doesn’t mean the final gallery isn’t beautiful in it’s own way. Take this sweet little 5 week old girl! Her rolls were to die for, and while she fought sleep for the majority of the session, she was so interactive and smiley that I was quite ok with it!

Baby Girl on Blue Backdrop

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Yep – look at her holding her head up in that bucket shot!! We keep waiting for her to lay it down, so that I could get a more peaceful image, but she was stubborn and held it up for I don’t know how long. Mom & I could only laugh, and that image became a favorite! Should be fun to use the same bucket for her 6 month and 12 month shoots!

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Eventually she did cave to the pressure, and dosed off for me. Still so sweet!

Royals Newborn Baby Lashes

Those lashes!! Her parents & I are so in love with that lashes shot!

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Darling, right? If you think you’re already too late for a newborn session, please call me! While the very best session experience happens when parents book me before baby’s arrival (2nd trimester is best!), you can still have a gorgeous gallery with your “older” newborn!

Get in touch here, and check out my pricing info here.

Various drops & props from the Faces You Love stash are from:

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Custom Photo Props

Loveable Lids

Luneberry

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