Charlotte Newborn Baby Photography

By KatieRie Photography

Mom (Melissa) contacted me earlier this year letting me know she was pregnant with their third baby (WOO HOO!).  They already had two rambunctious boys and they were waiting until delivery to find out the gender of this sweet little one.  I love, love, LOVE sharing the excitement with families and trying to guess the gender based on cravings and comparing pregnancies to see if we can all make an accurate guess.  When we met for the maternity session, Dad (Jonathon) stated that he thought for sure it was going to be a girl because Melissa craved meat, more than she ever had in the time he had known her.  This made me chuckle–cravings are so different with each pregnancy, no matter what the gender is.

For their maternity session, the lighting was magical and the weather was just right, which makes for stunning Maternity photos, don’t you think?

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“she was almost born in our truck!”

Fast forward to quite an exciting entrance!  Little Miss Molly entered the world April 22 at 8:15pm and was almost born in their truck on the way to the hospital! Melissa started to feel early labor signs that weekend, but kept pushing it aside as you do with your third pregnancy.  Well things progressed rather quickly and the next thing they knew they were at the hospital rushing to get a spot in the ER!  Keys thrown at the valet, wheelchair in tow, and before anyone knew it, out she came!  Everything was so crazy that it took awhile to sink in that they had a GIRL!!

 

All craziness aside, this little girl was a DREAM during her session.  You never would have guessed that her delivery was chaotic because she slept through her entire session.  Just look at all her adorableness!

 

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I love how the sweet big brothers are so proud of their new little sister:

 

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The props, wraps and headbands were carefully selected from my Studio where I have a slight (ah-em) addiction (I promise, I’ll get help someday:).  One of my favorite pieces was this adorable headband (seen below) by my sweet friend over at Vanilla Lullaby.  Isn’t it so dainty and pretty on sweet little Molly?!

 

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I am SO blessed to be able to snuggle sweet little babes and capture their cuteness on a regular basis.  I love hearing the stories of their exciting births, sharing the struggles of being a first time parent, and bonding with the entire family.  When you book a newborn session with KatieRie Photography, you’ll get the whole she-bang. I am just as excited as you are that your little one has arrived and I promise that will show during your session.