:: Emma :: Provo, UT Utah County Newborn Photographer

I had the chance to photograph this sweet little newborn baby on Saturday. She is just over three weeks old and as adorable as ever. She seemed so tiny! She was a little older than some of the newborns I photograph and she wasn't afraid to let us know that she was getting sick of being posed and moved around. It didn't matter, we still came away with some gorgeous pictures and I had a lot of fun holding a tiny baby for a minute.

:: Audrey :: Southern Utah Newborn Photographer

This amazing little baby girl is the reason we headed to St. George over the weekend.

My little niece (my fifth niece, to be exact) was blessed by her Daddy. Before the big event, we did a quick little mini session to get an updated family picture for my sister's family an a few individual pictures of Audrey to hang on the wall.

Audrey was blessed on Sunday morning and while the other women were slaving away in the kitchen, I was the lucky one who got to sit and play with the baby and take her pictures. She was so easy to work with, especially for being two months old. I had to make sure and capture all the little details of her blessing outfit because it was cute, but most important, because my Mom made the entire thing. She's amazing. I'm so glad I got to be there for this little lady's special day! I love her.

We had to do a couple quick tutu pictures to hang in her room to match the tutu pictures I took of her big sister Anna two years ago.

:: Landry :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Newborn Photographer

Remember this maternity session from not very long ago? Little Landry made his appearance about two weeks ago. He scared his mom & dad with a NICU stay, but he seems to be doing well now - thank goodness! Landry was my FOURTH session this week and it didn't disappoint. We came out with some amazing images. Landry is a handsome little guy and I'm glad I got to spend a little bit snuggling him while I took his pictures. As always, I had a really hard time narrowing down pictures for a sneak peek, but here they are:

The background is a blanket that Brittany brought. As soon as I saw it I knew I would want to use it as a backdrop for a few pictures!

I love that these newborns have been so nice in giving me little smiles during their sessions!

:: Carter :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Newborn & Children Photographer

I had a session with this cute little guy this week. He's a month old and just plain adorable! I worried he would be harder to pose because he's older but he was a really easy laid back baby. The session went wonderfully and I'm really happy with the images we got!

This first picture is one of my new all time favorite pictures. His mom and dad said he sleeps with his arms up like that all the time, so I was excited to capture it so his parents can always remember it :)

Nothing warms my heart more than an adorable sleeping newborn smile.

:: four months :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Family & Children Photographer

My tiny baby Hailey isn't so tiny anymore. I can't believe she's four months old!

:: Semaya :: St. George, Utah Newborn Photographer

Remember this family? During this session their cute Mom told me a little secret... she was pretty sure she was pregnant. And she was right!

Her cute little girl arrived about two weeks ago and isn't she precious? While I was in St. George last week I was able to squeeze in this newborn session with gorgeous little Semaya. I couldn't believe how teeny tiny she was! It shocked me to think that my little Hailey was smaller than that just over three months ago, and now she seems like a giant compared to Semaya. This little angel is so lucky to have such an amazing family! She has unbelievable parents and six other siblings, one of which (her big brother, Kyler) is not even a year old yet! This little lady is going to be taken care of :) I'm so glad I got to take her pictures. Here's a sneak peak:

:: James :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Newborn & Children Photographer

This was such a fun session! This little guy is just a couple days older than my little Hailey. It was fun to compare the differences between the two of them. And his hair! Can you believe his hair? Have you ever seen anything more adorable??

:: two months :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Newborn & Children Photographer

My baby girl is already two months old. Where does the time go? I wanted at least a couple of pictures of her on her two month old birthday, so I took a few even though the lighting wasn't the best and she was tired and ready for bed. She only lasted about 15 minutes and she spent most of the time either sucking on her arm or on her pacifier. I have to admit, the first picture below is my favorite because she sucks on anything she can get her little mouth on. At two months, my tiny baby weighed in at 9 pounds 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. I sure love this tiny baby of mine!

:: Home Sweet Home :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Newborn Photographer

I haven't been able to take nearly as many pictures of this sweet angel as I would like, but I have had the chance to do a few. She will be one month old tomorrow, and I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. We can't imagine our family without this little angel in it!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures so far:

:: Hailey Jean :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Newborn & NICU Photographer

In case you've been wondering where I disappeared to...

My beautiful daughter, Hailey Jean, decided to grace us with her presence... six weeks early! She weighed in at 5 pounds 6 ounces and 18 inches long. Getting her here was quite the ordeal, but well worth it! Hailey spent two weeks (a short amount of time since they estimated she would be in there until my due date, which was June 8th) in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and they were some of the longest two weeks of my life. We were more than happy when she was finally able to come home. So, here are some pictures I took of her while she was in the NICU.

And since everybody asks: No, neither of my other kids ever had that much hair when they were born and it was never that dark either. I've always wanted a dark-haired baby.

This is how Hailey looked the first time I ever got to see her. She wasn't able to breathe on her own after she was born, so she spent about five hours on a ventilator. We were thrilled that it was only five hours and not longer. Seeing her hooked up on those machines hurt my heart.

We didn't get to hold her very much at all in the beginning, once a day if we were lucky, so we had to hold her tiny little hands instead.

Hailey had to have an IV line go in through her umbilical cord.

This was my first time holding my little baby.

This is how Hailey received most of her feedings during her hospital stay.

She spent a few days on oxygen.

This is the face she made to let us know she wanted to go home... do you blame her?

A few days before she went home. They didn't take out her feeding tube until we were ready to go home. Nothing was more wonderful than seeing my beautiful baby be completely cord and tube free.