Urban Vision Studios

Jayden Kinoa is 8 days old today. His tiny body is absolutely perfect. From his little pouty lips to his sweet baby-haired shoulders to his itty bitty toes. He was born at 6 lbs 11 oz and 19 inches long.

Today has been an oh-so-bittersweet day for me.  For some reason, spending time with this sweet and tiny baby boy really got the best of me. I enjoyed every minute… but it touched some tender parts of my heart. You see, his mama is a young mommy like I was almost 18 years ago, when I had my daughter, Rhea. For some reason, I got all emotional while editing these photos and did most of it through tear-filled eyes.

Adrianne, cherish every moment with Jayden. Make effort to make strong memories. You will blink and his childhood will be over if you aren’t careful.

Alexis Grace was born just 8 days ago.  Mama had a bit of a rough pregnancy- spending a lot of it on bed rest. Delivery wasn’t so easy either, but since then, life has been a bowl of cherries.

Alexis was 9 lbs, 8 oz and 22.5 inches long at birth. She is just the perfect little thing. It was super sweet to watch her mommy and daddy with her. They are both glowing with love and gratitude, and enjoying every moment.

Ashley and Benji- she’s perfect. I had a great time with your family today and I am grateful for our new friendship, and am honored that you chose me to capture these moments. Here are a few of my favorites.

p.s. The adorable diaper bag featured in the second photo is a photo made by baby’s auntie Eco. She has a diaper bag and purse company in Ventura, CA called Art Star. You may email her at ecoshu@earthlink.net

Doesn’t she look like she’s right out of the ‘A Pea in the Pod’ catalog?!!  Seriously.

Years ago, when Desiree married her high school sweetheart, Craig, she told her mom that she wanted to have a baby before she turned 30.   Well guess what: Desiree turns 30 on March 21. She couldn’t be cutting it any closer! The Dr. says that baby Ava could come any day. I am so excited to go back in a couple weeks to meet her. : )

Dez and Craig- I can’t wait for you to be parents. I can’t think of ANYONE I know who would make a better set of parents than the two of you. I am so excited to watch your family grow.

Here is your sneak peek!

Wow. Babies are so amazing. They are even more amazing when they are a part of YOUR family. This is Stella. She is my brand new baby cousin and she’s perfect. She was just two weeks old when we did her session. Stella was the TINYEST little thing. They tell me she weighed 7 lbs 5 oz at birth, but I think they are lying. ; ) Stella makes the sweetest sounds. When she’s awake, she softly coos continuously. It is absolutely precious. And her movements… she is so graceful and gentle.

Jen and Travis, baby’s mama and daddy, live in Sacramento and I was able to head up there to get a session in before her newborn-ness becomes a thing of the past. It was a lot of fun to see them be new parents. They both ADORE her. You will too-

I’m going to have a new nephew soon! From the looks of it…. REALLY soon ; )

My only brother Jake, and his beautiful wife are going to have their first born baby in the next couple of weeks. They already know it is a boy, but haven’t given us the name yet. All of us in the family have made jokes about the fact that they haven’t decided on a name yet, and we have been calling him names such as: Nebukunezar, Kennisaw Mountain, Bartholomew, among many other names. They are good sports about our teasing. ; )

Laura and Jake have posted snapshots of Laura’s belly on facebook a few times, and when I saw the last ones I was afraid I might not make it there before she had the baby! Luckily, we made it.  My dad and I took a quick trip to Santa Barbara to get some shots of them “waiting for baby”.  Here is some of the sweetness…

Can you believe how gorgeous this couple is?! Such a beautiful belly, too! They have just a few more weeks left and baby will be here… I can’t wait to meet her.
These two were so great to work with. I had a few crazy ideas for this session and they were willing to try whatever I asked. Sean even dragged his guitar around for me : ) Thanks!
Sean and Shaunda: You two are seriously adorable and I can’t wait to meet Kaedance! Here is your sneak peek. Your entire gallery will be ready within a week. ; )