Jacob Hoyt. Born July 12. 8lbs, 9 oz and 20 inches long. In these photos, Jacob has only had 7 days on this earth.
This little guy has the greatest baby-lips I have ever seen. I just wanna eat ‘em up. He was a SUPER sleeper ; ). These baby sessions are sometimes a struggle- but NOT THIS TIME. He was just peaceful and content the entire time. What a precious little guy. Maybe that means he’s going to be easy going?
Here are a few favs from our session.
We all have those “forever-friends”. I don’t just mean that like a cliche… I mean the friends that you may go months without catching up with or years without being able to see- but when it happens, it seems like you never missed a beat. Lea is a friend like that. We will be friends forever. I cherish the time we get to spend together- usually only once a year.
While our times together usually consist of great dining (she’s a veggie too!), poolside cocktails and girl talk, this time was a little different. 
In just a few weeks she’s going to be a mama! So we talked of babies, and bellies, and parenting, swollen feet, stretch marks…. you know.
I am so excited for her and Mario. She’s going to be such a loving, adoring, attentive and dedicated mommy. I feel blessed to have been able to catch some images of this precious expectant time. Here is a peek into our session.
Welcome to the world sweet wittle guy.
Lucas was born on January 21, 2010 and that was 8 weeks early. For those of you not-so-quick at math, he is 7 weeks old today, but really wouldn’t have been born for another week if he had gone his full time in mama’s womb. The miracle of life is incredible. He weighed only 3 lbs 9 oz at birth and had to stay in the NICU for 4 weeks. Amazingly, today he is a strong, healthy, beautiful baby, weighing 7 lbs 13 oz.
Jarad and Jeannine, he is absolutely precious. I think about the complications you had and the roller coaster ride that you must have gone through and it brings tears to my eyes to know how strong and healthy and perfect he is. I know you are grateful every day. <3
Enjoy your sneak peek.
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!
Very soon, Jen and Travis will have their first baby girl. We all can’t wait to meet Stella.
Only a month to go! I think December will fly by for everyone I know…. except for Jen.
In just a few short weeks this will be mommy and daddy to a lucky baby girl. I am so excited for them. Having a family is my greatest blessing. It is a life-changing experience that I am grateful for everyday.
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…
Man o man o man do I feel lucky to have such a bunch of BEAUTIFUL pregnant women to photograph lately. It is incredible! What’s even cooler is…. that they create beautiful babies, too! And guess who gets to photograph them!? Woooo hoooo!!!!!
Drew, Natalie and I had a lot of fun shooting their maternity session. We laughed A LOT. They are uber-adorable together and I am sure that they are going to make outstanding parents. I Can’t wait to meet baby Lola.
Thanks for making our session so much fun! Here is your sneak peek – my favorites.
…. to wait for Steele Michael.
Isn’t she a beautiful mama?!
I had lotsa fun hanging out with these two. (or should I say three?). UBER COOL people. I know you all know I love my job- and that’s favorite thing #264: I get to meet a lot of great people. These two are super gorgeous and I can’t wait to meet baby Steele.
Danielle and Jake- I look forward to much more fun in the future. “)
Kari and Bob are having a baby in just a few weeks! WOW. It is so fun for me to see them starting their family. I’ve known them both for a long time. I knew them both even when they weren’t yet dating! Kari has been my boss for about 6 years now… Bob-O and Kari Borra…. Now Mr. and Mrs. Olsen and soon– baby Kailey.
Bob and Kari- You guys are so much fun. I hope you enjoy and remember these last few weeks of this incredible time of your lives. We all can’t wait to meet Kailey. And we can’t wait to see you be a mommy and a daddy. xoxo
Ava will be here soon. 
Courtney is almost 7 months pregnant. She is TOTALLY sportin’ that pregnant glow- LOVE IT!
Derek and Courtney- we all can’t wait to meet Ava and I am confident you will be an outstanding team of parents. Thank you both for letting me photograph you at this special time in your lives.
