Beautiful Cale Palmer. I don’t think they make new born babies any cuter than this. Isn’t he just perfect? I was scheduled to do my friend, Danielle’s maternity photos yesterday afternoon. When I called her in the morning and she did not pick up, I had a feeling she may have already had the baby. I got a call later from the hospital, Cale had arrived!

Danielle was AWESOME. She did a totally natural birth in the hospital. For those of you that have read my daughter’s birth story, you know that if I had been in the hospital instead of at home I would have had an epidural FOR SURE. I am not going to lie to all of you soon-to-be mommies that read my blog. Childbirth is painful. But, just like Danielle, both of my births went super fast and there were no complications. So even if it did hurt a ton, it was over before I knew it. But Danielle-that is amazing. When I told my husband that Danielle had actually done a natural birth in the hospital, he said in his MOST sarcastic voice:  “Wow, a woman actually breathing through the pain, what a concept.”

Men. I can’t tell you how much that comment pissed me off. Just bc he has been with me through two natural homebirths, does not mean that he has ANY idea of the kind of pain we feel when giving birth. He made it sound like it was not such a big deal, that women have been giving birth with no meds for thousands of years, so it is not a huge feat when you are offered drugs during the most painful experience of your life, and don’t take them. Ooooh, don’t you just want to shake them upside down sometimes? Danielle-I give you permission to hit Adam next time you see him:)

Anyways, I just love taking brand-new baby photos in the hospital. They are just so new and fresh-even just a few days makes a huge difference. If you are interested in having photos done right after the birth, please contact me. I have a mini package where I come to the hospital for 15-30 minutes and get some of these wonderful, brand-new photos.

I have just been sitting here thinking about how busy I have been, and I have not had a shoot now in two days and I am feeling really sad about it! Once I start shooting every day, I get into such a groove and I LOVE it SO MUCH! It becomes the highlight of my day. I just love meeting new babies and seeing the ones I have photographed in the past all grown up. I love3 finding those unique expressions that are true only to that one child. I just have the best job! I know I am going to curse ever writing that since my super busy season is about to start (everyone will be booking sessions here in a week or two for their Christmas cards and presents). For now, I should just learn to settle down and enjoy the space. But, my new office manager, Kellie, is rock’n it and things are going really smoothly now, so I am ready to take on more. I have Amelia’s 1 year birthday party tomorrow (a year went by way to fast!) and then am shooting twice this weekend, so that will have to do!  My cell phone just isn’t working like it should, so please call my other office line if you need to get in touch with me or if you have tried to leave me a message in the last week- 303-443-1834.

xoxo

stacey

And bc no post is complete without photos…

Beautiful Mia. We did not have the happiest evening of her life, but she sure was a little trooper as we set her down in different places and thought up all sorts of ways to get her to smile. She is teething right now, and I think that, combined with it being close to bedtime, just made her a little  upset that we were photographing her. But I don’t think you can tell by the photos. We had mama walk away, and then…walk back! Yes, it was that exciting and got us some giggles from Mia. Mama goes away, and…..she’s back! Big smile every time. She was also just like my Amelia, who is turning ONE next week by the way, where she got VERY happy when she found a stray piece of clothing-and immediately put it right over her head. And yes, that is pure happiness to an almost-one-year-old. I still love every single one of her photos. Even if she was not super happy, she was super sweet. But, my favorite is the last one, where she is just SO tired she can’t stand it anymore.  At what age do they stop rubbing their eyes with the backs of the hands when they are tired? My five year old does not do that. So I am glad I captured that, because that is definitely part of her babyhood. Don’t worry that she was teething, mom and dad, you are going to love every photo! Oh, and don’t you love those two long hairs sticking out in the second one? Priceless.

I have known Avery since she was just a newborn. She is so big now! I also took her 6 month photos, which are to this day some of my favorites. Those eyes are just huge! I just love seeing babies grow. Every time I do another shoot I get so excited to see how big they have gotten and how their little personalities have developed. Avery is just a sweet, calm, but ACTIVE little girl. We mostly just chased her around while she explored. Don’t you just love those two top teeth?  So cute! Can’t wait to see her again in 6 months!

Such a perfect little baby. Normally, I need to do newborn photos before two weeks of age to get those squishy, sleepy photos, but Aviva was such a dream for us. She was awake just long enough to get some stunning shots of her eyes, and then she fell asleep for the rest of the session. We did her session outside at Wonderland Lake since she was a little older and we figured she might be awake the whole time. Normally, newborn sessions are done in the baby’s  home so that 1) mom and baby can stay nesting in and resting like they should be, and 2) so that we can all relax and leave space to soothe, feed, change the baby, etc…  But even though we did this outside, it quickly became like any other newborn session. I broke out my bean bag, blankets, wraps, hats, and we got her into those sleepy poses out in the middle of a field. She was such a little trooper! Still, my favorite photos were of mom holding her-their connection was one of the sweetest and most genuine I have seen. Lucky girl.

What a beautiful family! They are from Australia, and wanted to get some photos done in Colorado while they were living here. We started off at Eben Fine Park on Arapahoe and 3rd, and let me tell you, Sunday night is NOT a good time to go shoot there. I have never seen any place so crowded before in Boulder, except of course the Pearl Street Mall. So, we took a few photos there and then headed over to Wonderland Lake-which, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful parks in Boulder. If you go at just the right time in the evening, the prairie will be lit up by the sun-it is breathtaking. It’s like taking a bath in pure light-which to my photographer’s eye is the most luxurious and calming thing I could think of doing.

Ruby is just 7 months and Max is 3 years. They were so sweet together! I really enjoyed photographing this family, and hope they stay long enough that I get to do Ruby’s 12 month photos too!

Voicemail still does not work-if you have called me recently please email me too at boulderbabyphotography@gmail.com.

How beautiful is she? Even at 6 weeks old, she was still a sleepy little angel for us. More to come, I just wanted to post one today! Also, my voicemail is simply not working. Please email me if you are trying to get in touch with me!

I have just been waiting to photograph this little girl again! She was the most perfect newborn, and she really is the most perfect 6 month old, doncha think? I loved reading the blog post I did for her newborn photos, I KNEW she would be so sweet, beautiful, and joyful at this age. She really is the sweetest baby. She just sat wherever we put her and smiled pretty for the camera every time. I am in love with every single photo of her.

Near the end of the shoot her mom told me she hoped we would get one of those good close up eye shots I always do. Are you kidding me? I got at least 50 good eye shots. I don’t even know what to do with all them! She is so gorgeous. But I had to go through and pick just the best. Which was hard, bc she really has so many expressions.  And check out the photo of her on mom’s lap-she is still doing that thing with her feet where she puts them in prayer. Love it.

And for all those photags out there that read my blog-that last pic was NOT taken with a wide angle lens. That is truly how big and deep her eyes are.

Can’t wait to see Gia again at 12 months! I bet her hair will be so much longer and she will have a ton of cute sass.

I just keep getting these amazingly beautiful 6 month olds! Those eyes! I can’t stand it. I have been sooo busy, shooting all weekend and I have two shoots tomorrow (newborn AND maternity!). So, the full sneak peak blog posts may have to wait a couple days. But I do always like to get at least one photo up right away. I am totally into instant gratification. And this baby is gorgeous. Such a beauty.  Here’s one from Ruby and Max’s shoot-more to come!