Not so sleepy Miss Charlotte

Another friend of mine had her first baby just over 2 weeks ago. Little Miss Charlotte was overdue, but tipped the scales at just under 7lbs. I had the chance to meet her on Monday and I couldn't believe how tiny she looked compared to Erika who is just over 2 months old!

Charlotte's mommy had warned me that she was not your typical 'super sleepy' baby and liked to eat often. When it came time for her pictures she had just been fed (which is usually the perfect way to get baby to sleep) and should have been ready to go, but instead as soon as her mommy put her down she started to get very upset. Her poor mommy had to feed her several times off and on and she still wasn't too happy about having her pictures taken. Instead of forcing her to sleep we just went with the flow and snapped a few shots of her where she was most comfortable - on mommy. We did manage to get a few shots of her looking peaceful.

In somewhat related news, you may have noticed on my Facebook fan page that I mentioned I'd be doing some 'birth photography' in June. I am SO excited about this opportunity! I've never been in a delivery room (other than obviously when I had my own kids) so that is exciting in itself. But the fact that I'll be capturing a baby's first moments is just cool to me!

Quite a few of you have asked about 'birth photography' since my posting a few days ago. I think one of the best responses was from my sister who said 'what is this digustingness?' or something to that effect. Birth photography, in my opinion, is not a graphic/gorey/weird thing. Instead, I am looking to capture the moments leading up to the birth (the waiting, anticipation and yes, sometimes the uncomfortable faces due to contractions) and babies first moments (mom holding her baby for the first time, etc). There will be absolutely no pictures from the foot of the bed. These are meant to be pictures that you would look back at and remember how beautiful (and yes, sometimes painful) the experience was.

Maybe birth photography isn't your thing, but who doesn't love a squishy, sleepy newborn? I'm always up for a newborn shoot but it's best to do them before the baby is 2 weeks old. If you are pregnant please be sure to contact me right away for your baby's first photos and we'll set up a date (and yes, it's flexible because we all know babies never come on time! lol!).

2 months!

My sweet little Erika is 2 months old today. Can you believe it? I can't! But I'm sure I'll say that about every milestone with each of my kids.

With each of my kids it has been so important to me to take monthly pictures of them during the first year. For example, Leah was born on the 1st of the month so each month on the 1st I would do a mini shoot of her. These little shoots allowed me to capture little features about them that had changed and compare to the month before. They change SO much during that first year and I'm SO glad that I did this for each of them.

Today, after Josh went down for his nap and Erika had been fed I kept her up a little while and snapped these pics of her 2 month old sweetness. I wish she could stay my little baby forever!

Babies, babies, babies!

Maybe it's just me noticing this because I just had a baby myself, but....is everyone having babies or what? I know probably 10 people that have just had babies or are having babies within the next 6 months!

One of those babies belongs to Catherine. Little Miss Alaina Mae (or Lainey as they call her - how cute?!?!) arrived on January 8th and we did her pictures when she was just 2 weeks old, the perfect time for sleepy new baby pics! I've already shared some on my Facebook fan page so I thought I'd share some new ones on here. And if you or someone you know is expecting, what better way to remember those precious first moments than with pictures? The sooner you book, the easier it is to get that perfect time slot booked for 'under 2 week' squishiness :) Contact me at taracollyer@rogers.com to book!

And speaking of babies, new mommies, etc....if you're a new mom or soon-to-be a new mom, I would really encourage you to check out Nummies Nursing Bras! After 2 kids my nursing bras finally kicked the bucket on me when Erika was only a couple of weeks old. I put out a frustrating tweet on Twitter about having to go shopping for new nursing bras and BAM! There was a message from @nummiesbras offering to send me some of theirs to try out! I thought that was SO sweet and of course, took them up on it. I always love trying new things! They sent me 2 different styles, the Everyday Bra and the T-shirt Bra. Let me tell you...at first, I was skeptical about using the Everyday Bra because I thought "there's NO way this thing will 'hold everything in' for me". I gave it a go and after a full day of wear I went to take it off and realized that I hadn't thought about the bra that I was wearing at all that day! For me, that's amazing because usually I'm constantly adjusting something on the bra so that I'm comfortable and nothing is digging into my skin. This bra has honestly become my favorite! And as a mom who has been um....how do I say this........blessed? with a bit more than average in the chest department, I think I can honestly say that I would recommend this bra to a mom of any size! Even if you are like me and are totally skeptical about the lack of underwire...just DO IT! I think you will be pleasantly surprised! After all, if you're not comfortable, how can you of your sweet little baby?

Snow Day SALE!

Alright, how many of you stayed home for a 'Snow Day' today? What are your plans for this rare occassion? Will you stay inside and read a book?

Or go outside in the snow?

I've decided that in honour of our first "real" snow day in this area I'm going to have a Snow Day Sale! The first 5 people to book a full shoot (1 hour) will save $25 off their session fee! If you would like more info, contact me at taracollyer@rogers.com right away as this deal expires when 5 people have booked or at midnight tonight (whichever comes first)!

If you have to go out today, please be careful!


Oh and PS - check out this HUGE icicle!!