Hillary: Newborn | Springfield newborn photography

This post is so long awaited--after a long and fabulous week of traveling with family, I finally bring you sweet baby Hillary's newborn session!!
Remember this lovely couple and belly?


Well, their sweet Hillary is here--you can view her hospital images here if you want to see her in her first 24 hours!  I went a week later to spend a precious few hours with this lovely new family in their home, and Hillary was such a wonderful baby model!  Between her, their sweet pup Kenny, and 2 completely enamored parents, there was a lot of beauty and sweetness to behold!  I absolutely love this family, and am amazed at how fun it is to watch such dear friends of mine become parents- it is such a joy, and I look forward to years of shared family memories with them all!  Meet beautiful Hillary.




Hillary is so loved!





LOVE this baby yawn- so polite and covering it already!
Sweet awake eyes :)












And of course, a couple of their first fur baby:

Newborn Hillary:Hospital | Springfield Newborn photography

I know at some point I am going to have to limit what types of sessions I shoot, but for now I am loving trying all sorts of different things, and this session, what is often called a "Fresh 48", a newborn session while the baby is still in the hospital and extra squishy, sweet, and new, might be one of my favorite types so far.  I am hoping to do many more of these as the years go on- there is something so special and new and raw about a family still in the hospital, just hours after this most significant event. Our hospital stay blew by in a flurry of family and visitors and recovering and I desperately wish we had better documentation of it.  It really is so different than taking newborn pictures later in their homes (which I love also) and documents such a special time.
Very dear friends of mine, who's maternity session was recently on the blog here, have had their sweet baby girl 2 weeks early (she was due just 2 days ago!) and I went in to visit them, take some photos, and of course have a little baby cuddle time!
Please enjoy the Fresh 48 images of perfect Hillary Marie.











I absolutely love this on the left...

Enjoy the many face expressions of sweet Hillary- she is an actress already!

My very favorite thing...


And her kiss!

There is nothing so sweet as a super newborn baby!