This gorgeous little man spent quite alot of time just lying there having a good look around. He was in no hurry to fall asleep and I was in no hurry to get him asleep as he was just so beautiful. The sleepys did eventually set in and he drifted off to a wonderful sleep. This little man is going to be one of the most spoilt boys I think as he is the first grandchild on both sides. So with that fact and two totally devoted parents he is very very lucky.

Raelene and Chris you have one beautiful little boy there. He will continue to bring you joy every day of his life.

In the post before this one I spoke about wanting and waiting and how sometimes it hurts to want something so badly. Well sometimes that pain isn’t so bad when you get something like these two little boys at the end. Let me tell you these boys were certainly worth the 5 years of heartbreak the Nadi and Tim endured.

Oh I swooned and I clucked the moment I laid eyes on them. So very tiny at 2.5 and 2.9kgs. They also couldn’t wait to meet their mum and dad and so decided to surprise them 3 weeks before their due date. I also kind of think they could wait for their photos session either as they arrived 3 days AFTER the maternity session we did….lol.

I would like to introduce Harry and Max…….awwwwwww

Nadi and Tim you have been blessed with two gorgeous little men, they will make your heart sing with love everyday. Take the time to soak in the newness of them as they grow up all too quickly.

You know when you want something so bad it hurts to just think about it and when you do allow yourself to think about it you get consumed with that thought that it is hard to think of anything else for a while. It could be something really small like wanting a hug from a distant friend or to see someone you haven’t seen for ages. Or maybe it was to know what it would be like to feel the very first kick of your new baby growing inside.

For Nadi and Tim they have been waiting 5 years for the first kick. 5 long, hard, heartbreaking years BUT it has finally arrived. That first kick has not only happened, but, in 9 days time they will meet the brand new members of their family…yup two of them. Two gorgeous little boys, they have been waiting for the right time to bless Nadi and Tim with their love and that time it is now. To celebrate this wonderful occasion they decided to have a mini maternity session in addition to their newborn photos, just to have something other than the self portraits done in the bathroom mirror on the iphone like most of us have done….lol.

How fabulous does Nadi look, there are two big boys in there and she looks better than I did with one…lol. Nadi and Tim I can’t wait to meet your brand new boys in a couple of weeks time. Thanks for letting me be a part of a miraculous time in your lives.

As I was sitting at my desk doing some work yesterday I happened to glance out my window and something occured to me. It had been a while since I had taken any photos of my boys. I have been so busy with work and dealing with sick children over the last few weeks that that is all I have been thinking about. Now we have just had a long weekend and the weather was just beautiful. I was sitting at my computer lamenting that I had spent a great deal of the long weekend inside either cleaning our house from top to bottom or working, aside from a few trips out, one to see my beautiful niece.

So when I glanced out the window I suddenly had the urge to grab the boys and my camera and head out to a spot that I had eyed off about 6 weeks ago. Now my boys really don’t co-operate so well when it comes to havign their photo taken, I think they got sick of me a few years ago….lol. Then the thought occured to me to make some paper planes and go to the new spot. So I made some paper planes, rounded up the troops and off we went.

Well the new spot is just as fabulous as I thought it would be and I can’t wait to go back there. Unfortunately my paper planes didn’t fly too well but Brendan managed to make some adjustments to a couple and man they flew. He even managed to get them to fly back to him. So he is on plane duty next time we go.

The boys had a ball and I think they may even be keen to go back and have more photos done, especially if we take Daddy’s paper planes with us. We capped off a lovely spontaneous afternoon with some ice-creams. A perfect ending to a perfect afternoon.

In September 2008 I met a gorgeous little baby boy called Billy he was 11 days old. Well on Monday I met Billy again only this time he was 20 mths old and he is now a big brother. I got to play trains and cars with Billy and then I was introduced to his very new brother Curtis.

Little Curtis was just so sweet and I thoroughly enjoyed my time rocking him to sleep, he was so peaceful once he did drift off. I think I cuddled him a bit longer before starting to photograph him.

After Curtis had decided he was finished being the star of the show we went outside to get some shots of this brand new family of four. Billy was so gentle and loving with his new baby, a true testament of what fabulous parents Tracy and Brad are.

Tracy and Brad it was so lovely to see you both again and to see what a gorgeous little boy Billy is. I loved meeting little Curtis aswell. You have a special little family there.

On day 4 we were let loose to go and practise what we had learnt…..

So as you can see a feast of photography…I had a wonderful time with wonderful people.

How divine is this little girl. I kept stopping when I was photographing her just to look at her, watch her and listen to all her little noises of protest. She wasn’t very sleepy but eventually she succumbed to the land of nod. Such a beautiful little girl, from a kind and loving family.

Thanks Jane, I can’t wait to watch your new little girl grow up the way I have with your other two girls. You are truly blessed.

It has been all systems go around here lately with getting galleries ready and sending off orders. I am still waiting on two little bubbas to greet the world aswell, but hopefully not till next week now as I am heading away on a plane tomorrow morning to a workshop up on the Gold Coast. The workshop is called Inspireme 2010 and I am hoping that is exactly what it will be doing as we have an amazing line up of photographers coming out to teach us including one of my all time favourite photographers Ashley Skjaveland all the way from Canada. So I will be out of the office from Thursday 20th till Wednesday 26th of May.

On the plane though I will an amazing book to read. Written by a friend of mine who became a surrogate to a good friends brother and sister. It is the story of what happened to her as she selflessly carried another couple baby for 9 mths. She herself has 3 children of her own…..and check out the cover photo….up it’s mine. I can’t believe that when you walk into Dymocks on teh shelf is a book with MY photo on it. How cool is that.

The other book that is in my bag is one written by a very special boy….my Liam. Yup he wrote a book and not just any book it is a serious one with over 1000 words and full story line about a dragon called Longsar, a King called Tareb and the Lord Dragon Gollois. We are so so so proud of him and can’t wait to read his next book when he has finished. By the way he wrote this book just before his 7th birthday…how’s that for pretty cool.

On that note I hope you all have a lovely weekend, I will have limited internet access while away and will answer any emails on my return.

Cheers

*Sigh* I spent another beautiful autumn afternoon playing with this family. I am so lucky to spend my days at work like this. These guys were the most beautiful, loving family. Now originally this was meant to be a couple session as David was the winner of my Valentines Day competition, but when he asked if I could include his children I of course couldn’t say no. BUT there was 1 condition…..that we still got some photos of them, as it is the parents who usually hide in the background avoiding the camera. These guys have been married for was it 18years adn oh my they were just like  a couple who had been married for 2 years. It was so sweet to watch them still be so in love with each other. It just goes to show you that love dosen’t peeter out after a while if you keep the fires lit they will warm you for the rest of your life.

Those fires are also kept going by the three gorgeous children they have, so kind and well mannered and you can tell they they genuinely love each other sharing thier inside jokes, helping each other without a second thought. It was so beautiful to watch the interaction bewteen them.

Now I am so lucky to be doing one of my dream jobs which is photographing babies and children but my other dream job which I looked into very seriously a few years ago was to be either a midwife or a doula. Well guess what Amy does…..her dream job and my other dream job. She is a doula and she has worked for many years in Singapore where she had her original business. She is now setting up her business here in Canberra. I will tell you she is so warm and caring if we were to have another bub *sigh…no I am finished* Amy is the type of person who I would want to have by my side. She is a beautiful person inside and out everyone should have  an Amy in their life at some point. You will see what I mean when you see her amazing, warm smile. Her whole face lights up and I’ll tell you the kids got her huge warm smile too.

Thanks guys for such a lovely afternoon, there isn’t a better way than to spend your day than palying in the warm autumn sun.

If you are pregnant now or looking at becoming pregnant and you want someone to help guide you and your partner through one of the most important times of your life then Amy is your Doula. Her business is called Four Trimesters and if you want more information on what it is Amy does you can give her a call on 0449 880 222. Her website will be up and running very soon.

This little guy had such an impact on me when I first met him about 1 year ago. He reminded me so much of my boys when they were babies. He was just so calm and snuggly, oh he made me cluck sooooo much. I knew he was going to grow into a gorgeous little boy, how could he not with two such fabulous parents. Now Nadia and Cameron are the sort of people who after spending time with them and Xavier you go home and think yep the world is going to be fine when you see that hey are raising the next generation.  They just take everything in their stride, so cool, calm and collected and so very devoted to their little man.

When we met up for our session Xavi had only had a 1 hour sleep which when  you are 13mths old…that is not much at all BUT you would never have picked it. He was a trouper and my gosh so happy and chatty with the biggest brown eyes and the cheekiest smile. He is certainly going to be beating them off with a stick when he hits his teens. I feel so priviledged to be able to watch him grow and that Nadia and Cameron have trusted me to document this time in their lives. When I first met them Xavier was 11 days old and I got what is still one of my most favourite images to date. So this is Xavi then…..

and this is him now 13 mths old and gorgeous. I could have quite happily taken him home and slotted him into my family….lol.

It was so lovely to catch up with you guys again on Sunday. Xavier is the most gorgeous little boy and I can’t wait to watch him grow into a strapping young lad in the years to come.