The Wood Family // Washington, DC Family Photographer

There's nothing quite like photographing a 10-day-old with her (first-time) parents. I LOVE doing lifestyle family shoots when babies are still tiny; the moments between parents and a newborn are so delightfully tender and joyful (even on such little sleep!). Lilly is a precious baby, and I loved her nursery full of adorable rabbits. : ) Enjoy a few of my favorites!

BIRCH: BABY

First of all -- how awesome is the name Birch?! I LOVE her name, and I loved photographing this family. My friend Jenna, who lives in North Carolina, gifted a mini session to her dear friends Kat, Kurt and Birch (who live in DC), so I was lucky enough to photograph them in their beautiful home earlier this week! I really enjoyed hanging out with (almost) 12-week-old Birch and her parents. They are so laid back and fun (and funny!). Not to mention Birch is the CHILLEST BABY ALIVE. And so gosh darn cute! Enjoy some snaps of this crew. And happy, happy SPRING! : )

Chillin' out and rockin' out. Love this frame!

LOVE this photo. Big brother Hank was so pumped to be a part of the shoot. : )

Sooo pretty!

I was dying over these maps in their living room. Kat and Kurt framed the cities where they've lived together.

And this is what it's like trying to photograph a baby and a puppy together. Haha -- love!

SO SWEET!

MADELINE: BABY

I've gotten the opportunity recently to photograph some really adorable babies and I LOVE IT. : ) In October, I got to meet sweet Madeline. This little girl was exactly three months old during her session. Her mama, Alexandra, is a friend of mine from college, and she wanted some portraits taken before Madeline got too much bigger. So, I happily hopped on over to Alexandria, Virginia and snapped away! I'm looking forward to their session next spring when the proud dad can be there too. For now, enjoy my favorites of her gorgeous wide open blue eyes and some monogrammed baby bloomers. : )

Her big brother Oscar wanted to photo bomb pretty much every shot. I love the reaction of Madeline in this one. : )

Another outtake with Oscar. Hilarious!

Alexandra told me these were the same two fingers she preferred as a baby (over the paci!).

LOVE this one.

Oscar finally got his solo shot. : )