I honestly don’t even know where to begin with this blog post.. hands down one of my favorite newborn sessions to date.  I first got in touch with this mom last fall when she contacted me about photographing her family.  I was really excited to hear that she was also a baby/family photographer here in Chicago and immediately made plans to meet her and her hubby so we could get to know each other better before the babies arrived.  We met up at a nearby coffee shop and bonded over talk of traveling and good food 🙂  A couple months later they were surprised with a little boy and teeny tiny girl, and at one month old Vasili and I visited them all at their home for a newborn session.  A few things that I will always remember about our time together…

* Their bedroom was ah-mazing.

* This was one of a few newborn sessions I’ve had where mom & dad specifically booked me for our lifestyle approach and not necessarily the sleepy, curled up baby work we do.  I.loved.it… more than anything 🙂

* I was in their bedroom changing lenses when dad announced coffee was ready.  I walked out to the kitchen to find Vasili and dad talking about quantum physics.  This made me smile, but a little sad to pull V away for more work as I know it’s not often he finds someone who appreciates this kind of scientific jargon or actually understand it the way he does lol

* Mom & dad are truly partners to each other and I love that.  And when I say ‘partner’ I meant that in the literal sense, as the definition of a partner is ‘one that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest.’  I know that’s somewhat of a dry way of putting it but I totally believe that it takes having a great and supportive partner to get through this life, especially when it comes to raising a family, and these parents were nothing short of that to each other.  They helped each other hold the babies and feed them, they loved each other and loved each of their little ones together in such synchrony.. and  it felt so awesome to observe not just out of happiness for them but also out of comfort knowing that one day if Vasili and I are so lucky to have children together that we’ll have that same type of partnership too.

Anyway without rambling too much, here’s but a small glimpse into this family’s new life together 🙂 Thank you so much to them for inviting us out to document their newest treasures and we can’t wait to come back and see you all again soon  XO