Jane Elizabeth 10 days old | St. Louis Newborn Photography

“One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.”

– Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

It’s true! Big brother Luke and Mama must have been reading Eric Carle to sweet baby Jane in the womb, because this girl was born on a Sunday! I’m just the lucky gal who got to hold and cuddle her while I photographed her little existence. Hardly a peep out of her the entire time, she was so good. Even Luke (which it’s going to be hard for me not to call him baby Luke anymore!) was pretty good. Siblings are always so hard to throw into the mix – they don’t want any part of it. ha! But it’s nothing a sour cherry ball can’t cure. After a lot of begging and about 7 cherry balls later, he caved, and gave her a sweet.PRECIOUS.kiss. I got a few too… both cherry balls and kisses. 🙂 Of course, he didn’t want to read the book to her in the light I needed, but decided the stairwell was the best place. Well, we rolled with it, and baby Jane slept through it all!

Baby Jane’s mama is soooo talented. I’m always so excited to work with her and to see what outfits and ideas she’s got in mind. She made the adorable felt stump and cute little leaf for the session. She ordered the caterpillar hat and wooly sack on Etsy.

I also wanted to post a photo of the area I got to work in. Since I prefer not to work in a studio, for newborn sessions I work in the convenience of a family’s home. (Makes it easy on Mama not to travel with the little one!) When I request a tidy space with a lot of natural window light, well, this is what I’m talking about. 🙂

Love this little one, hope you love the photos too.

xox

HSR