I love all of the babies that i have the honor of cuddling and photographing, but I have to say that this little guy is my favorite. But to be fair, he has the unfair advantage of being my own little nephew!

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My brother and sister in law welcomed this sweet little dude to our family in January, and I was so excited to come meet him as soon as I could! I wanted to give him a few days to settle in to his new home, meet his new brothers, and to let them get settled a bit as family. This little George the 4th (also known as G4, the quatro, or his everyday nickname, Kal, was only a week old when I headed out to meet him. I made the drive from my house in Ladera Ranch, Orange County, alllll the way to my brothers house in Lancaster. I loaded up my car with mats, lights, props, furs, wraps, and all of the other things I take with me to my normal in-home newborn sessions, so I could do this for them.

The nice thing about doing a newborn session for family is that i can take even more time than normal, because when this baby needed to eat or get his diaper changed, I could just take a break and visit with the rest of the family. I never like to rush these sessions, because babies definitely work on their own timeframe, but I know that families have other things to do once I’m finished. I know my family didn’t have anything else going on, because my visit WAS the big event for that day!

George and Jessica (Baby Kal’s parents) are so in love with this little dude, and it’s so fun to see my brother as a dad to a newborn. He’s always been really good with kids! My own little munchkin definitely loves her Uncle George. And when he stepped in to his other boys lives, he fit the dad role right away! But a newborn is a whole other type of parenting, and they both do it so well!

I love that photography allows me to help hold on to these memories of when little ones are just SO little! This newborn is already so much bigger and full of personality! And even though I usually get to see my newborns again for future sessions, I get to see this little dude way more!