Maryland Newborn Photography // Baby Archie // Posed + Lifestyle Session

When I arranged my first newborn session since having Natalie, I don’t think I was prepared for how it would make me feel. I walked into the Olson’s home filled with excitement to get back into something I had been missing. Jen is such a dear friend of mine, and this would be our third newborn session together. Seeing those littles run up to me for welcome hugs was wonderful and surreal.

As soon as I held Archie in my arms, I felt myself holding back tears.

It may have been some leftover hormones. Natalie was just about three months old at the time, and I was certainly still experiencing some of those highs and lows! But I was also suddenly aware of just how important these sessions are, This had been Natalie just a few months ago. Somehow, this tiny little human I was holding in my hands was younger than her. ​

It was a reminder of how fleeting those early days are, and how quickly our babies change. It was a reminder of why we value photographs so highly. Why I picked up my camera all those years ago. Photos transport you back in time. You sit down, with a photo in your hand, and everything comes flooding back.

I can imagine the Olsons doing just that in a few years. They’ll look through the images from this session and remember their first days as a family of five. They’ll remember how excited Harvey was and how eager Evelyn was to help. They'll remember Ev’s creative and thoughtful gifts for her new baby. Harvey’s enthusiastic snuggles. They’ll remember that while it all may have felt a little crazy, their house was filled to the brim with love. ​

​And they’ll get to show Archie who he was at the beginning of it all.

This sweet boy with his doting older siblings and his very own personality. That bit of brown hair, and those big, brown eyes. His little features that somehow make him look just like Ev and Harv put together.

​I loved being a part of welcoming Archie into the world. He may be six months old now, but he’ll always be the baby to them! This family has more than enough happiness to go around, and he is so lucky to be a part of it!