April and Nick – Baby Joanna | Newborn Session

Is this really our job?

We have been able to follow this sweet family through the stages of maternity to fresh48 to now…newborn. How cool is that?! That’s probably one of the neatest parts about the job – just being able to watch the growth of families from session to session. And as we woke up today to a 10 month old, growth is heavy on our hearts. A 10 MONTH OLD?!?! It goes insanely quick. You hear it all the time as a parent, but man, you can never fully grasp your head around it. Sometimes our plea is that time will just slow down a bit. Just a bit. As time ignores that desire and continues on, being able to capture these moments for families like this- we wouldn’t change a thing.

We have to brag on April and Nick for a moment though. They have been THE BEST through this entire process! Seriously. They not only trusted us to make beautiful images, but they gave us the opportunity to fall further in love with what we do. You know those people that you meet in life that you instantly just adore? That’s the Shays. Then you add Baby Shay to the mix, and goodness, she just fits right in to the awesomeness.