This baby had the most luscious skin...and look at those lips and eyelashes!

Jane Photo had the extreme pleasure to photograph a second baby K recently. This little one is the pudgiest six-month-old baby boy with the sweetest loving mama any kid could hope for. Little K came into the studio, which can be somewhat of a challenge for little ones with all the new sights and sounds and funny feeling props. Dad didn't attend, as some of these photos--in particular the protective gargoyle ones--are meant to be surprises for him at Christmas. Mom didn't want any pix with her in them, though right at the end I cajoled her into being a prop for one of my famous shoulder shots. (I love these shots...they are always unique, and always somehow manage to show the love between the parent and child.) Little K was fine on his own--just the happiest, gurgling little dude whom nothing could faze.

Here are mom C's answers to my questions about her new son:


What was the most exciting thing about having a baby?
A~ looking in his eyes for the very first time and telling him i love him


Now that your little guy is 6 months old, what do you love best about him?
A~ how curious and social he is, talking and singing. and the topper? his laugh


This will be the first holiday season that K remembers. Do you have special plans?
A~ Nothing "special," just the start of OUR family traditions that will be special every year


What is K’s very favourite thing to do?
A~ he loves to watch birds


Is being a mother like you expected it would be?
A~ Being a mother everything is multiplied by a million--even how tired you are. But it is an internal feeling of ...... i can't even put it into words to do the feeling justice.

Woo hoo! I am actually posting on my blog!

Everyone, say hello to the divine Ms. K. Jane Photo met up with the R family on a beautiful autumn day just outside Vancouver. It was chilly, and we were a bit time-pressed, but we got many gorgeous captures. Ms. K is just two months old, and her loving parents couldn't be more pleased to have her in their lives--ditto for her grandparents, who are here from Malaysia. This baby had me twisted around her pudgy little finger within minutes...I just totally lost my heart. I half hope the R family will be calling me at 3 in the morning when Ms K decides to serenade them, lol. (I think I'm getting known as the baby whisperer.) As always, I'd love to have you leave some comments here for the families!

Here are the answers Mom generously offered to a few considered questions:

Did you know you were expecting a girl?
Yes, we did.


How was your delivery?
Easier and faster than I thought it would be. :-)


Is parenthood what you were expecting it to be?
Maybe a little more challenging than I'd expected.


What is your favourite thing about baby K?
Her pure existence? :-) It's hard to pick out any one thing (and also, she doesn't do very much at this stage) but I'd have to say her smiles are precious (and few and far between) :-D


What are you most looking forward to about the future with her?
Watch her grow up and see what kind of a person she becomes (hopefully a wonderful person and that something I did would have instilled that in her).


What one thing would you like other parents to know about having a first child?
No two babies are the same - take what other people tell you with a pinch of salt, do what works for you. And it's harder than you'll EVER know and *impossible* to prepare for! ;-)

Evangeline Grace

On the subject of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and parents who will be having a rough time this Thanksgiving, I wanted so much to share these images captured just last week of tiny, adorable Evangeline Grace for her grieving parents, S and R. She arrived much, much too early, at 20 weeks, suffering from Trisomy 18. There is so, so much love evident in these photographs. Her sorrowing parents just sent me this email:

I meant to e-mail you and let you know that we received the dvd. The photos are absolutely beautiful! It was such a relief to receive them because the photos we took with our own camera in the hospital are very dark and it is very difficult to make out Evangeline in them. When we saw the photos you took it brought such relief to me that I will be able to see her forever now. The NILMDTS organization and you are such a godsend. I don't think most people realize how important it is to capture these special "angel babies' on film for the parents to be able to look upon them and spend special moments thinking about their babies. We are forever grateful to you and the NILMDTS organization for making our situation just a little bit easier. My husband I are were commenting earlier how it takes a really special and caring person to do what you do and to be so kind with a warm heart and warm words; we can never thank you enough. You are a true inspiration. ...We would love to share with others the photos of Evangeline.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

S and R

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