Good morning sunshine! Look how eager this little fella was to meet me. He was bright eyed and ready for the fun morning we were to spend together.

Big brother was also ready to go! I grabbed him first and ran outside for a few portraits of him alone. I knew his two-year-birthday was coming up really soon and I wanted to be sure, with the chaos of a new baby, mom had a couple of images to capture big brother at this important stage.

I was a little gun shy to try sibling images again after the tough time I have had lately. I prayed that C. might give me a break and want to snuggle up to his new brother. Well, not so much. It was clear early on that this would be a challenge. So, we talked, bribed, and tricked and nothing worked. Finally, by some miracle, C. agreed to lay next to baby on the ground. It was not the ideal floor covering or light but it was the ideal moment. Don’t you think?

After the sibling images, C. had had enough and he headed off to the library for some quiet reading time while mom, dad, and I played with sweet little brother.

Daddy was fielding off lots of requests from his office so we started with him and then let him scoot into work. It is hard to shuffle baby, family, and work. However, this sweet Daddy knows that this moment only presents itself once and you want to be an active part of it.

I leave you with one of my favorite mom and baby images of all time. I love so many things about it. The beautiful colors, the gorgeous mother, the emotion between the baby and mom, and the crazy, funny, sweet newborn hand. It is a FAV for sure!