Rachel Ludwig Photography | Abbotsford Portrait and Wedding Photographer

You may remember this sweet little girl’s mom from her maternity shoot a while back. It’s always so fun to meet the baby behind the baby bump! Abigail was just a little peanut…only seven pounds at birth (and I say only because all my babies were over eight pounds, and seven just seems to tiny to me). Anyways, she was absolutely adorable, and I loved seeing her family all falling in love with her. Being able to witness this special time in a new baby’s life is the best…I love my job!

I book between 2-3 hours for a newborn session to allow plenty of time for feeding and diaper changes…sometimes I sneak in a few shots during one of these breaks.

I love how this one turned out:

Next up were some family shots…proud big sister loving on her little sister:

The deer in the headlight look from the littler big sis just cracked me up :

This is one lucky little baby with three big siblings to dote on her!

A few shots with her proud daddy:

And with her beautiful mama:

She was more interested in snuggling with her mama or trying to figure out a way to get her thumb in her mouth than taking pictures…but we still managed to sneak a few in

I love little baby stares

With a little help she was able to finally get her thumb in…it didn’t last for long though, but I think it’s so cute how she’s clutching onto her nose

Enjoy your sneak peek Skye & Rob…I’ll be in touch soon with the rest of your pictures!

I’ve known Jude’s mom, Leanne for a very long time and we seem to like sharing birthdays. Our second children (my daughter Arden and her son Jesse) were born on the same day, and Jude happened to be born on my birthday. I know those are two birthdays I won’t forget (and I’ll fully admit I’m not the best at remembering birthdays!).

We did this session when he was exactly two weeks old. I usually recommend that a newborn session be done in the first 10 days as babies are usually still very sleepy and curled up at that point. After the 10 day mark they tend to become more alert and start wanting to stretch out, and Jude was no exception to this. But even with that, he did great! I knew a few tricks to settle him in, and we even managed to get some sleeping pictures too.

Thanks Leanne for bringing your adorable little guy by. It was so fun to hold and snuggle a brand new baby, especially as Hudson is not so little anymore…I’m hoping (and Tim is hoping even more!) that regular contact with newborns will keep my baby fever in check.

Here are a few favorites:

his expression here totally cracks me up…looking so serious!

Someone’s getting sleepy! I always love a good yawn or crying pic

Aleeping…ahhhh, so sweet. Love the little smile

A new backdrop…and I was totally channeling my buddy Marie, a fabulous Raleigh, North Carolina photographer, with these shots:

Nothing quite like a beautiful mama and her brand new baby

Isn’t she gorgeous? Seeing this shot is making me miss the cuddly/sleeping newborn on your chest, which is officially the best thing ever:

I headed out to North Vancouver a few weeks ago for a newborn session for Mikayla…you may remember her mom Delores’s maternity session. This little baby has got to be one of the most beautiful little babies ever, not to mention that she was so good during the photo session too. I was almost going to try slip her into my camera bag when I went home, but I think that Delores and Ken might’ve noticed. LOL. It sure does make me antsy for my own baby’s arrival in less than two months (now I am just hoping that I have a baby who is as well behaved!).

I know Delores is anxiously waiting to see these, so here are a few favorites from their newborn session.

I think I did a little squeal when I saw the fabulous bedding Delores had on their bed, so perfect for a backdrop.

Sigh. Isn’t she gorgeous? I love all the hair. And those polka dots are positively yummy!

Almost a smile

I adore little footsies…

Such a beautiful family!

And when I heard Delores had made this blanket, I knew we had had to use it! The colors and patterns were perfect.

She slept almost the entire time…such a good little girl:

I think this is my favorite family picture…I just love how proud Ken looks, and seeing a happy mama totally melts me