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Baby Shawn Patrick - 4.5.09

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:23:55 GMT

Today was my first day back to work (woo hoo!) and I spent the afternoon
shooting for Tracy & Shawn. There were too many coincidences here. We both
had C-Sections, our husbands names are Shawn, and their baby's name is Shawn
Patrick which happens to be my husband's full name. We had a great time shooting
and talking about babies. These two were fantastic, offering great words of
encouragement and hope to this mom of a newborn! Anyway, little Shawn is too
adorable for words, I couldn't get enough of him and he was a GREAT sport,
not a tear the entire shoot. Here's a little sneak preview from today:

Baby Elliott is Home!

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:35:23 GMT

We finally came home from the hospital with our little man yesterday!
Shawn Elliott Plunkett was born on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 1:22pm.
He's the most amazing accomplishment I've ever made in my life. We couldn't
be happier. He's a perfect little baby and so easy to please. I never knew how
little grunts and squeaks would make me so happy I could cry. We could spend
all day and night just staring at our little guy. Anyway, I can't move around very
well yet, but in a few days I'll be doing his newborn session. In the meantime,
here are some pictures from the hospital.

His Going Home Outfit

Sisters - Maya & Leila

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:32:45 GMT

I've been shooting Maya since she was a newborn and for the first few sessions
she loved the camera. Then something happened and she has now forced me to
shoot undercover/commando style! It's pretty funny. I shot Leila's newborn session
and she is now about to turn one! It's pretty amazing. I've seen some fast crawlers,
but none as speedy as little Leila. We had a fun day running around in the cold at
the park in Santa Clarita yesterday and managed to dodge the rain just in the nick
of time! Here are some of my favorites from the shoot:

Valerie & Jaime - A Maternity Session

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:32:29 GMT

I got to shoot Valerie & Jaime, super adorable parents-to-be, yesterday. We had
a great time talking pregnancy, babies, nurseries and many other things. I forgot
to ask permission to blog everything, so for now here are just a handful of my
favorites from their shoot. Can't wait to shoot baby Joshua's newborn session in
a couple of months!

Baby Plunkett's Cradle

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:20:39 GMT

Sooo...this little cradle will be Elliott's bed for the first few months of his life.
18 babies have slept in this cradle including Shawn. I think it's really sweet
and it's enough to make this pregnant woman sob when I think that Elliott's
baby may sleep in it one day too.

It needed a new bumper, so I sewed this up for it. I love the material and I know
it doesn't go with the green at all but it's going in our room and my belly is too big
for me to move it out of the nursery on my own, so you'll have to trust me when
I say it will look pretty awesome in our bedroom! he he he
4 weeks or less...the countdown begins. YAY!

Baby Melanie - 9 Months Old!

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:31:19 GMT

I love shooting Baby Melanie. She's just so gorgeous with her big brown eyes!
I couldn't pass up the opportunity to shoot her in Downtown Torrance when her
mom called me. She's such a good sport, she didn't fuss once even though it was
a pretty chilly morning. She's grown a bit and now crawls...very quickly!
Here she is:

Lindsay & Bob - A Maternity Session

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:30:48 GMT

Lindsay and Bob were one of the coolest couples I've worked with. And of

course being pregnant made time fly because we pretty much talked babies
non-stop. I had a lot of fun doing this simple and sweet shoot. I can't wait to
meet their little baby boy for a newborn session in a couple of months!

Leslie & Richard - {1.3.09}

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:12:23 GMT

I had the funnest time shooting my first wedding of 2009 for Leslie & Richard
at the Glen Muse Estate in Ojai on Saturday with none other than the fabulous
Percy Sales Events. The intimate event was held at the most amazing location,
and the people I met were simply fantastic. From Leslie sitting nervously with her
daughter Siri before the ceremony, to talking turtles with Richard before the guests
arrived. I had a wonderful time and couldn't imagine a greater way to start off my
2009 wedding season. Richard & Leslie, thank you for having me!

And yes...the cake was absolutely delicious!

Baby Hannah - Bath Time

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:27:34 GMT

Baby Hannah came over today so we could do a bath time shoot. She's 10 months
old (when did that happen?) and is a super duper wiggle worm. She crawls SO fast
now, it's amazing! It's going to be fun seeing her hang out with Elliott when he's finally
here. Anyway, she loves bath time and even though she's speedy, we even managed
to get a few shots of her hanging out on the furry rug afterward!

Baby Ryan Noelle - 10 Days Old

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:37:07 GMT

I've been waiting for Baby Ryan since mommy Kerri was 5 months pregnant!
I did Kerri & Dave's maternity shoot in October and have been talking back
and forth with her about the many joys of pregnancy since then.

Now she's here, I can't believe it and she's even more adorable than in her
pictures. She was too smart for us and could not be tricked into any naked
baby pictures, but I did manage to snap a few. Here she is!