It seems like just yesterday I was photographing pregnant Melissa with baby Maddie in her belly and then baby Maddie as a newborn! 

Not only is it an honor to document your milestones in life like celebrating your pregnancy and documenting those first few days/weeks home with your brand new baby, but when it’s for my friends (read: college sorority sister) it has an even deeper meaning.  What a gift to serve my beautiful friends and their growing families!!! 

Look at how beautiful their girls are! Baby Sophia was so sweet and mild mannered. She slept most of the time, just like her big sister did at her newborn shoot. Now beautiful big sister, Maddie, is full of sass, pizazz and has Dad wrapped around her finger :).  

Anyway, here are some of my favorites from their in-home newborn lifestyle portrait session – dog and big sister included!  Keep scrolling to see the real-life-moments that it took to get the beautiful large family pic including Duke, their golden retriever. 🙂