Is there anything as precious as a newborn baby?  The intoxicating smell of baby lotion…their itty-bitty toes…their soft, flawless skin.  The peaceful way they sleep, all snuggled and cozy and warm…

Baby Haley was just one week old when her mom & dad brought her to the studio for pictures – so little and new and perfect!

Haley’s photo session reminded me how fast time really does go by.  After the last picture was snapped, I found myself thinking about the early days of parenthood that every mom and dad experience…diaper changes and bottles and baths and sleepless nights and all the questions and “what-ifs” that run through your mind.

I also thought about the zillion times I’ve snuck upstairs to check on our sleeping boys…looking like little angels in their super-hero jammies…wondering how they’ve grown so fast…standing over them with tears in my eyes and an overwhelming feeling of love and gratefulness in my heart.

Kids grow, and life gets a little easier.  You pack away the little outfits and put the bassinet in storage.  The demands for diaper changes and bottles go away.  But then, so do the moments of wanting to be rocked to sleep, of needing their ouchies kissed, and their hands held when you cross the street.

One minute you have a brand-new, sweet little baby. And in a blink of an eye they’re heading to kindergarten.  Or junior high.  Or college.

Crystal & Blake – Congratulations and thank you so much for having me capture this precious time in your lives.  I know you will treasure these photos forever.

Enjoy your adorable little girl and savor every moment.

Because time does fly.

It really does.