Meet beautiful baby B, the gorgeous little girl we started photographing when she was still in mama’s tummy (see the Zander maternity post). She was just shy of 2 weeks when we photographed her, and she was still so teeny tiny! We love getting newborns this small, because we’re able to do things we wouldn’t be able to do when they’re bigger and awake! The first image here is a prime example–I’ve been dying to photograph a baby on our column, but they’re usually too long and squirmy. I was determined to get her on that column, and so glad we did (she proceeded to pee all over it 2 seconds after this was taken!). Mom and Dad liked this image so much it was used on her birth announcement as well as a framed print for her nursery. Just a beautiful baby girl (and mom and dad aren’t too shabby either!)…can’t wait to see her for her next Bebe session in the fall!

-Stefani

We met the Tsibel family this spring thanks to our good friends at the Silver Spoon, who referred them to us (thanks ladies). They are now Bebe Collection members and we’re so glad! Helen and Garri were so at ease with little S–something we don’t always see with 1st time parents. We loved this first family image so much it is now hanging as part of our exhibit at the Sutter Roseville hospital Family Birth Center (more to come on that…). For those of you who might be looking for an orthodontist, we have to mention that Garri (a.k.a. Dr. Tsibel) is right here in Roseville next to Mikuni. I’m sure we’ll be paying him many visits in our future!

Little Mr. Karavlan was here for his 2nd Bebe session, and you might remember big sis Sophia as our cutest kid contest winner. Obviously good looks run in the family! J is seriously one of the happiest babies ever, but I’m sure that’s because he has such a great family. We’ve grown so fond of the Karavlans and feel lucky to call them friends now. I’ll say it again…we have the best job ever!

Young Mr. Stettler is one of the most strapping young lads we’ve seen! He has the most unique features I think I’ve ever seen on a baby. This was his second of three Bebe sessions, and it was just as easy this time as the first to capture great expressions from him. The only bad thing–makes it really difficult for us to choose from all of his adorable images!

Miss N graced us with her sweet face shortly after she learned to sit up all by herself. Some babies are all smiles right away, and then some are like N, who like to observe everything with a quiet seriousness before she decides if she likes you enough to smile at you. Now don’t misunderstand–she is a content and happy baby; she just needed some time to size us up. Well, much to our relief, she decided we were o.k. and gave us some of the sweetest looks ever! Thanks to mom and dad, who also decided to smile at us! 🙂

Adorable Miss A was here for her 2nd Bebe session a while back, and and usual, these are some of my favorite sessions we do! I just love the 6-8 month age for portraits, because the babies are proud as peacocks that they can sit up, and think pretty much everything is funny. A was teething at this session, which I believe is responsible for the super cute things she did with her hands by her mouth and ear…can’t wait to see her next time with teeth! 🙂

Mr. J. is anohter one of our exceptionally gorgeous Bebe members. We met little J thanks to our neighbor, Darci; J is her beloved nephew who traveled all the way from the Bay Area to see us (along with mom, Ashley)! J was only 4 weeks old at his session and had the looks of a much older lad. These two were our absolute fav’s, and grandma even hung her very own gallery-wrapped canvas of the first image over her mantle…now that’s love! Can’t wait to see baby J back for his next session…and the rest of the family, of course!

This is Miss A, who has been featured on our blog before (this was her 3rd session with us and she’s not even 1 yet!). They decided to capture her 1st year with 4 sessions instead of our normal 3, so we get to see this fun family a lot, which is fine by me! 🙂 This was A’s 9-month session, right before Christmas (yep, we’re still catching up on blog posts from that long ago…I think we might make it into January’s sessions soon!). The really sad thing is that they’re already coming next month for her 1-year portraits, and it seems like yesterday that she was here for the very first time. I know I’ve said it before, but I love the time we get to spend getting to know families over a baby’s first year, and I always get so sad when the year is almost over! I know we’ll see them again, but just not quite as often. That’s why I’m always so excited when one of our families has another baby…another year we get to spend together! 🙂 Hint, hint….

Baby G is another one of our Bebe members, and travels all the way from the Bay Area to come see us! G took a little while to warm up (literally and figuratively!), but finally relaxed and gave us some beautiful images. I absolutely love the first image of him on the infamous red chair; so did mom and dad, as they choose this for an art piece in his nursery. Such a sweet baby…can’t wait to see him next time!

Little Miss H, also known as “Princess and the Pink” (see image below), is one of our Bebe members. She was so content and happy during her 1st session with us, and I absolutely loved the pink bow she had in her hair. While we were thrilled with all of the images from this session, we knew there was something unique about her sleeping in the sea of pink material. James entered that image (titled above) in print competition at the Professional Photographers of Sacramento Valley and won Best of Show in January. Can’t wait to see what her next session brings!