I had to patiently wait a month to get my hands on this little handsome dude and he was worth the wait. He loved being cuddled, especially by his Mommy. In a month time he almost doubled his birth weight. I loved photographing a healthy, strong, and like I said SO handsome 9 pounder. He slept for the most part really well and loved being bundled up the best. You have to check out the last photos of him, they are far too cute!

Aizen needs to be a gap baby model. Has has the softest skin, most amazing skin tone, deepest big dark eyes, and I sure love his little lips. We broke his session into two different days because someone didn't want to sleep. I have to admit I didn't mind. I loved his big eyes staring back at me as I snapped pictures, but he definitely wasn't in the mood to model for long. For round two I did a mini arm workout for myself and put him in a basket all snuggled up and rocked him in the air. I may have looked silly but it worked and he fell asleep. It felt like such a victory. I have to say the shot with him all snuggled in with a teddy bear is definitely one of my favorite images I have ever taken of a newborn.

Want to know how to make Cole laugh? Sneeze. I seriously cracked up pretending to sneeze or cough (basically act a fool) just to see him smile. Its so surreal to me how I photographed him in his Mama's belly, then saw him last Christmas for family pictures, and now he's 1 and I got to capture his cake smash. I've said it before and I'll keep saying it, time is just flying by. Cole truly has such a sweet quiet spirit about him. Make sure to look extra close at these images and his facial expressions. I guarantee you will finish looking thru the blog and find yourself smiling like a goober! Happy 1st birthday Cole!