dolce de vita « Hilary Mercer! Photography

Meet 10 day old Shelby. She took a while to show up (poor Mom.) You might remember Shelby’s mom Nikki from a few weeks ago. 20100820-DSC_6252 20100820-DSC_6243 20100820-DSC_6313

This cradle is a family heirloom of theirs. Nikki’s grandfather made it for her when she was a baby and its been passed around the family for a while and now its back where it started, well sorta. Again, I love that a blanket I made is making an appearance in the photos :) 20100820-DSC_6357 20100820-DSC_6213

Call me!

20100820-DSC_6371 She fought sleep the whole session but finally she managed to drift off.

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something is not like the rest

20100820-DSC_6570 20100820-DSC_6573 gotta love all those little details, they aren’t that little forever Nine_Square_Grid

Hello from the Bahamas!

For a while there I wasn’t sure this little bundle of cuteness was going to enter the world. She took forever. She really liked her momma! Finally she did though, at a whopping 9lb 1oz. That’s a 1 not a 10. She was definitely fighting her sleep the day we chose for photos too. Eventually she couldn’t fight it anymore and then let a little magic happen. Isabella was 10 days in these photos. 20100708-DSC_3378 20100708-DSC_3515 This next one is one of my favorites from the session, Jons face along with the babies just really make me laugh. 20100708-DSC_3507