Eugene, Oregon newborn photographer: Fresh 48 with Harrison!

My younger sister Lea was induced on September 17^th and I blocked out a few days in my schedule so I could travel up to Aberdeen, Washington to be with her and do Fresh 48 photos. Lea was almost 42 weeks pregnant with Harrison and she was definitely ready for him to arrive! I think we all were! I mentioned in Lea’s maternity photography post that this is my first nephew—I am mom to two beautiful daughters and aunt to three amazing nieces, all of whom I love to bits, but the first little boy in the family was pretty exciting! Labor was slow at first: I think Harrison was way too comfy in mama’s belly and not too anxious to face the world, but once things got going it was fast and furious! My little nephew was born at 4:14 a.m. on the morning of September 18^th and we were all thrilled to welcome him to the world and to our family!

I’m so happy I was able to be with my sis that day and to be able to record some of the excitement, anticipation, and joy of Harrison’s arrival. It’s such a magical moment when baby is finally born and mom and dad get to hold the little one they’ve been looking forward to meeting for so long! I made sure to get photos of Lea and Nick holding their sweet son shortly after his birth. Lots of family members were there to support the two of them and to meet the new little man. It was a really special experience for all of us!

After the birth we were all in need of a rest—especially Lea! She was so brave and did an awesome job. I was so proud of her! We left the new little family at the hospital to be taken care of by the nurses and doctors, and tried to get a little shut-eye ourselves. We were all exhausted, but so excited! After a few hours sleep I came back to the hospital to do Harrison’s Fresh 48 photography session. He’s such a cutie and has lots of great, light brown hair just like his daddy. 

I loved being the newborn photographer for my nephew! Although I really wanted to hold the squishy little guy all day long, I managed to share him with everyone else, and got photos of Grandma and all the aunts, uncles, and cousins cuddling with him. He is so well loved by everyone and we’re all so happy he’s here! It was tough to say goodbye and drive back to Eugene, but I had Harrison’s newborn photography session to look forward to, so I knew I would see him again the studio soon! Lea and Nick actually drove down about two weeks ago and I had so much fun getting newborn photos and smothering little Harrison with even more love and kisses! Keep an eye out on the blog for his photos—they’ll be coming soon!