Finally, the first official shoot of OUR little Sophie! The blog has been waiting for this one for a WHILE and I can’t believe it’s finally here!!

I know, I know…. it’s already overdue and I’m a bit behind…but you know what they say…the shoemakers kids never have shoes…or something like that! It’s crazy how much harder it is to stop and get a photo shoot in when you aren’t just the photographer coming in for a shoot….instead, you are the mom, the milk machine , the diaper changer, the house cleaner, trying to get enough sleep to function, still run the business and then being the photographer on top of all of that! Phew, it’s crazy…but we are loving it, still!

Here is our sweet and precious Sophie at one week old!!

I had a little inspiration from the insanely talented newborn photographer, Carrie Sandoval with Captured by Carrie…but since I couldn’t get Sophie out to her studio in San Diego, I decided to try it on my own! Plus I was only brave enough to try it on my own child versus someone else’s!

Thanks to my dear friend, Nicole, for snapping a few quick family shots for us while she visited Sophie!

My amazing husband, Mark, surprised me with this incredible video as a gift after our sweet baby girl was born!! He was working on a project when we got home from the hospital and I knew it would be special….but I had NO idea how special….

I just had to share it….it’s too wonderful and sweet not to….

The Birth of Sophie Rae from Jessica Strickland on Vimeo.