The lovely Prefontaine family has graced my blog many times and I just LOVE them….but this is baby Ava’s big debut!! She is such a precious girl…soo sweet, calm and easy going!! Her big sis gave us a run for our money on her newborn shoot (but she’s paid us back with lots of great shoots since!) so we had our fingers crossed for an easy shoot this time around…and Ava totally delivered! After getting a little feeding mid shoot, she passed out and was a perfect angel! Can’t wait for many more shoots this year, Prefontaine’s…thanks for always being soo awesome and easy going! You guys rock!

Meet sweet baby Ava Grace…

This family is soo precious and represents something soo special for me!! I met Joshua, Paige and sweet baby Hannah 2 & 1/2 years ago when I photographed Hannah’s birth. As I’ve shared before, I photograph the birth of babies with a genetic chromosomal condition called Trisomy. I’ve shared just a few of those stories in the past and like other Trisomy cases, the outcome is unknown. Well, little miss Hannah is truly a miracle because she is now 2 & 1/2 years old, living and thriving with Trisomy 18. She’s just soo special, I can’t even begin to describe her without tearing up!! She is soo sweet and precious, loving her mommy and daddy, smiling and getting excited when we clap and sing songs….making incredible milestones and melting everyone’s hearts along the way!! To add to the great news, Hannah’s wonderful Momma, Paige, is PREGNANT again and expecting a baby BROTHER for Hannah soon!! It’s soo terrific and I’m beyond thrilled for this super special family!! Much love to you, Joshua, Paige & Hannah….it was SOO special spending the afternoon with you!

And just because I couldn’t help but peek back at her birth photographs, to see how much she’s grown…here is an image of sweet Hannah on the day she was born….