Michael + baby brother . Manhattan Beach maternity photographer

I loved meeting this new family.  This couple have a little guy, Michael, and are expecting a baby any day now.  I loved pulling up to their place, as it is 5 doors down from where I used to live.  Being there reminded me of the changes I went through living there, being single, working hard, hanging out with friends, all the way to meeting the guy I was to marry, and getting married, and buying our first home, and moving from that great spot.  Anyway, enough of my walk down memory lane..=)  I met this great couple, and their son, Michael.  One of the favorite parts of my job is getting the kids “on my side”.  It’s my mission to bond, connect and make friends with all the littles.  They need to trust me, have fun with me, and not hate enjoy this time having their photo taken.  So, Michael and I talked about dump trucks, shovels, back hoes, books, music, instruments, dinosaurs and blocks.  We made a game out of wearing the shirt he wanted to wear, and wearing the shirt that his mom wanted him to wear.  (The outcome?  He wore them both!)  We laughed, we were silly, and we bonded.  He even shared a raisin with me during his snack time.  Hurray!

What did I love about this shoot?  I loved how comfortable everyone was.  I loved how we did stuff that this family does on a regular basis ~ they read, Michael played, they pushed him on the swing, they loved each other, and the parents even got a few pics in by themselves!  I love how excited this family is for the new baby boy that is on the way any day now.  I love that they are still deciding on a name, but in the mean time, they will call him Babytop (like Triceratops; Michael named him due to his fondness of dinosaurs…)

I hope you enjoy these photos, I sure enjoyed taking them.