Cat napping during newborn photo sessions at home

Cat napping refers to short and frequent naps that little ones might take sometimes in order to “refresh”. This session with Baby H was an exact example of how a short cat nap during his newborn/family photo session was very much needed and worked a treat!! We started the session on time, but had to wake bub up from his mid-morning sleep, which then meant that he wasn’t as rested as he otherwise might have been if he had woken up naturally. Part way through the session he seemed a bit irritable and with all smiles disappearing, Mum swaddled him up and lulled him back to sleep. After about an 8 minute power nap he woke up as bright as a button and continued the session in happiness, contentedness and with gorgeous smiles!

There have been countless times when a newborn is so overtired and stimulated during a photo session that I suggest that they have a cat nap and without doubt, every time, we get the best of them on the other side of that sleep. The cat nap can even be as short as 5 minutes but they wake up refreshed, smiley and ready to go! Needless to say I’m a massive fan of the cat nap :D

Reliving the newborn version of your baby one tiny foot at a time.....

Capturing the pureness of a newborn babies feet is something that’s just “a given” at every newborn photography session I’ve ever done over the past 25 years. Those tiny, soft, squishy feet and teeny weeny toes are the very essence of what makes all new parents hearts melt into a sense of utter gorgeousness and awe. These feet with all their deep lines, curled toes and flakiness deserved to be captured for prosperity as minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day those tiny tootsies grow and that minute perfection in all it’s glory is lost in the sands of time. These images are a few examples of little ones feet and tiny toes that I have had the honour and pleasure of capturing for my clients….Enjoy!

While capturing these joyful moments for my clients, I am often reminded, through my own journey as a mother of two, that you love so many aspects and versions of your baby, but never get to say goodbye to each version as you’re so busy falling in love with the next version….the growing, the changes and awareness of your beloved new being is constantly morphing into another version of themselves….for now, the only tangible way to hold on to these times is by capturing them with imagery, so that you can look back on those sacred and momentous times that will pull at your heart strings once more….

Newborn Home Sessions are lovingly created by you and captured by me.

Taking the time to invest in a newborn photography session at home is a rewarding experience. It might seem daunting, but moments like these captured below during a newborn session at home on the Sunshine Coast, can’t be replicated once your missed that window of perfect tininess. Newborns grow so quickly, blink, and you’ll miss these truly special and adorable moments.

A joyful newborn session captured in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast

At Snuggle Pix photography here in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, being a part of any new couples parenting journey is profound. Documenting as they nurture the new life that has been created between them. Capturing these precious first moments with their new true love is truly heart warming. In amongst the little “accidents” that occur during a newborn shoot there is always much laughter, silliness and Aww moments. In this newborn session we managed to involve the fabulous family pup who was patient, doting yet cautious but ever so obedient. Some people think I must be nuts to love babies and animals in the same session, but I do!! Snuggle Pix offers professional family photography sessions in maternity, newborn, baby, lifestyle & headshot genres. Book today to capture your next photographic journey!