Okay, I’ve got the facebook thing going on, but now, I’ve decided to give twitter a go too!

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When M called me and asked to book a newborn session in late Feburary/early March, I was hesitant.  Not that I didn’t want to shoot a newborn, I love them!  But I worried what state I would be in, too huge, bedrest, miserable?  M seemed pretty laid back about the whole situation, and I knew it was a good match.  Well come to find out, M is a teacher, and her husband is a CPA, LOL!  So we must have the same coping mechanisms.

This little guy held out on mommy and daddy for awhile.  But I’m sure mom and dad would agree he was worth the wait.  I have to say, I do love photographing “big” babies.  Probably because my own come out the size a the average 3month old.

I want to say to dad….I know I gave you a hard time about your NCAA brackets….looks like you weren’t too far off.  But I’m hoping for a UNC win tonight   Go Blue, LOL!

I started to photograph this C Clan when Mr. C was a mere 9 months old.  Now C is a big brother and it was W’s turn to be the 9 month old (okay really 8 but close enough, right?).    And to save face, I did post these images on Facebook.  Again please consider “faning” my biz on facebook   Perks are you get to share your sneak peeks because I tag them!  Facebook Fan Page.

This session was great fun.  Dad was behind me either dancing or pushing a shopping cart to get C and W to laugh.  I only wish I knew how to work the video capture in my new camera, as that would have made for some priceless blogging

First we have A.  I made him wear these glasses and look tough….I love that they are crooked and you can see my legs in the reflection.

At first I thought C was making faces at me.  Then I was told, this is C’s current smile.   Got to love that blur of blue behind.  That would be A….yes, often times the blur in the background is another sibling, LOL!

And finally the guest of honor….the star of the session, Mr. W.   How can you not love those eyes!

When J called me and asked me to do a session before they moved to Colorado, I thought why not.  Then she told me she had 2 year old twins and a 9 month old….no problem.  Then she added in that she wanted to have grandmas there too….the more the merrier.  And finally she added in sisters (aunts) and cousins.  And I thought to myself, poor J, LOL!  Sure shooting a group is more of a challenge for me as a photographer, but often it’s the coordinator that goes crazy.  J did a great job!  I had lots of fun both inside and outside w/ this group!

What can I say…I got a bit off w/ this whole blogging sneak peeks this holiday and this year.  So even though these are no longer sneak peeks….I owe it to these little cuties.  So here we go!

You’ve seen B before, infact he’s the little naked guy in my header.  Gotta say, I love B’s sessions, probably because mom and dad are HUGE Michigan fans.  How can you not like that?  I did B’s session WAY BACK after the UM/OSU game (no need to bring up the game, LOL).  It was cold, but B was loving it outside!

I sent my broken little hard drive off to California for some sun, surf and recovery! Last week my hard drive arrived back on my doorstep full recovered! I was able to verify that most if not all items were fully recovered So clients, please bear with me as I get these orders placed that were lost.

Also look for a slew of overdue sneak peeks on the blog!

Oh and for those counting down, I’m at 32 weeks now! Only (hopefully) 7 more weeks to go!

For those wondering where I’ve been, where their orders are, etc, I’m taking 2 seconds to check in. Mid-February I managed to get one horrible cold which as you know when you are pregnant, you can’t take much and pretty much get to be miserable.

Late February, my mom, Madeline and I jetted off to Disney again, where I managed to lose my horrible cold (FINALLY). Upon returning to Michigan, Madeline managed to again contract a lovely cold which she still hasn’t shaken. It’s by far the most miserable I’ve ever seen her. And of course you know my luck, I’ve since caught her cold.

As if that wasn’t all enough, I found out Friday that I failed my Glucose screening and now have to do the 3 hour test.

And if THAT wasn’t enough, I just lost my external hard drive w/ all of my personal images as well as client images! I’m hopeful that this drive will be recovered. So those waiting on orders, I will be in touch!

I hate to make my first post in over a month be a whiny one. I promise my next one will be better!

So I’m not off on an exotic island….just wanting to crawl into bed and wake from a bad dream!

I know I’m behind and I owe some sneak peeks.  You might be thinking, What happened to the blog?!?!?!  And what’s with all the white space at the top?!?!?!

2009 brings a lot of changes…..starting with a new blog (which is in the works right now).  Look for more changes VERY soon!

Baby Porter v. 2.0, originally uploaded by LilSweetPeaPhoto.

Those of you on facebook already know, and some of my very patient and understanding fall clients also know. But now it’s time to announce it to all my blog readers. We are 17 weeks and a day into Baby Porter v. 2.0. I apologize for the ultrasound from 9 weeks. Honestly I’m too lazy to find the 13 weeks one and scan it, LOL!

To answer all the questions floating around….#1 We are due May 29th (which is a VERY popular day; my dad’s b-day, my maid of honor’s, her mom, several client’s children, etc). #2 We will be finding out what it is. Our appointment is scheduled for Jan 2nd. We’re hoping girl again #3 what does this mean for my clients?

With Madeline I went on bedrest at 36 weeks. I’m going to play cautious and follow the same timeline for this baby. The last sessions I will be scheduling will be in March. This should allow time for editing, ordering and delivery before I deliver. I’m going to tentatively say that I won’t be taking new sessions till mid-July. I’ll be having another c-section and I’m not sure how fast recovery is the second time around, LOL!

I know I have some baby planners that will have milestones happening between March-July. If this is you, please contact me and we can work out the details.

I want to again thank all my clients this fall as they put up with my delays (I’ve never had as many colds as I have this fall). I can’t wait to shower my blog (and website) with all of my own newborn photos, something I didn’t get to do with Madeline

Meet and Greet, originally uploaded by LilSweetPeaPhoto.

Well I have to share my proof I actually met the New Kids. I’m next to Jordan and his hand is on my shoulder, LOL! My sister is in the maroon next to Danny and behind Joe.

Yes, I’m a Joe girl, but he was chatting and ran into the photo last minute. Trust me, this summer I WILL be next to him in the photos, LOL! Funny thing is my sister turned into a Jordan girl at the show…so I can tease her that he touched me, LOL!

One thing you’ll notice…they are so small! I’m 5’7″ and was wearing wedges. I was about the same height as Joe and Donnie and almost the same as Jordan. Jon was the tallest by far and even he wasn’t that tall, LOL!

Okay so there’s the proof….I’m the nut job that spent $375 to meet NKOTB and sit front row. And yes, I’ll do it again. Secretly I’d love to follow them, LOL!