Lucy Wren Atkins
Last year I met the Atkins family as I captured some photos of their two children, LJ and Oakley. When they found out they were expecting again, Olivia reached out to me to discuss capturing this sweet babe in my belly to baby package and boy oh boy was I thrilled.
My belly to baby packages allow parents to take the worry of remembering to schedule their little ones milestone sessions out the way. They provide a consistent look for all of baby’s milestone photos throughout the first year. The belly to baby package includes a maternity session, fresh48 (or newborn upgrade), 6 month milestone, and 1 year milestone. (Parents can also add the birth package on for a discounted rate!)
Olivia, London, LJ, Oakley and I met in the sunflower fields late this summer for Olivia’s maternity session. It was so dreamy and beautiful! We were able to capture the end of the sunflower season right as a new season in life for the Atkins family was about to unfold. Here are a few gems from that session!
In the late hours of Friday October 15th, Olivia and London messaged me that it was “go-time” I got my bags together and met them at Virginia Baptist hospital to capture the delivery of their sweet baby, Lucy. They had the SWEETEST nurse Caroline who made Olivias birthing space even more calm than ever imaginable. I remember somewhere around 3am Lucy’s parents giving her a “pep talk” to be born before the nursing shift change at 7am so Caroline could be there as they loved her so much. The night went on and Olivia handled labor like a champ. Somewhere around 630am on Saturday morning Olivia was ready to deliver sweet Lucy into this world. On cue - with her 7am curfew given by her parents - at 6:59am Lucy Wren Atkins was born into the world. The looks on her parents faces were priceless as they met their sweet baby girl for the first time face to face.
Just a few short weeks later, I got to spend more time with Lucy and her family when they came into the studio for her newborn session. I loved getting to snuggle up on her! Hey, what can I say, its a great job perk! ;) Check out some of her newborn images here:
Oh wait! If you’re not crying because all of the beauty yet, you will be! Sweet Lucy and her family came back to my studio so I could snuggle with her and capture all her fresh baby skin. One of my favorite parts of my job - yes, I have a lot of favorites, but hey, can you blame me?! I have the best job ever! - is seeing these babies in my studio to get my baby fix and snuggle them to pieces.
So without further ado, here is sweet Lucy Wren Atkins and a sneak peek from her newborn session:
While I never wish for babies to grow up too fast - they already do that on their own - I am so excited for Lucy’s 6 month session! She is just so stinkin cute and she is blessed with the SWEETEST family.
xoxo,
Katlin