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"oh, for crying out loud...(the jMaltbie Photography blog)" - 5 new articles

1. Regret to Inform
2. Little Cowboy
3. Tots and Taters
4. The Newness of Being a Mom
5. Note to Self
6. More Recent Articles
7. Search oh, for crying out loud...(the jMaltbie Photography blog)

Regret to Inform

Due to a family medical emergency, I will only be able to take limited portrait sessions for the months of July and August. Please email me directly to inquire about sessions at jayne@jaynemaltbie.com. Please note, the contact form on my website is NOT working. Please email me directly instead.

Thanks for your understanding and please keep us in your prayers.

Little Cowboy

Sweet JT. It's so crazy how his face looks so much like a grown child instead of a 16 day old newborn. He was such a good baby; I love it when they pose for me.

He loved his family blanket that had been passed down from generations. So cool to have a piece of history to wrap yourself in.

He has the coolest "cowboy" bedroom.

Tots and Taters

Look how big Max got! He's such a big yummy baby now. Nothing better than a chubby little baby face. Remember when he was only 6 days old? I love watching them grow. And I know you've never met his awesome big sister. She was such a dream to work with! We had so much fun running around. I don't know who was more tired by the end of the session, me, them or Mommy. I hope Daddy loved his Father's Day gift.

The Newness of Being a Mom

You have a new baby and you just stare, and watch her. Every second, every move. At what point did you just fall so head over heels you started to cry? That surge of pure emotion because you've never loved any one thing more? The amazement that this little thing was inside you for so long. And she's all yours.

Yeah, I remember when I did that with my two. And everyday I look at them and still can't believe they're mine. You'd think I'd get over it by now, 3 years later. Nope, they never cease to amaze you.

This is Hanna when she was 3 weeks old; so fresh and new...and little. I remember her Mommy and I on the phone preparing for her maternity session and me asking what she was going to name her. I was so floored when I found that we have the exact same first and middle name for our daughters! Crazy, huh? Same names but different spellings. My Hannah is 15 months older; I told her giving your girl the name Hannah means she will be fiesty (in my experience). So far at 3 weeks she was an angel.

PS, I will put Mommy's awesome maternity session in another post.

Note to Self

Never go to bed at 4 am. With kids in the house, it's like waking up totally hung over. But without ever having the fun of an adult beverage--bummer. I should probably nap sometime today, but naps never happen at this house. Especially for me anyway. But the good news is that I was able to get some work done. Yes, I was working until 4 am. (Shh...don't tell anyone; makes me sound so dull.)



This big boy is Grant. So sweet. His was probably one of the easiest newborn portrait sessions I've done in a long time. He was so good, and perfectly asleep for most of the shoot. Grant was a total life-size doll, and poseable too! If you've never seen a new Mommy so in love with her child, it's worth just standing in the room to watch.

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