During your session

Once you arrive you are hands off, I will take care of baby as the session rolls through I can feed and change baby as he/she needs their breaks. Unless of course mom is breastfeeding or enjoys the bonding of eat eat time that is totally fine. I will ask a few questions in regard to baby's last meal, poop, colic,  etc. upon arrival and go from there.

I always let parents know ahead of time I am a baby lead photographer so whatever baby says goes, as silly as that sounds. They might not speak and tell us word for word but they do show it with body language. Most sessions take me about 2-3 hours, I have had  a few instances where we've hit that 4 hours mark. Now that doesn't mean you're going to be there for 4 hours lol those have been more on the extreme side where baby has been fussy and won't settle, but again if you want those dreamy pictures a little patience can go a long way. I don't necessarily have a solid "script" or order to start, it all just depends on how baby arrives, if he's awake and alert or sleepy, etc.  

If siblings are joining the picture I like to get them within those first 30 mins just because I know once they're done, they are DONE. I always advise parents not to have high expectations when it comes to siblings posing with the infant. We all want those dreamy pictures with all our kiddos together, but sometimes it doesn't always work out that way and that's ok. My go to poses are siblings laying on my flokati rug of those younger ones.  Another pose if the older siblings are independent enough to hold baby I like have them sit down as well.  When doing  family shots I aim to get those in the beginning as well just after those sibling shots.

When arriving with toddlers and young kids I always advise parents to have your significant other or grandparents take kiddos once they're done with their part of the session just because I know how jittery the kids can get and my studio garage is not big. I do have some activities, coloring books and reading books to keep them busy for some time but I know eventually that time happens to expire when you're in there for 2-4 hours.

You're more then welcome to bring snacks for yourself and the kiddos if it so happens to be around breakfast or lunch time, I have no problem with outside food and drinks. I have a small seating area so you will be comfortable to sit and hangout with us and take some behind the scenes videos. I LOVE when clients are able to get their own BTS, please feel free to send them to me!

Don't be surprised if baby magically is eating twice of what they usually do at home. It's normal and totally to be expected. With all the work they're doing they're bound to create such a big appetite lol. Being a model can be hard lol so don't stress when baby has had 3 bottles in 3 hours. I always make sure to burp baby and keep them in upright positions for a full belly to avoid any kind of reflux, spit up or unneeded gas.