Baby Ellie turns 3 months | Buckhead Infant Baby Photographer

Oh my goodness.

Photographing babies like this (and their siblings) is the very reason that I will always love my job.

While Ellie’s mama wanted some solo shots of Ellie, she also wanted lots of family combinations… so we did most of the solo shots in the beginning, and kept Ellie happy with lots of bottles and frequent diaper changes (we even let her catch a quick cat nap while I photographed her brother mid-shoot).

Her very active big brother, Russell, had more sophisticated tastes, like fire trucks and M&Ms… so initially we tried to play into his interests entice him to sit still and love on his sister with candy and promises of fire truck play.

However, the most amazing moment of the shoot was at the end, when we were just about to wrap. M&Ms were put away, and Russell was sitting with his sister on the bed. Without any coaxing whatsoever, he drove his fire truck gently over her head, and snuggled in close to her, whispering, “Hi baby Ellie, I love you baby Ellie,” over and over again in the sweetest little 3-year-old voice you have ever heard.

No amount of bribery could have produced this sweet and sincere moment, and it just reminds me of what little lovers children are at this age. Their hearts are so full of love for their siblings, and they are happy to show it… just in their own time <3

Thanks, Chambers Family, for such a meaningful and beautiful shoot.