A quote that I’ve heard about having a new baby that really resonates with me is this one by Elizabeth Stone, “Making the decision to have a child – it’s monumental. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.”  Now, I don’t know who Elizabeth Stone actually is, but she’s a wise woman.  It is monumental.  Nothing will ever change your life quite this way, and the part about your heart walking outside your body?  Perfect analogy.  And, every new parent I meet, no matter how bleary eyed with sleep deprivation, is still hit by just how true that phrase really is.

And, look at this baby?  How could you not be?  She is perfect in every way.  She hardly made a peep, she slept like a champ, she is just generally suited for her name Angelina in that she is truly angelic.  Having just done a maternity session with her parents, I knew they were cool, fun, down to earth people.  I knew that her mama was together like nobody’s business – finishing up one degree, starting an advanced degree, she is driven and organized in a way I can only dream of being.  Her daddy is funny and sweet, and as her mama says, really balances her out.  They’re just a perfect pair.  So, it should be no surprise to anyone who knows them that they have got this.  Like old pros at being parents.  I was grungy, not cute, in pain and generally unpleasant when my son was this tiny.  Not these two – they work like a well oiled parental machine.  A parental machine that creates really cute babies.

Enjoy the peek, guys.  I hope you love the photos as much as I loved taking them.