Holly and Roy welcomed their new baby boy into the world on September 21st – just a day before Holly’s 36th birthday!  He weighed in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces.  I got a quick phone photo from them on the day it happened and then they sorta disappeared for a few days.  It wasn’t until last Friday (9/30) that they finally announced his name: Andrew Tyler.  Apparently he was nameless for the first five days of his life.

Anyway, on Saturday (10/1), Jes and I visited them in their New York apartment.  I got to meet the little guy who was just hanging out on the livingroom bed.  Holly’s mom was also there and was staying with them for a few weeks.  He was very alert and didn’t cry when I held him.  I got a few photos of him while I was there and these were some of my favorites.

Look at how small he is!!!  I always forget how tiny newborns are.

Here’s Andrew up-close.  Is he waving or giving me the Vulcan salute?  So cute!

Here are some cute shots of Holly and Roy with their new son.

And of course, I had to get one with the little guy.  Holly said we looked like a lesbian couple with a new baby.  Haha.

Here are the rest of the photos.

While I was in New York, I had a portrait session with Ranee and Jamie.  They’re expecting their first child in December!  Ranee had asked me to take some baby bump photos and I was more than happy to do it.  So, I stopped at her apartment last Friday and as we waited for the sun to come through her apartment, we went outside to shoot some photos near the building.  I managed to get a few nice shots and the happy couple was more than excited when they saw the final results.  Phew.  This was my first maternity photo session and I’m glad it went smoothly. I also gotta say that Ranee is one brave mama to be showing off her tummy out in public.  Props to her!

Here’s one I took of her belly out by the pier.  She was bummed that they didn’t have any beaches nearby but was happy to have a shot with some water in the background.  This was my attempt at getting a silhouette with some highlights on her curves.

Here’s one that I took of the two of them just outside of their lobby.  They have a more modern-looking brick wall that was perfect.  I thought they looked really sweet in this photo.

We took a bunch more inside the apartment but they were a little more revealing.  I won’t post those.  Overall, it was a fun session and so nice to be a part of this special time in their life together.