Dear Oliver. I know I will probably be saying this for the rest of your life.. but WHERE DID THE LAST MONTH GO!?! How can you possibly be 2 months old already?! I guess it’s true that time flies when your having fun sleep deprived :)

Soo.. you pretty much just get cuter and cuter every day. You are now awake most of the day and are babbling and gurgling like never before. And you’ve just started smiling back at us which is pretty much the cutest thing EVER! You are determined not to let me get your smile on camera though.. I’m sure this will also be a lasting trend. You are chunking up nicely  and you were almost 11 pounds at your 2 month appointment. I think you will soon be big enough to fit into your beautiful cloth diapers I spent a small fortune on :) Your cheeks are starting to get chubby which I kiss about 83924 times a day and I would eat them if I could. (Yes I realize when you read this when you’re older you will probably die of embarrassment. That is a parents job, no?)

Some things about you.. you love music, and when it goes off you get fussy until it turns back on. Your favorite is great big sea. Although I’m sure your daddy thinks your favorite is rush. :) Hmm is it bad that we are brainwashing you from such a young age? Your favorite past time is eating and pooping. Oh man do you love to poop. Also I think farting would be up there as well. (I’m sure this will also be a lasting trend.. what is it with boys and farts?) Which by the way, you fart like an old man your daddy. They are loud and smelly and did I mention LOUD? I don’t know how such a little person can make such a loud fart.

The rate you are growing, I’m sure by the time I write your 3 month letter you will speaking in sentences. Please promise me that you won’t grow up too quickly… I love you just the way you are. But no matter how big you get, you will always be my little ollie bear. Love, mommy.

(These will sadly be your last naked sleepy newborn photos as you are getting to big to scrunch up)

Little Emilie was as sweet as can be. She desperately tried to be awake for her entire photo debut but we eventually got her to sleep for a few before she woke back up! I always love meeting babies after doing their mothers pregnancy session. Emilie came from this lovely mama and was the second baby born on new years day! Enjoy a few photos from their session..

This handsome little man came from my friend Jen’s belly just in time to enjoy his first Christmas. Today marks his one month birthday! He did such a great job squishing up into little newborn poses even though he is 4 weeks old and wanted to stretch his legs out the whole time!! :) Enjoy a few sneak peeks..

Dear Oliver. You are now a month old and I have no idea where has the time gone!! It feels like just yesterday that we came home from the hospital. The days go by so fast, even though they are pretty much consumed by breast feeding, changing diapers, and doing laundry. You have already grown and changed so much in only a month. You are now awake a lot during the day, and you are very content to just look around and soak up everything around you. You have started making little laughing sounds while you sleep and I’m not sure what causes them (maybe a funny dream?) but I love them and it just makes me even more excited to hear your first real giggle. These little sounds make being shot with explosive  poop completely worth it. (Yes you shoot me with poop regularly. It’s actually quite impressive how far it goes.) I am so proud of how big you are getting but at the same time I can see your ‘newborn’ look disappearing every day and I can’t help but feel a little sad that you are growing up. Before I know it you will be sitting up and getting teeth and going off to collage. AH! So I am soaking up every special moment with you before you leave home :) Love mommy.

This is one of your many funny expressions :)

I just love baby yawns.

It was lovely to meet sweet little Mya after doing her mommy’s pregnancy photos not too long ago! She is absolutely beautiful.. congratulations Dave and Melissa!

What a sweet little boy Norman is! It was wonderful to meet him after doing his mommy’s pregnancy photos not too long ago! Enjoy a few sneak peeks from his newborn session..

Dear Oliver. I can’t believe that you are already a week old! I have only known you for a few days and I love you more than I ever could have imagined. I am learning new things about you every day. One of the first things you taught me was that you hate having your hands covered because you love to touch your face. You have so many facial expressions and I could stare at you all day long. You make the cutest little squeaky noises and barely ever cry. You also smell like heaven. You have very long fingers and toes just like your daddy. You are also a very cuddly baby which works out well because I could snuggle you all day long. Since you are almost a month early you sleep almost all day except to eat and get your diaper changed. You love to hold things in your hand and you have such a tight grip already. When you nurse, you hold my finger in your hand and make beautiful noises like a little bird. A few days ago you smiled at me and my heart melted into a million pieces. I don’t care that it was just gas :) Love, mommy.

What a sweet family this.. and so photogenic! I had a lovely morning with them at Lake Ontario Park and they even showed me a part of the waterfront I had never discovered which was gorgeous! Someone had previously spent hours balancing rocks on rocks making an incredible art display which was really cool to see as well. Enjoy a few sneak peeks from my last outdoor family session of the year!

Meet handsome little Ian.. isn’t he perfect? He was a fussy little one but we stuck it out and I eventually got all the photos I wanted :) The one thing I’ve learnt is that babies always fall asleep, it is just a matter of time. :) Taking pictures of him made me even more excited to have my own little guy to photograph in only 5 weeks!
Congratulations Lisa and Steve, he is absolutely perfect and a wonderful addition to your beautiful family :)