When mom reached out and said that she wanted to do a mini session with her entire family, I paused. Sessions with a bath tub and an infant are typically quadruple the amount of time as a mini, but when mom said she never had maternity or newborn photos (thanks, COVID and medical reasons), we decided to slightly lengthen the mini session and go for it. And whew, we had fun! Baby cooperated so well, big sister was thrilled to play in the flowers, dad was happily along for the ride as long as he didn’t have to get into the tub (he said it was too girly!), and mom and big sis wore matching suits (hello, adorable!).

Mom filled out a pre-session questionnaire and described that she wanted to showcase baby’s surgical scar on her opu (belly) from her newborn days, perhaps with the family’s hands around her. We strived to capture that and so many more shots to showcase the love they share as a family and as mother and daughters.