Solstice Baby, or What a Difference a Year Makes, Part 3

S and R (in utero), October 2007

S and R, November 2008

With winter solstice around the corner, I am counting my many wonderful blessings. I am also thinking about Little R, who is a solstice baby - summer solstice, that is. 

When I was documenting S's pregnancy, she said something I've never forgotten.

She said: "I really believe young life is so precious because it's just come into the world from the spirit world - it's so close. I think, 'This little soul is incarnating in my body, and so it's going to be so fresh and wise, and remind us of the things that are important.' That's how I feel when I hold a newborn, is that's what really matters, is loving and caring well for someone."

Thanks to Little R and her family, for demonstrating this so beautifully. Here's to loving and caring well for the people in our lives. 

Little Miss M!

This session, originally planned for the wilds of Golden Gate Park, turned into an indoor session when it started raining. I wasn't overly concerned. I love photographing people in their own 'natural environments.' 

I love how intimate and at ease Mama A, Daddy D, and Little Miss M are here. Little Miss M was still in her so-called "fourth trimester," and her home felt like a warm, cozy nest.

So cozy that Little Miss M fell right asleep, allowing me to get some lovely 'sleeping angel' shots. 

Here's to the warmth given to us by our homes, and the homes given to us by our families. Little Miss M is one lucky little girl.