Alma and Wilder met one week before these photos were taken. These siblings met at the Toronto Birth Centre moments after Wilder was born and I was there to document the whole thing! If you have not yet seen that slideshow you should! It's beautiful. This mom totally rocked that birth and she totally radiates during and afterwards! You will also see how incredibly hands on Alma was from the get go. So helpful and motherly. It was clearly a true reflection of her own parents. I have spent 3 separate occasions with this little lady, and I could see that when she's inspired by something, she goes for it. For example, at the maternity session she was a very proud butterfly who fluttered around and smelled all the flowers! And at the birth she was very intrigued with the midwives and what they were doing that she pretty much took over the placenta tour! And you'll see below that not only was she playing mom, she also became the photographer for a while during our family session. She has so much spunk and I was so glad I was able to capture some of that while I hung out with her as her new baby bro was being nursed. After spending that time with Alma it was time to take pictures of Wilder as he lay sound asleep looking so dreamy and perfectly squishy. I think these photos can tell the story. So please scroll down to see my favourites from this session!
Welcome Home Little Brother
This past Autumn, Kiren became a big brother and welcomed home his new baby brother Niam. So I spent the morning with this family and got some super sweet shots! I can't get over the cuteness of new siblings. The pictures really make your heart melt! When your oldest becomes a proud new big brother or sister, and when the newborn stage always seems to last all of 5 minutes, there really is no better time to have a photographer come to your home to document these super special times for you.
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Good Morning Wilder
This little gem was born bright and early on a quiet Sunday morning in December at Toronto's Birth Centre. It was so perfect. Second babies are so unpredictable and can go from little action to crazy action real fast! So when I got the call that this couple was headed to the birth centre "just to get checked", I started getting ready too. And even though they said to wait for the call, I knew that second babies don't wait for anyone, so I headed to the birth centre. Upon arriving, this mama was in very active labour and within half hour, baby was here! Talk about perfect timing!! Just look at this mama! These 4 pictures below were taken in a matter of a minute! What an insane amount of emotions! Witnessing this moment is like nothing else. The fierceness, the shock, the relief, and the joy! This is birth. And I seriously can't get enough of it!
The other thing about second babies is they create siblings! I remember that feeling when I had my second daughter and I felt weirdly guilty because I was afraid my first daughter was sacrificing part of her childhood, or missing out on mom time. But the truth is, when you see them meet, it's magical! You know right then that you actually just gifted them something HUGE! A sibling is a relationship like no other.
And big sister Alma was right there to lend a helping hand. When she saw her brother it was love at first site! She asked some good questions, she helped feed mom, and dress baby brother. She even helped with the placenta tour. I love how in to the placenta she was. She was right in there leading the tour by the end! She's clearly a midwife in the making. She helped in every way possible, and it was adorable.
You can see it all here in my first ever photo with video mini documentary! Learning about video this past year has been worth all the sweat and tears because from now on, my birth package includes a mini documentary like this one below. So grab some tissues and press play! And then visit my birth gallery for more!!