Precious one, so small, so sweet
Dancing in on angel feet.
Straight from Heaven’s brightest star
What a miracle you are!
Noah Christian. My nephew. This is what love is.
Category Archives: Babies
My little dude is 18 months old now! WOW where has that time gone?
When I found out I was pregnant with baby #4 I just assumed he would “fit right in”. I’d been there, done that. I already had 3 kids, seriously what could #4 possibly throw at me that I hadn’t experienced before?
HA!
Little did I know that Declan Jack aka Baby #4 would turn our lives upside down!
It has been hard. Really hard. HE has been hard work. Really hard work. I used to “suck it up” and smile and say “oh he’s just a tad off today”, “ohhh he’s not normally like this”, “he’s just a baby”. And then cry behind closed doors because he’d done little else than scream for the entire day.
A couple of weeks ago I went and saw Sex & The City 2 with some girlfriends. Apart from the fact that I’m possibly one of the biggest SATC fans (I delayed going to the hospital whilst in labour with Kaity as I wanted to watch the end of an episode) it changed my life. Okay that’s rather dramatic, but it at least changed my way of thinking. (For all of you highly uncultured peeps out there who haven’t yet seen it) there is a scene where Charlotte and Miranda talk about how hard it is to be a Mum. Charlotte admits to having to walk away while her baby screams. Yes I KNOW, it’s only a movie! But it was SO GOOD to hear those words spoken out loud!
It made me realise that I can say he’s hard and it doesn’t make me a “bad mum”, doesn’t mean I love him any less. It just means I’m truthful. Because for every “bad” moment. There is a “great” one! When I look at him and he.is.so.friggen.cute.that.i.feel.like.i.can’t,handle.it.and.am.going.to.explode.
Yesterday I needed to have one of the above moments, so I dressed him up and we went to “play”.
His little overalls are gorgeous OOBI BABY ones. Oobi is by far my favourite brand for baby wear!
Then we went in for an outfit change.
Oh winter sun how I love thee!
“Pussy cat is over there”
And just to show you that it wasn’t all smiles….
But he is my little dude and I simply adore him!
*** Geek Speak ***
All of these photos were shot with my brand new 135mm lens! ISO 100 F-stop 2.0
xxx {Melody}
I had the absolute pleasure of meeting the divine miss Ada-Mae. This is the fourth beautiful princess to be born to Rachel & James. Miss Ada-Mae was in a rush to be born and in turn made her gorgeous Mummy miss out on her maternity session but about ohhh 18 hours or so!
It was an absolute pleasure meeting this little cherub along with her 3 big doting sisters!
So without further ado, meet Ada-Mae
Her gorgeous big sisters
Meet Mum & Dad
Yes they have four kids! Don’t they look amazing! (Mum is a sensational personal trainer, if you are in the Adelaide area and need one, let me know and I’ll pas on her details)
Black and white goodness
Everytime I look at this photo I just want to touch her little fingers!
The announcement card I made
James & Rachel thank you so much for allowing me the privilege of meeting and photographing miss Ada-Mae. You have such a beautiful family!
xxx {Melody}
A few months ago, some of the wonderful staff at my Child Care Centre approached me about organising a gift voucher for one of the other workers who was pregnant. The lovely Donna & Morgyn wanted to surprise Jo (the mum-to-be) with a pre-arranged photographic session. I was very excited and couldn’t wait for Jo to have her baby!
After Miss Lori was born I think I had about 5 different staff members from Child Care all let me know! I’m not sure who was more excited about this photo shoot!
We had a fantastic session and the gorgeous Miss Lori was SO well behaved. I’m still not sure wether this baby even cries! 
It was so lovely to spend time with Jo (the mum) outside of childcare as well.
So here is the much anticipated sneak peek of Miss Lori!
I can’t go past the classic black & white pose!
I had a lot of fun trying out some different blankets too! Jo had a wonderful selection!
Don’t you just think she is beautiful!
And my favourite picture from the session
Jo thank you so much for having me in your home and allowing me to meet baby Lori. You are a fantastic Mum (as we all knew you would be!) – Donna & Morgyn – thank you for hiring me to do these images. I hope you all enjoy.
xxx ~Melody~
I recently had the pleasure of meeting and photographing little miss Amelia. She was 13 days old.
I personally have always had “chunky” babies so find myself quite partial to chubby cheeks. Miss Amelia’s were to die for! When I arrived she had already been awake for 2 hours and tried to convince us that she was NOT going to sleep! However I used my “mother of 4″ powers (I only wish they would work for my own!) and we eventually got her off to sleep! It was well worth the wait!
Without further ado….. introducing Miss Amelia.
I really enjoyed shooting “pink” again as I have only seen “blue” for a few month now!
Look at her gorgeous little face!
And finally, the gorgeous family! Inc the inquisitive little Bailey (the dog) – who simply LOVED all of my props!
Cherie & Luke – thank you so much for allowing me the pleasure of coming into your home and photographing Amelia. You guys are such beautiful people, and are wonderful loving parents!
xxx ~Melody~