Tag: Newborn Portraits

Such a joy to take these newborn photos for my friend Meredith!! I brought her chai from Brakemans, and we chatted while the fluffiest kitty stared me down by the front door. Elsie’s sweet older sister so wanted to “take care of baby E” and melted all our hearts with her tender joy! Congratulations to Meredith & Graham!

 Flowood, Mississippi 

The very first day of 2019. All the world was sleeping off their New Year’s Eve celebrations, and
a little tiny baby boy with dark curls was sleeping and probably dreaming about milk, all 4 days new.
With the most kissable lips, perfect nose, handsomest little features and cuddliest self….we were all in love.

The first time big brother Wynn held Langston, & all our hearts exploded.
The first time taking pictures as a family of 4. Cuddling together on the couch, airplanes on the floor,
laughter & kisses, Wynn’s face being a WHOLE MOOD, Langston wrapped in J’s hair wrap fabric from Zambia, the books by Ezra Keats & Langston Hughes in pictures with him, Jasmine trying to claim she wasn’t photogenic, the most perfect baby swaddle, sunshine pouring through the doors, lullabies playing on my phone, and the loveliest morning to take these images I love so much of my dearest people.

What utter joy the first day of 2019 was for me, and every day since knowing Langston is one of the
CUTEST and most precious parts of my life forever now. Love him & his family foreverrrrrrr. What a gift he is!!

December 10, 2018 ~ Deep in the Heart of Texas ~ Newborn Session: Sebastian Peter

Introducing a very special session that will forever be one of my favorites
for the best reason: It’s my second nephew! Introducing Sebastian Peter –
Born at 1:47am on December 5, 2018, weighing 8lbs, 21″ long
after 4 hours of labor by my amazing and strong sister.

Big brother Clark was so gentle and careful with holding “his” little baby Sebastian, and yes,
I had ALLLLL the feelings photographing Sebastian in the same crib I took pictures of Clark in!!
Oh my heart. Wow, family will forever be precious, and that’s why you’ll see all of us in this post!!
It was so important to me to document each of us in my family with our special & so much loved wee little one.
Needless to say, Sebastian holds all our hearts forever until the end of time!!

– JM –

“When I hold you, when I hold you, little darlin’,
your hopeful eyes will light my darker days.

One little heart, and my whole world
starts to grow in wonder and grace. 
I didn’t know I could love a soul
before I even knew their name.”
~ Jenny & Tyler ~ 

{thanks so much, Peter, for taking this one of all of us so we have a family picture!} 

The day after Thanksgiving, I wake up singing Christmas carols and am in full blown Christmas mood,
so photographing little Miss Madelyn in her home and under a Christmas tree was pure MAGIC.
I originally was on call for her birth for weeks and weeks and she decided to come late and
when I was very much in Texas for a wedding. *hahahaha*

This is why you get the best backups in this business;
I knew I was leaving them in great hands with Melissa at Benzel Photography
and thanks to her work, they have amazing images! Thank you, Melissa!!
Madelyn is so so precious, and has the sweetest family who loves her so very much.
Congratulations again, Loeffler family!! Such a joy photographing your life.

Ever since I’d 2nd shot their wedding, and taken family Christmas pictures for them, I knew Sean & Patricia were longing for a baby. Lives were busy, jobs were full, and yet they waited and prayed, cried, waited and prayed, and then one day…they were pregnant! 3 weeks before his due date, little Gene arrived, weighing a whole 6lbs. 9 oz.

Watching Sean & Patricia rejoice over him, love him so deeply, cherish his preciousness, faces radiant….
it was incredibly sweet, and I love being able to share these newborn images with you!

I have to jump in here to share a brief heart-moment.

This little baby boy?
He was named for his great granddaddy who died a few short weeks short of Gene’s arrival.
In honor of the great man he was, Sean & Patricia changed baby’s name to his granddaddy’s.
“Gene” for Eugene. “Michael” for his Daddy (Sean), and Granddaddy’s middle names. It fits him.

I took this picture watching him sleeping gently in the morning sun’s rays that filtered through the crib that
Gene’s Daddy’s Daddy made for his babies to sleep in (all 4 did), and that beautiful blue blanket that
Gene’s GrandMimi made for Sean cradling him so close. The blue blanket that made Gene’s Mama
burst into tears upon seeing it at the baby shower.

The best way I can describe images like this and the stories behind them is feeling “the fullness of full circle”
and the God Who is faithful to all the generations. This baby, so longed for, so waited for,
bearing his great granddaddy’s name, and swaddled up in the love of generations before him.
It’s enough to make an emotional photographer cry with the wonder of it all. 

(those baby bear pictures had Patricia and I just….gone.
We were squealing and loving every single moment. LOVE)
Eugene Michael Lunceford, we’re so very glad you’re here.
Congratulations, Sean & Patricia on the arrival of your son!
-JM