Introducing...

Miss Eliza Pearl...

(and let me assure you - she's as beautiful as the name would suggest)

Isn't she just a 'pearl' (and yes mum looks gorgeous too)?!

This newborn gig is not the easiest thing to do. In fact, it’s probably the hardest out of all shoots - maternity, baby and kids (ok, toddlers are probably hard but not as time consuming). Little newborns take so long to settle and resettle. Anyone would think they were easy because they don’t move but when they're awake they squirm and wiggle so it makes things hard. It's a matter of feeding, cuddling and waiting. All up it took us 3 hours to complete this session and Little Miss Eliza was such a good little poppet - imagine how long it would take with very unsettled bubs or nervous parents (it is then another 6 plus hours to process and sort all the images).

Eliza definitely spent more time awake then asleep but she wasn’t wiggly at all - there were lots of little feeds and the dummy came in mighty handy at some points - it just took her over to the sleepy/settled side much quicker...I'll be recommending those to parents (if not for my sanity he he he). Miss Eliza Pearl was a grand ol’ 5 days. That’s the thing with newborns…the earlier you get them the easier and ‘more sleepy’ they are so it’s much better. Anything past two weeks is too long.

They are so tiny and soft and smell delicious which makes up for all the hard yards.

Sigh…I want one!