Newborn Lifestyle Session with Big Sister – Pittsburgh

Newborn lifestyle sessions are absolutely about that sweet little nugget — the newest member of your family 🤍 But when there’s an older sibling involved (especially in that toddler era!), sometimes it becomes a little more about them… and guess what? I am completely OK with that!

I will always prioritize your little one, but I also take into account what big brother or big sister wants and needs. Bringing a new baby home comes with so many changes, so it only makes sense that they want to feel in control wherever they can.

I’ve been so lucky to work with this family for the past two years — and in that time, we’ve now completed our sixth session together! I truly love getting to see them and catch up on life. This session was an extra special one as we documented their newest family member — the tiniest, sweetest little peanut.

Big sister knows me and the rhythm of photo days by now, but this time she had two priorities:
1️⃣ She wanted Dad the whole time.
2️⃣ She had very big ideas about how things should go.

Part of my job is reading the room — knowing when to lean into their ideas, when to gently work around them, when it’s time for a break, and sometimes… when it’s time to let a toddler push the shutter button on my camera. And honestly? That last option was the magic fix. A few button presses were just enough to bring her back into the mix and shift the flow of our session.

Like all sessions, there comes a moment when older siblings are simply done. We knew a perfectly posed sibling shot wasn’t in the cards — but we captured beautiful connection between big sister and baby brother, and that is always a win in my book.

We let big sister go about her morning while we finished up with Mama and moved into the cozy wrapped portion of the session.

And of course, I rushed home to upload these moments and start working on a sneak peek — because I get just as excited to see them as you do 🤍✨