Family Photography by Natarsha March: A Very Little Sweetheart

This was one of those sessions that could not have gone any better! Isla was so sleepy, which always makes me a little nervous when babies are so sleepy at the start of the session as I really need them asleep at the end of the session.

But Isla was just sleepy. The whole time she was here.

She didnt like me curling and snuggling her into a couple of setups, but guess thats to be expected, I mean, she's been snuggled up for the last 8 months, so now she wants to stretch her legs!

Did you catch that? 8 months? Yep Isla was born at 36 weeks and is officially the smallest baby I have met or photographed. Until now, my own daughter Sophie was the smallest at 47cm and 2.3kg, but Isla pipped her at 45cm and 2.2kg.

So just over 2kgs of delightful sweetness, I can't even tell you how nice it was to sneak a couple of little cuddles in with her while Mum and Dad organised her older siblings Harper and Ashton.

If you thought Isla was adorable, these two will give her a run for it! Harper with her gorgeous dark curly hair (LOVE!) and Ashton with the most amazing cheeky smile, and then together with their new sister... prepare yourself, the photos of the three of them together are just amazingly cute.

By the way, single portraits of older siblings are a standard inclusion at my newborn sessions. I think its important to celebrate all family members at a newborn photo shoot and older siblings are often really excited to be the centre of attention while their new little brother or sister is getting changed or feeding.

Isla was also the first baby on some of my new props such as my deep rose blanket, and doesn't it set off her gorgeous dark features beautifully?

I also got to use my stunning new backdrops from Divine Miss Ruby Designs in the session and am in love with them too. It is always such a treat for me as an artist to use new props or create new setups because as much as I love using props that I know work together, it is always fun to create something fresh.