Life Updates and a Logan Square Newborn in Chicago with Big Fur Sister

Hello, it’s been a while! My busy season is slowly winding down, and it’s been the busiest of my career. Normally my fall rush ends at the beginning of November, but this year I’ll been going right up until a few days before Christmas. Great, and also exhausting amongst the holiday chaos! I am beyond grateful for all of the work and support this year.

And… I decided to foster a dog at the end of October, thinking I’d have a relatively chill November ;) Then an influx of work came in while having the world’s most anxious pooch in terms of separation anxiety and the past 6 weeks have been, let’s just say, a wild ride. At least it’s been a distraction from the constant “breaking news” and the dread from knowing I’m losing my health insurance in a few weeks. Hooray.

Now, onto the sunshine in my world- If you can’t tell from my portfolio, I LOVE a newborn session with a big fur sibling! People always ask me which sessions are my favorite to photograph and I jokingly say that’s like asking someone to pick their favorite child! I primarily photograph newborns and dogs separately but when they join together in a session it’s always my favorite. It’s another reason why I love in-home newborn sessions, so that all members of your family can be there; especially the ones with four legs! There are a lot of cute things in this world, but it’s hard to top anything more adorable than a pup sniffing their newborn brother or sister’s toes.

Some dogs are super protective of their new little brother or sister and never leave their side. Some sniff like crazy and some are aloof. Some can’t handle the crying! Some pout because they’re not the baby anymore. I try to remind them that in several months from those first few days, they’ll have a built-in best friend/food-dispenser sitting in a high chair and it’ll all be worth it! It’s so fun to see each dog react to their new little family member and I’m so lucky that I get to document these moments.

Big Fur sister sniffs her newborn baby brother’s toes during their lifestyle newborn session in Logan Square, Chicago with newborn photographer Courtney Laper

Mom and dad sit on the couch holding their newborn, looking at him lovingly, at their newborn photo session with Chicago newborn photographer Courtney Laper

newborn baby toes next to dad’s hands during a chicago newborn photo session with newborn photographer Courtney Laper