Maegan Dougherty Photography » NJ Birth and Family Photographer

Babies aren’t always born the way we hope they will be. C-sections happen and NICU stays happen. Sometimes what is a happy time is also an extremely difficult time. Sometimes that’s the case even when a birth goes exactly as we had hoped.

We take all of these experiences and feelings with us, and we process them, and they are part of our journeys, and of our babies’ stories.

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To see more of this family during their baby’s first year, click here and here.

And if you’re expecting a baby, please contact me to learn more about pregnancy, birth and newborn photography.

It’s so fun to look back at this family photo shoot from last winter!

Little boys in superhero pajamas. Holiday traditions. Blankies and cribs. Dirt and rocks and leaves. Chocolate milk. Stories and snuggles and family time at home. ♥

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And to book a family photo shoot for your own family, please contact me!

I’m so excited to be offering FREE maternity sessions for families who book a winter (December, January, February) newborn session by October 6, 2016! Welcoming a new tiny human is a big change for a family. Maternity sessions to me are about capturing what life is like for a family before their new baby arrives. It’s such a special time!

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Click here for a flash back to when this now big sister was a baby herself!

And if you’re expecting a new baby this winter and you live in New Jersey or New York City, please click the contact button to get in touch with me!

It’s been about seven months since the morning pictured here. Now this family has a six month old baby and a new home, and big sister started Kindergarten.

Things change so fast. Changes can be difficult and emotional, even when they are happy changes. As my kids grow – now they’re both in school full-time – I find so much comfort in knowing that I’ve really treasured each phase, and each age. Sure, there is some guilt and regret mixed in there. I could have been more present, more grateful, more fun. But I’ve done my best, listened with love, watched as they learn and create, smiled and laughed with them, and snuggled lots.

Photos help us remember this. Not just that those times and moments were good, but the way we felt experiencing them, and that we truly treasured them.

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