At the end of 2013 I had a special on Maternity/Newborn Shoots and Anya Black decided that it was a good idea and purchased one. So on the 5th January, when she was close to her date, she decided it was time to do the Maternity shoot which we shot at the Helderberg Nature Reserve on a very overcast day. Then finally Emily was born on 18th January, which is my mom’s birthday (just by the way) and we eventually did the newborn shoot on the 26th January, 2014 when Emily was only 8 days old. We then did another shoot again on the 16th March (which was my late sister’s birthday). I loved the way that Derrick and Anya included their first child Lilli-Hannah in EVERYTHING and made her feel a part of the whole pregnancy and birth. Lilli-Hannah is crazy about her new sister and about her parents and I hope that you can see the love in these images that I have captured over the course of the 3 shoots.
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Lilli-Hannah sat down and promptly folded her arms and very spontaneously so did mom and dad!
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A special feeling of love exists between these two wonderful parents.
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Such a close relationship with her mom and so excited to be meeting a new sister.
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Nearly there!
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Listening to mom’s tummy to hear whether she can hear anything!
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Such a lovely close family!
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A very special relationship exists between this father and his little princess! Lilli-Hannah and Derrick having a bit of quality time together!
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Holding her and protecting her in the palm of their hands at only eight days old!
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Mom’s precious little newborn daughter, Emily!
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A new Princess is born! Hand crocheted silver crown by Laurette van der Merwe.
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One of the most beautiful gifts is a father’s love!
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An angel sent from heaven to bless this little family!
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Lilli-Hannah kissing her little sister, Emily’s tiny toes!
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I wonder what is going through her mind?
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Precious tiny bundle of joy in mom’s arms!
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One happy family!
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Anya having quality time with her daughter, Lilli-Hannah.
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Oh what bliss to just lie there and ‘chill’!
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Two very tiny feet that are going to be active soon!
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Such absolutely awesome sibling LOVE for her tiny little sister!
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Mom and Dad’s wedding rings to show how tiny her feet are!
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All their hands together to show the size of Emily’s hands!
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Beautiful sleeping baby girl, Emily! Headband hand crocheted by Laurette van der Merwe.
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Sisters having a cuddle!
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One beautifully happy family all together!
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