Kelly’s mom, Doreen, called me a few weeks ago to set up a newborn session for Kelly and Kline. At the time Kline had not made her arrival, but Doreen wanted to set up a special session for her. You see, Kline’s father is serving our country in Iraq and could not be here for her birth. As luck would have it, he called just as Kelly was in the delivery room having Kline. He wasn’t able to witness the birth, but he heard Kelly pushing and listened to Kline’s arrival. Can you even imagine what he was thinking as he heard Kline’s first cry? It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. While nothing we can do will make up for him missing the birth, hopefully beautiful newborn portraits will help.

Kline was very well-behaved for her first formal portrait session. She was the most alert and active newborn I have ever seen! She absolutely refused to go to sleep which would have made the session a little easier. But little Miss Kline was afraid she would miss something fun if she napped, so she stayed wide awake for the entire session. She is also about the squirmiest baby I’ve seen. There was no keeping her in one spot for long. I thought at one point that this precious, tiny baby girl was going to roll right over. I have a feeling she’s going to give Kelly a run for her money in a year or two. And in about 13 years, she’s going to keep her father busy. Kline is adorable with lots of dark hair that sticks out all over her head, huge blue eyes, and a dimple right in the center of her chin. I can’t get over how much she looks like her mother and her grandmother. But enough talk – meet Kline.

Notice the yawn in that last picture? I thought that meant that Kline was going to finally nap. But no, Kline was awake for the duration of the session. She’s just a party animal, I guess.