i have probably 25 family sessions i haven't shown here but levi jumps to the top.
i got to spend time with him when he was one week old...and yesterday too.
levi is the brother to sweet baby Cora McClenahan who is with jesus now.
he was the most calm newborn i have ever seen.
and i swear he smiles.
i kept saying "look...he's smiling again!"
i got to spend time with him when he was one week old...and yesterday too.
levi is the brother to sweet baby Cora McClenahan who is with jesus now.
he was the most calm newborn i have ever seen.
and i swear he smiles.
i kept saying "look...he's smiling again!"
his grandma made him this special quilt from all the scraps from the cora dresses.
the print of his name was a baby gift for jess and joel for levi's room.
it's from my sweet prints.
those baby rolls...cruel punishment to a mommy like me with no babies at home.
oh mr. levi.
i wanted to keep you for my own. :)
oh my... mouth is... wide open!
PRECIOUS!
God bless their little one.
and meg... you captured him beautifully.
i am NUTS over that quilt! nuts!!!!
Posted by: carissa... brown eyed fox | January 28, 2010 at 12:56 PM
what a precious little blessing. your pics just make him look so yummy!
Posted by: Jess | January 28, 2010 at 01:03 PM
you drfinitely ca[tured him beautifully. Although, you had a wonderful subject to photograph. They are a very special family. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: robin | January 28, 2010 at 01:06 PM
That quilt will be cherished forever.
Posted by: Sharla | January 28, 2010 at 01:06 PM
Those are beautiful. What a special gift.
Posted by: amy | January 28, 2010 at 01:09 PM
Those last two pictures were priceless! Love them!
Posted by: Nicole Q. | January 28, 2010 at 01:10 PM
I LOVE the quilt!
Precious, sweet, wonderful photos!
Posted by: sarah | January 28, 2010 at 01:18 PM
so so precious. What a blessing to have such beautiful photos from your talented eye!
Posted by: Tracy | January 28, 2010 at 01:18 PM
you lucky duck! great job girl!
Posted by: Tonya | January 28, 2010 at 01:22 PM
He's GORGEOUS and you did such a wonderful job of capturing his sweetness! I'm so happy for the mom and dad and the quilt is gorgeous and such a sweet treasure to have. :o)
Posted by: Tracy | January 28, 2010 at 01:28 PM
that quilt is amazing.
absolutely amazing.
it has me in tears.
beautiful pictures of a beautiful baby boy.
my favorites are the last 2.
great job, Meg! thanks for sharing!
Posted by: mel | January 28, 2010 at 01:29 PM
Beautiful! Meg, these photos are amazing! The toes, oh the toes!!!
Posted by: Kate | January 28, 2010 at 01:30 PM
He is so beautiful! Oh! and the quilt, and the pics of him cuddling up with that super soft blanky in the old metal locker basket?! I'm in love!
Posted by: Tricia | January 28, 2010 at 01:35 PM
He is so beautiful...love his little feet!
Posted by: Stephaine @ Geezees | January 28, 2010 at 01:44 PM
Beautiful pics Meg and beautiful baby! I'm a sucker for that little downy spot at the nape of their necks......ahhh sweet baby love. :)
Posted by: Wendy | January 28, 2010 at 01:44 PM
oh my word, that soft squishy back!! i can't take it!!
Posted by: Sara @ It's Good to be Queen | January 28, 2010 at 01:45 PM
what a squishy little blessing he is!
Posted by: Heather | January 28, 2010 at 01:47 PM
he is a very, very, very, very beautiful baby.
what a fun, precious memory to get to take his pictures. we have a baby due in may--interested?
Posted by: Mindy Harris | January 28, 2010 at 01:47 PM
He is amazing...a true miracle. What a blessing to such a special family. The one of his little feet is precious and the quilt- love it. What an amazing thing to think to do with the leftovers of the Cora dresses. Wow.
Posted by: Kim | January 28, 2010 at 02:00 PM
Megan!! These photos are amazing! Great Job!!
And little Levi. What a doll and what a blessing to such a special family. . .. God knew how much they needed him.
Posted by: Lori Danelle | January 28, 2010 at 02:01 PM
what great pictures...and such a blessing to them too!
Posted by: Melissa Gruber | January 28, 2010 at 02:03 PM
All babies are miracles but this baby will help heal a broken heart...I have one of those too. Kim
Posted by: the inadvertent farmer | January 28, 2010 at 02:03 PM
What a sweet little punkin. Beautiful pictures. Beautiful quilt with the sweetest meaning behind it.
Posted by: Casey | January 28, 2010 at 02:06 PM
Love the quilt...so special. That one of him bundled in the green blankie is just precious.
Posted by: Becky @ Farmgirl Paints | January 28, 2010 at 02:17 PM
I have soooo been looking forward to seeing these pictures and was hoping you would post some soon! So cute!
Posted by: Laura Moffat | January 28, 2010 at 02:18 PM
Beautiful family, beautiful photos...you've truly captured the essence of a sweet baby boy. I couldn't be happier for this family and the quilts....what an amazing treasure he will always, always have.....I want to EAT his feet!
Posted by: Toni :O) | January 28, 2010 at 02:19 PM
Beautiful pictures, and what a precious baby! Loving not only the baby, but the quilt as well! What a wonderful gift for him to have!
Posted by: Dawn | January 28, 2010 at 02:21 PM
Oh he is toooo precious :) I'm so happy for them! And that last picture where he is all swaddled up....be still my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Staci | January 28, 2010 at 02:28 PM
Hope you got a few snuggles in with that sweet baby boy. Love the swaddled pic, like a little football!
Posted by: Krista | January 28, 2010 at 02:32 PM
I keep making the same comment everytime his mama posts pictures of him but he is seriously one of the cutest babies I've ever seen!
Great pictures! (and what a special, sweet quilt!)
Posted by: Kelly | January 28, 2010 at 02:45 PM
that quilt, what an amazingly touching and meaningful idea. and beautiful too!
Posted by: gg | January 28, 2010 at 02:50 PM
So precious! I love looking at your photography, especially tyhe wee little ones! What a beautiful quilt & what a great idea!
Posted by: Christy | January 28, 2010 at 02:54 PM
He is so beautiful! God sent him to a beautiful loving couple. Cora's scrap quilt is a lovely idea!
Posted by: Debra | January 28, 2010 at 03:09 PM
Lord, he is so sweet.... I love reading his progress over on Jess' blog. What a blessing for them. Have you ever EVER seen so much love pour out so literally from a mommy and daddy while they are looking at and playing with their baby! He has such a precious countenance. God bless him real good, and his mommy and daddy too.
Your photos of them all are STUNNING as always, Meg! You done 'em good! :)
Posted by: Diana | January 28, 2010 at 03:37 PM
CUTE!!!! ♥
I cant even describe how Amazingly cute this little bubba is!
xxx
Posted by: Georgia | January 28, 2010 at 04:03 PM
Okay, FREAKING OUT at the quilt. I have a similar one in progress :)
Next, I am flying you out in August for that tiny feet shot alone.
Finally... that first photo may work, but did you happen to get a clear profile shot of his face that I can take a peek at? Also need one for Cora if you got one of those during her shoot :)
Thanks Megan!
Posted by: Heather @ Cookie Mondays | January 28, 2010 at 04:11 PM
My favorite photo is Levi swaddled, there is something about him securely wrapped and the depth to his eyes....he sees something, what?
Kind of like the Mona Lisa smile captured in that photo.
How wonderful to spend time with such a gorgeous baby!
Posted by: merlin | January 28, 2010 at 04:25 PM
That is so precious!! You have such an amazing eye for photography! Just gorgeous pictures, I really enjoy your blog.
and that quilt, is so yummy!
Posted by: Kristi | January 28, 2010 at 04:37 PM
He is so cute - and love the blanket so much!!!
Posted by: PaisleyJade | January 28, 2010 at 04:49 PM
just beautiful. so happy for their family!
Posted by: patti | January 28, 2010 at 04:53 PM
just SWEET.
Posted by: Amanda Garrett | January 28, 2010 at 04:53 PM
OH THE CUTENESS!!!
Posted by: Heather Richter | January 28, 2010 at 05:50 PM
beautiful pictures! tootsie shot so precious.
Posted by: adrienne | January 28, 2010 at 05:53 PM
I don't even know them and I cried! (it was the quilt!) Precious babies like that make my womb say "come on Just ONE more!"....as I'm typing this our boys are playing sooo loud upstairs that I think they might fall through! *sigh*
Posted by: Shelly | January 28, 2010 at 06:06 PM
Gorgeous photos- what a gift you have!
And that quilt is so precious.
Posted by: gina | January 28, 2010 at 06:32 PM
Gorgeous baby, gorgeous quilt, gorgeous photos, and gorgeous glowing parents. They so deserve this joy. It makes my heart heavy, in a good way. :)
Posted by: Karina | January 28, 2010 at 06:36 PM
... scraps from Cora dresses .... that makes my heart so happy.:-) What a special gift to that loved little guy. I love this post, Meg. Amazing job!
Posted by: Dina | January 28, 2010 at 07:43 PM
thanks for sharing those. i am so tickled for them and so touched that you got to take levi's photograph. love em'!!
Posted by: mary elizabeth | January 28, 2010 at 08:54 PM
So weird.... until very recently, my Grandma lived in Newton KS! I know your town! My great grandma, my best friend as a kid, lived at 1609 Hillcrest in the big old house. It's not in the family any more, but it will always be Gram's house to me.
Anyways, very sweet little baby... and wonderful quilt. Thanks for sharing it!
Posted by: jeannie | January 28, 2010 at 09:06 PM
I seriously could not wait to see your session(s) with Levi. You captured Cora's sweet spirit so beautifully and the images of her reached across these miles and made me feel like I had known her myself. The pictures of Levi are just as amazing. What a precious little man. Thanks for sharing them :)
Posted by: christine | January 28, 2010 at 10:13 PM
beautiful! are you a member of the flickr group Natural Light Child Photography? if not- you should be! http://www.flickr.com/groups/naturallightchild/ great advice, chatting with others doing the same thing as you, and a place to throw around business ideas. (i'm in there as just trishia, though don't get as much time as i'd like to chat in there)
Posted by: trishia | January 28, 2010 at 10:23 PM
oh wow. he is so sweet. and you are one gifted photographer, meggie. i love these pictures!
Posted by: pambuller | January 28, 2010 at 10:28 PM
absolutely beautiful. i am so happy for them.
Posted by: Kristy | January 28, 2010 at 10:34 PM
We LOVE the pictures Megan. They are FABULOUS like always! Thanks so much for taking them for us. Let me know when you want to do more. :o) Hope you got lots of sewing done yesterday.
Posted by: Jess | January 28, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Oh my word, he is precious!! I also follow their blog. He is so sweet.
You did *beautiful* pictures! What a privilege!
Happy day! :)
Posted by: Amber | January 28, 2010 at 11:20 PM
The baby swaddled ~ PRECIOUS!! Only problem with seeing this beautiful baby and these beautiful pictures ~ makes me want another baby!!! Please don't do that to me!!!! :-)
Posted by: Julie Wriston | January 29, 2010 at 03:17 AM
Such a beautiful baby! You did a wonderful job!
Posted by: Laura | January 29, 2010 at 07:55 AM
absolutely darling! what a precious little gift for his family. i love the idea behind his sweet quilt and it's so pretty and colorful. HAPPY!!! great job meg
Posted by: katy | January 29, 2010 at 09:09 AM
Oh my gosh... that makes my heart sing for them!!!! I'm so happy for them! And that blanket... PRECIOUS!
And your pics... LLOOOOVVVEE!!!!
Posted by: jen | January 29, 2010 at 09:45 AM
so sweet. if i could have anything to do over in life, it would be to take today's photography equipment and YOU and run back to 1988-2000 and take photos all over again. Especially in 1988.
:-)
you are going to AFRICA? WOW. So cool Meg!
Posted by: melissa @ the inspired room | January 29, 2010 at 10:48 AM
I love the ones with the quilt! Beautiful and so special, too.
Posted by: Martina | January 29, 2010 at 11:12 AM
those are so heart warming! sigh....makes me want another.
i am so happy for them! not a day has gone by that they haven't crossed my mind this year. i always felt like it was the lord nudging me to pray for them. what a little blessing, mr levi is!!
Posted by: tasha roe | January 29, 2010 at 01:58 PM
The picture of little Levi's feet . . . sigh!!! :)
Posted by: Karen | January 29, 2010 at 02:57 PM
what a beautiful, beautiful little boy. but to send me to the story of his sister ... ?? oh gosh. i sobbed. for half an hour last night i cried big, fat, ugly cries for them. that beautiful little girl, that chubby leg sticking out of the sink, and knowing that right at that moment her little body was being eaten by the monster. you caused me to go into an instantaneous grief for them, following right into fervent prayer. so, thanks a lot. and, thank you. and, god bless that sweet family.
Posted by: michele | January 29, 2010 at 03:24 PM
He is so beautiful and I just can't help but cry every time I see this sweet boy or read his mama's blog. Lucky you! You're pics are beautiful!
Posted by: Alaina | January 29, 2010 at 05:29 PM
What a doll! Love the photos!
Posted by: Lori | January 29, 2010 at 07:59 PM
Perfect.
Oh, those toes! They did me in.
The black and white of the three of them is beautiful. I love the looks on their faces, but especially Joel's.
Posted by: Christina | January 29, 2010 at 11:25 PM
i LOVE that his grandma made a blanket for him out of the 'cora dress' scraps. what a wonderful idea ... and it turned out BEAUTIFULLY! i got chills when i read that ... that is so so special. :) darling.
Posted by: Rachel / cREaTe | January 30, 2010 at 07:51 PM
Meg you did such a spectacular job taking photos of precious Levi...I can't wait to meet him myself! Since we can't meet him yet, it touched my heart to see your pictures! thanks meg :)
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Posted by: sarah | January 30, 2010 at 08:40 PM
soooooooo cute, I don't know which photos is my favorite but I do love those feet.
I want to send you something, would you please give me your address?
Posted by: Melissa | January 30, 2010 at 09:51 PM
oh, he's beautiful! Love the picture of him all swaddled in green
Posted by: Courtney | January 30, 2010 at 11:41 PM
What kind of camera do you use?
Posted by: Cathy | January 31, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Such a beautiful baby! Your photos captured his essence perfectly. I love the quilt that his grandma made for him, too. Such precious memories.
Posted by: Melanie RIley | February 01, 2010 at 08:01 PM
Awesome pictures! I just love him in the locker basket...genius! I am so happy for them!
Posted by: Amy R. | February 08, 2010 at 07:42 PM