Preparing for your MILESTONE SESSION with Tiffany Edwards, Photographer

While I absolute photograph babies at all points in between, in addition to you baby's newborn session, I recommend capturing the 4 month, 8 month and 12 month milestone sessions!

New skills to show off may include;

4 months - head control, holding head up during tummy time

8 months -sitting

12 months - standing, walking, baby is ONE!

Baby on grass wearing watermelon-patterned outfit and headband, with curious expression. Green lawn in background, soft lighting, as photographed by Tiffany Edwards, sitter session milestone photographer

In the weeks before your session...

Take the time to consider any themes or color preferences you might have or ideas for sentimental items to incorporate and share them and any favorite poses and inspo images with your photographer. If we did a newborn session together, we can include some of the same elements throughout the milestone sessions (same prop used, etc. to show just how much baby is growing!)

In the days before your session...

Finalize and gather outfits for baby and the rest of the family, anyone who is participating in the session. If it's something you can do ahead of time to make session day run smoothly, do it! From trimming fingernails and locating specific jewelry you'd like to wear - cross out whatever you can from that list a little early and you'll be glad you did.

The day before...

Bath for baby, double check the diaper bag is fully stocked with all the essentials for studio sessions, pack and prepare sentimental items and anything else you plan to bring (or have handy, if I'm coming to you) for session day. A favorite toy or noisemaker can be the perfect way to capture big baby smiles!

Plan to feed baby on his or her normal schedule but be prepared with a quick and easy snack just in case/to top off with bottle or breastmilk as needed.

Session Day...

By following the recommendations made here, you should be going into session day as ready as you can be! Please aim to arrive (or be ready upon my arrival for in-home sessions) right at the scheduled session time, or up to just 5 minutes early. You will get a day-of session reminder to your email.