Rocco & His Family | Wisconsin Natural Light Family & Newborn Photographer

A week or so ago I made my now seemingly annual pilgrimage to Amy & Tony’s house to photograph their family as they grow older and up together, welcome new siblings and learn how to be a family. On this day I met Rocco, a new baby brother for Louise and Florence, two little girls who have already blessed their parent’s lives as much as they’ve filled their hearts and hands. Paisley the dog greeted me, a sweet little fur ball who delights in any ounce of attention aimed his way, and he was soon followed by the biggest sister in the fam, Louise. A preschooler now, Louise was all lace and loveliness, questions and helpful hands, a little girl a wee bit overwhelmed with all the changes a new baby in the house brings. But it was equally clear to me that she is so very well prepared with parental love and assurances that I’m quite certain that she’ll soon figure it all out and reign supreme as the Oldest Sister. Florence was unusually shy and hid behind books and dolls, preferring daddy’s lap to dancing in front of the camera. Still, her naturally gregarious, happy self couldn’t hide for long and she decided kisses and hugs for Rocco were the order of the day. And so then there was Rocco: a newborn, a helpless babe, so welcome in this house and already so loved his mama could do nothing but hold him, breath deeply and smile.