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You wait.

Sometimes patiently. Sometimes not-so-much.

And you wonder.  And you plan.  And you dream.  And you buy some stuff.  And you wait some more.

Then, he’s here.

He shows you his ten perfect toes & spindly, wrinkly fingers.  He shows you his squinty, curious eyes.  And it all comes packaged in this tiny bundle of Hugeness.  This immeasurable capacity to love.  You think you know, you prepare for what everyone has been saying about this love.  But you can’t know until he’s here and you place your weary eyes upon him.  Then this feeling instantly sets up shop in every pore in your body, and you will never been the same.

These early days happen in a blur, and there is something incredibly surreal about how this time passes.  There is a palpable authenticity to these days.  You may not think it’s all registering with you, that you might not feel present, but it’s there.  It may be a year later when a certain gentle wind out of the north carries the intoxicating scent of a lilac bush from two streets over that you are rushed back to early moments of late spring, window cracked, and a swirling memory of fumbling through midnight nursing, tiny bleary eyes, the heavenly powerful weight of seven lovely pounds.  Or you may step outside on February morning three years later and the biting oxygen filling your lungs, the soft pad of your boots on packed snow, and the insulated stillness of a snowy morning gently hugging you is a quiet memory of your last days as Mom to One.  Or maybe you’re sorting through a stack of pictures and you come across an out-of-sequence newborn shot of your third.  You see dishes in the sink, remembering that it just wasn’t a priority.  You see the curtains all drawn tightly, recalling those oppressive 100 degree days. You see one impossibly small sock strewn on the floor. You see a diaper station in the corner with shin guards tossed beside it, knowing your oldest was in soccer camp in the weeks that followed.  And you’re filled.  You’re flooded.  It all comes back to you, and you’re so far away from the physical exhaustion that you’re just left with memories as warm as chocolate chip cookies. This is why I can’t pose a newborn in a glass bowl.  Or hanging in a net from a tree limb.  Or inside a pumpkin shell.  This is why I am compelled to photograph the Realness.  I want to take you back to those moments you thought you were missing because you were so tired, because they happened so fast, because it was all so new.

It’s all there. Let me be your lilac bush.

 

Black ad white. Mother places hand on newborn child in hospital. Black and white. Mother holds newborn baby in a the hospital; mother helps hold a pacifier in baby's mouth Black and white. View of the top of newborn's hair as mother holds him in the hospital bed. Black and white. Side profile of mother holding newborn child Three pictures. Black and white. Baby wearing knit hat is asleep, swaddled on the hospital bed; Father places a hand on newborn child; top-down view of newborn asleep with hand to his mouth. Black and white. Top down view of baby asleep yet yawning. Newborn baby makes eye contact with camera. Fingers in mouth.

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  • Lindsey BalloMay 30, 2013 - 2:04 pm

    Jen, this is lovely. I will never grow tired of your writing or photographs.ReplyCancel

  • LaraMay 30, 2013 - 3:17 pm

    Beautiful, Jen! Just beautiful! Love to read your posts & your amazing images!ReplyCancel

  • Mark LucasMay 31, 2013 - 1:17 am

    I love your work! You have an amazing talent for visual and verbal expression.ReplyCancel

  • Lin Van ParisMay 24, 2014 - 12:21 am

    A perfect tapestry, m’dear!ReplyCancel

  • Wendy MaherMay 25, 2014 - 3:31 am

    You are our lilac bush! And so much more! Thank you Thank you Thank you for capturing our special moments with your pictures and your words! So looking forward to even more!ReplyCancel

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