It's a Boy!! Newborn Portraits! - Melissa Hassey Photography

You may recognize Dana & John from their fun maternity portraits that I posted back in June. Here’s a link if you want a refresh: http://melissahassey.com/2011/06/maternity-portraits-2/.

I am very happy to announce that their gorgeous baby boy, Oliver, was born on August 30th! I feel extremely privileged to have gotten to meet him and to capture a few portraits of him so soon after he was born. I simply adore photographing newborns and Oliver was such a pleasure! Dana & John are fantastic parents already, as expected. It was wonderful to hear them talk about Oliver and to watch them stare at him in amazement. It is a lovely sight to see and I am so happy for them both!

Sadly, the month before Oliver was born their beloved parakeet, Shatzi, passed away. I know that they both loved him immensely and I thought that I would mention him here. I saw their memorial to him in their garden and took a picture. I thought it was really sweet. They did recently acquire a new parakeet, Sparky, (pictured below on the left) into their family. I’m sure baby Oliver & Sparky will have some fun together in the years to come!

Congrats again, John & Dana! Oliver is simply fantastic!