Austin David James | Sydney Newborn Photography

Time for a very special blog post Baby Steps followers, here's one little guy I'm sure you will all be thrilled to meet.!

As many of you would be aware, Amanda was seriously injured in a cooking fire at the end of last year, and continues to recover from these injuries. Amidst all this, she was also growing a little baby boy... meet beautiful Austin!!!! This tiny little 5 pound 3 bundle of blue arrived 8 weeks ago and has been an absolute light and joy for us all.!

His name is Austin, but we nicknamed him "Trooper" while he was still in Amanda's belly, for what a little trooper he was throughout this ordeal... fighting through induced comas, rehab, close to 50 days in hospital and great amounts of medication, but fight he did. He's here, he's safe and as you will agree, he's perfect!

Josh & Will | Sydney Child Photography

It's so lovely to have friends visit us in the studio, and an extra treat when they are old friends we haven't seen for a LONG time!!!! So it was just wonderful catching up with Dean and Meghan today after many many years(!), and we got to meet their gorgeous little guys, Josh and Will. What a pair... these guys were an absolute breeze to photograph - SO obliging! When it comes to energetic little boys who just want to race around and explore, that's not always the case so these two made the job super easy! Great to see you again guys, hope you enjoy your photos.

Samuel | Sydney Baby Photography

Curls or lashes, curls or lashes, which were more divine... impossible to choose! Just look at this mop of curls little Samuel has been blessed with - absolutely divine! And when you add the long, dark eye lashes to the mix... what a little heartbreaker he is going to be! Samuel was such a character - far more interested in racing around than having his photo taken, but we still managed to catch his adorably cheeky grin for some snaps!!

Dylan & Henry | Sydney Child Photography

Meet Dylan and Henry - age 6 and (almost!) 1! Two of the nicest little boys you could ever hope to meet. So much fun in the studio with these little fellows and their Mummy and Daddy (also two of the nicest people you could hope to meet - so friendly, so relaxed, so chatty!).

Watching Dylan look after his little brother was absolutely beautiful, he was so gentle with him, so protective - what great mates these guys are going to be. The boys are such a credit to you guys, Jo and Iain - thanks for bringing them in for their shots.

Molly & Annie | Sydney Baby Photography

It doesn't seem all that long ago that we met gorgeous little Molly who looked like THIS. Can't believe this adorable little thing has already grown so much - just look at her now!

Molly is now the proud big sister to the equally gorgeous Annie, so Mum decided it was time to pop back to Baby Steps for some new shots.

Little Annie wasn't too keen on having her photo taken, but we still managed to sneak in some cuties!

Louie | Sydney Baby Photography

Lovely little Louie - what a handsome little man! Louie was our latest little visitor in the studio and his Mum was telling me that it wasn't a great time of the day for him. Well let me tell you, I wish all our babies were that "bad" at their bad time of the day... what a breeze this little guy was!

Louie gave us some sweet smiles, but our absolute favourite shot from his shoot has to be this first one... just look at those lips!!!

PS. And Louie??? Isn't that just the cutest name ever!

Ashish | Sydney Child Photography

You know sometimes you meet someone with a smile that just lights up their whole face?? Well that's Ashish - just look at that smile! And those cheekbones???!!! Women everywhere would kill for those cheekbones!

It was another lovely morning here at Baby Steps, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and Ashish was showing us that bright, happy smile - what more could anyone ask for?!?!

Brianna | Sydney Baby Photography

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Brianna
Happy Birthday to you!

Didn't we feel special today - this gorgeous poppet chose to spend that all important landmark day with us - her first birthday! Happy birthday sweet little girl - may you continue to bring your parents (and Grandma!) every joy the way you did today.

Full House! | Sydney Family Photography

One family, four kids... talk about a full house! We spent the afternoon with the Brisbane family today - Mum and Dad, and kids Scott, Luke, Kristy and Matthew. Gorgeous family, gorgeous kids, simple as that!

We forgot how easy it is to photograph the older kids... we're used to chasing crazy, busy toddlers around the studio - these guys were told to sit here or here etc and they stayed put! What a breeze!

Annabelle & Emilia | Sydney child photography

There are so many wonderful things about doing this job, but one of the best has got to be meeting so many beautiful families... and today was no exception.

Annabelle and Emilia came in for a visit with their Mummy and Daddy - what a gorgeous family, so lovely! As you can see these two little girls were just cute as apple pie and ever so obliging for their photos. Annabelle especially was having a great time and was getting right into the change of outfits and the oh so important matching hair clips... got to love a girl who knows her accessories!

And as for Emilia, well just look at those eyelashes!... need I say more?!

Jai & Evie | Sydney Child Photography

Just look at this family... sigh, gorgeous right, all 4 of them! And you know what, they are just as sweet as they are gorgeous!

Mum and Dad absolutely lovely with their kiddies, big brother as well behaved and patient as can be, and baby sister just full of energy and life... what a combination!

Emma and Chris, it was a joy to meet your family - thanks for coming in for a visit!

Hannah | Sydney Baby Photography

Next up on the blog is little lady Hannah, and as any good lady does(!) Hannah came with a mountain of adorable outfits... we're totally in love with her purple tutu/rosette singlet ensemble, and doesn't she just rock it!?

At 8 months, Hannah is at that delightful "sitting up but not yet racing away" stage, so it was a lovely, relaxing afternoon in the studio capturing this cutie pie!

Alexander & Jeremy | Sydney Child Photography

It's boy town over here at the moment with two more lovely little lads coming in for a visit today!

Alexander and Jeremy were such cuties and full of energy... great fun! Check out Jeremy's cheeky grin!

And in the future heartbreakers department, would you look at those eyelashes... on both of them... ahhh to die for!!! Watch out girls!!!

Harrison | Sydney Baby Photography

As followers of our blog would know, we have been out of action for the past few months, due to Amanda being injured in a serious accident. Amanda's road to recovery is a long and tough one but she continues to amaze all that know her with strength, courage and plain old hard work. Thank you to the many clients who have checked in over the past few months to see how Amanda is doing - we cannot tell you how much your care and concern has meant to us.

Please be advised that we will be taking the next 6 months off from sessions while Amanda continues to recover (not to mention meets her new little baby in March!) and we hope to be back up in running in October 2012.

There are several shoots that needed to be re-scheduled immediately after the accident and Kate has now commenced fulfilling those shoots, so you will still see a few new little faces on the blog over the next month or so, and then after that we'll be back bigger and better than ever later in the year!

Our first little visitor back in the studio was 8 month old Harrison, and what a treat to come back to. Harrison was all smiles and just lovely, and his Mummy was just as gorgeous! Really enjoyed chatting to you, Amanda, and hearing about your wonderful "surprise!!" - hope you love your photos.