Elijah was 1 day shy of 3 weeks old for his newborn session. I found him especially amazing to watch as he moves seamlessly from the calm, soothing, peaceful and controlled arms of his parents to the lively, colorful, roughhousing world of his three big brothers.
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21 comments
September 9, 2010 - 5:09 pm
i love her fuzzy little back! welcome little one!
September 10, 2010 - 6:10 pm
Christine – These are fabulous and we can’t wait to see the rest! We had such a great time and are so pleased at the outcome of the session.
Many thanks!
The Genne Family
September 10, 2010 - 6:11 pm
Of course the photos are fantastic, because their KAPPA style!
Can’t wait to see more.
September 10, 2010 - 6:16 pm
…Looks like Sarah could already teach her daddy a thing or two about hairstyles…
September 10, 2010 - 6:23 pm
What beautiful pictures, I really love the one with baby and daddy and the wedding ring on her toe, it is so cute.
September 10, 2010 - 6:32 pm
I LOVE her!!!! Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful pics – keep them coming!
September 10, 2010 - 7:10 pm
Especially loved the one showing Sarah’s beautiful blue eyes
September 10, 2010 - 7:10 pm
What a darling girl!!!! Love the photos!
September 10, 2010 - 8:36 pm
Beautiful pictures!
September 11, 2010 - 7:43 am
Sarah, I can’t wait to meet you!! You look absolutely beautiful and your mom & dad are so happy that you’re in their lives!
September 11, 2010 - 9:45 am
Absolutely precious and gorgeous!! Sarah is “wonderfully and fearfully made!” Praise God!! Psalm 139 vs. 13,14 Love, Margaret
September 11, 2010 - 9:57 am
These are just beautiful – you will cherish these forever! I love the one where she is holding Doug’s finger and you can see his ring – that is one of the best feelings in the world having a baby grab your figer like that! can’t wait to meet her in person!
September 11, 2010 - 7:35 pm
So lovely, these photos…a new little angel with her proud Dad.
September 12, 2010 - 7:28 pm
Wonderful pictures……Baby Sarah is a doll and so is Dad Doug!!
September 13, 2010 - 12:32 am
Amazing photos!!! Thanks for sharing this with us! BEAUTIFUL baby!!
September 13, 2010 - 6:17 am
Great photos – thanks for sharing and Congratulations! Love the yawn!
September 13, 2010 - 8:32 am
Really loved the cute ones, particularly the major yawn.
thanks for sharing.
September 13, 2010 - 9:44 am
That’s a perfect spot for her. Enjoy it while she still fits.
September 13, 2010 - 11:21 am
These are really cute pictures!! thanks for sharing
September 13, 2010 - 2:33 pm
Absolutely precious! I especially love the last picture. Can’t wait to see more! Especially of Mom and daughter!
September 13, 2010 - 3:21 pm
What beautiful photos!!! When does she learn how to buzz?
Baby Levi was three weeks old the day of his session. Alert, strong and incredibly sweet…
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August 3, 2010 - 9:55 pm
I love newborn pics. Nothing quite as innocent.
August 3, 2010 - 10:00 pm
I could just eat him right up!
August 3, 2010 - 11:03 pm
Oh lola , he’s amazing! You look great too! I miss you tons! What great pictures, thanks for sharing!
August 3, 2010 - 11:14 pm
Levi is one blessed little boy to be the baby of such a sweet group of sibblings. Anders….you have a big job as the big brother! I have confidence you can do it!
August 4, 2010 - 7:27 am
Oh my goodness!!!! How will you EVER choose!!!! These pics are ALL so good!
August 4, 2010 - 8:33 am
What a beautiful baby! And what a beautiful Mother! All the pictures are so good I don’t know how you can decide..Thanks for sharing your pics with us..
August 4, 2010 - 10:47 am
We finally get to see some awesome pics of Levi!!!!!!!! He’s so sweet! Now we need to see him in person!
August 4, 2010 - 10:50 am
He is so stinking cute!!!
August 4, 2010 - 10:53 am
Great pictures. You look great too Momma
August 4, 2010 - 11:03 am
Levi is so precious!!!!! You’ll have to buy all of these pics
August 4, 2010 - 11:37 am
Finally one that looks like his daddy!
August 4, 2010 - 12:41 pm
He is a doll. I too love the one where the train is in the distance…..I might use that idea here in Missouri w/ my boy who loves trains.
August 4, 2010 - 12:46 pm
Makes me cry. This is such a beautiful photo. It’s art!! I love it. I can’t see little Levi’s lips because of white strip over the photo. He looks like a sweet baby for sure.
August 4, 2010 - 1:16 pm
Lovely works of art (by daddy, mommy and God) and (by the photographer)! I can’t believe he was only 3 wks in these pix! So precious! I can’t wait to meet him!
August 4, 2010 - 1:23 pm
WoW he is growing so fast. Can’t wait to hold and hug them all in three weeks.
August 4, 2010 - 1:37 pm
Such a handsome sweet little boy! Beautiful Momma too!
August 4, 2010 - 4:16 pm
such a sweet boy! so handsome, just like his brothers!
August 4, 2010 - 4:53 pm
You two are so precious…what a great family, blessed to have you all in our lives.
August 5, 2010 - 4:16 pm
SO, when are we gonna get to hold him and spoil him rotten???? (Nana Mavis) Nana: Makes me want to hop on a plane and come back. Miss you guys and can’t wait to see you all. Hope it’s soon.
August 5, 2010 - 5:22 pm
What a wonderful picture to cherish when he’s too big to hold like this. Wish I had pics of mine like that! He’s too sweet for words.
August 5, 2010 - 9:29 pm
sweet
August 7, 2010 - 9:39 am
Newborn pics. are the best! These are great! I can’t believe how much he has grown!
August 11, 2010 - 3:40 pm
What a precious picture! Beautiful
October 1, 2010 - 11:06 pm
isn’t he sweet? thank you to all of you who left such kind compliments! of course, it makes my job all the easier when clients bring me such fantastic subjects.
here’s the final product that I finished working on today:
http://christinegacharna.com/blog/2010/10/01/kelly-family/
enjoy!
At a precious six days old …
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March 29, 2010 - 5:27 pm
Oh my gosh, that last one is too precious!
March 29, 2010 - 11:14 pm
oh i love them! wow mom looks great after only having a kid a week ago! totally want to pick your brain on your M.O. for newborn pix. i’m always worried about them being cold.
Six days old and out with the girls! Sweet-as-can-be Genevieve arrived with her Mommy and two sisters, sporting her groovy sophisticated name and pink animal prints. (Daddy and her three older brothers stayed behind to hold down the fort! Yes, she’s the youngest of six — it’s against AP style, so I rarely use the word “currently,” but perhaps in this case I should insert it between “she’s” and “the” because Genevieve’s Mommy brings me a newborn every year or so!)
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July 27, 2009 - 8:24 pm
You nailed it again! I love all of them, especially the one of Sammy and her dangly earrings with Genevieve. Another job well done!
July 28, 2009 - 11:22 am
ACK! I want the ones with me and Eevee! I’ll frame them show them to everyone. 
July 30, 2009 - 1:21 am
Beautiful photos. I love the one of the feet and the angle looking downward. Very nice. Cute baby!
July 30, 2009 - 7:24 am
I got a laugh at Sammy and Genevieve with their mouths wide-open…”silent scream”
July 30, 2009 - 11:53 am
You always do a great job with your subjects. All great pics—my favorites–Evee asleep on Trin’s shoulder and Evee yawning.
August 7, 2009 - 3:34 am
These are all adorable! Beautiful black & white imagery.
Nicholas is 10 days old in these images. His Mommy followed all of my directions to the letter — except for the part about sending an extra shirt for Daddy. !
But that’s okay because if she had, we wouldn’t have gotten Dad’s favorite shot of the day — he says it’s going in his office. I made sure to take lots of others, just in case Mom disagrees.
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May 18, 2008 - 7:02 pm
Awesome shots!
I love the close ups of him!
Dad certainly got it good…I remember the first time I helped in church nursery, I was nuked in a very similar way!
Baby Charlie is here! It is truly an honor to be chosen by a family to document the most precious progression of a family of three moving to a family of four!
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April 7, 2008 - 11:35 am
Christine,
Oh my goodness, these are so lovely! I adore the slide show, I cried!
You did such a beautiful job portraying our family. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
–Laura
April 8, 2008 - 12:17 pm
You’re so welcome! It was my honor and pleasure, you have a beautiful family. Enjoy!
–Christine
April 8, 2008 - 1:07 pm
This baby photo session is so sweet! I just love the selective color ones, great job!
April 9, 2008 - 9:55 pm
I may be a little biased (I am one of their aunties after all), but the pictures are beautiful. You did a very nice job capturing the personalities of my sister, Paul and the kids. As I only get to see them when I travel to DC it is nice to have such beautiful photos. Lali and Paul made a gift of the family portrait before Charlie was born(the one that starts the slide show). Thanks from auntie.
April 10, 2008 - 9:26 pm
you’re so welcome! thank you for sharing, it’s always wonderful to hear from Aunties!
–Christine
This is Evan, his seventh day in the world. His Mommy brought him to me for a newborn portrait…
…and then she brought him back with Daddy and Big Brother Charlie for a family portrait. For a nine-week-old, Evan has some amazing expressions and is incredibly strong. Both Charlie and Even are just plain cute.
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January 24, 2008 - 9:50 pm
Wow! These are great! We are going to have a hard
time making decisions!
You are very good at what you do. Thank you very much
for all the time and extra considerations you put into
our pictures.
I am amazed that I actually like a few of me! A
first!
Thank you so much…
January 26, 2008 - 3:56 pm
Fantastic series. Been looking at all your sets; you’re a great photographer.
January 26, 2008 - 4:05 pm
This is a terrific set of images. great job on the newborn and mom shots especially.
Frank
January 27, 2008 - 10:02 am
thank you!
January 27, 2008 - 3:52 pm
nice job! I can’t believe you actually got a smile out of a seven day old!! What luck!
January 28, 2008 - 6:43 am
Love the close up. Feels like the baby is gonna speak!
Great Job!!! As always.
January 28, 2008 - 8:14 am
thank you all!
Flora, it’s so great to hear from you — I love it when those I’ve photographed come back to check in on my blog. I’ve met the most interesting and wonderful people in this job! As to Evan, I wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised if he would have asked for his Mommy. He’s an incredibly strong and expressive baby.
Kimberly, thank you! but in all fairness, I should clarify that it wasn’t until our second session, when he came back at 9 weeks with his family, that we got the smiles.
January 28, 2008 - 9:41 pm
These are so beautiful, the baby is so alert, and don’t forget the big brother, what a cutie. Great job!
January 29, 2008 - 8:19 am
these are so precious!!
January 29, 2008 - 11:26 am
Christine,
Oh my gosh, these are the most precious pictures. I love coming to your blog. It makes me smile.
Hope all is well.
© 2011 christine gacharná | All Rights Reserved.
19 comments
Joelle - FANTASTIC!! Especially love the one of all the boys giggling with just Caleb’s feet in the shot and the one at the beginning of Elijah on his back by himself with just a little grin — he looks like SUCH a Peterson boy there! What a lovely football team you’ve got, Jenny & Doug!
Jenny Peterson - Great Photos Christine!
Marsha - Congrats!!! He is a sweetie and appears to fit right in. Marsha
Gram Bertie - Such awesome photography! But then, with such handsome little boys who just happen to be my grandsons…what can I say? Doug & Jenny: You are fantastic parents and I’m very proud of you! P.S. Hang onto that photographer! She’s the best!
Martha - He’s beautiful! He has such a knowing look for a 1-week-old. I love the one where his hands are in his mouth. These are all awesome.
The Ishikawas - As his brothers are, Elijah is beautiful! Wonder how the “Gang” will love on him? It was a blessing to see Caleb and John love on Joshua when he was a newborn here in Okinawa.
Cinda - Fabulous, Jenny! He is absolutely gorgeous, and what great photos! Congratulations to you and your whole family!
Joyanna Wilson - These are really wonderful. They capture not only how beautiful the boys are but the spirit of the whole family.
Elijah is absolutely delicious!
Gram Marga - Four beautiful grandsons! Awesome photography, Christine. Thank you for capturing very precious moments of our family history. I especially like the one of Joshua suspended upside down.
Eilene Peterson - Uncle Doug and Aunt Jenny! Your boys are such little gems! I am sure some days they seem like little dinosaurs. But that little Elijah is such a precious sight for ones eyes! I rememeber holding joshua when he was just a wee little one and looking at elijah reminds me of holding joshua. There faces are so similer! Awww boy i miss yall sooooo incrediably much! I wish i could see yall soon! Love always Eilene
Mike n Mari L - Wow, the black and white photos are so “natural”. Hey how’s come the little guy didn’t have a shirt to match his big brothers?
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The shots where they were up side down and at different angles is a fresh idea. Mike n Mari
Amy Martin - Congrats! He is gorgeous! These pictures are adorable!
Serina Peterson -
Sweet pictures Jenny! Got your hands full for sure. They are so darn cute. Just can’t get over all the red hair. Hope you guys are doing good and just let me know if you need anything. 
Tammy Peterson - Your boys as so precious. These pictures are amazing. Oh how I wish I could snuggle and play with these special little boys. We are truely blessed to have these little boys in our family.
Uncle Jeff - Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing the “real thing” at Christmas.
Aunt Marzella - Hey Jenny & Doug, Fantastic pictures of your God given boys! Thanks for sharing A real neat way to “meet” Elijah until we can meet in person.
I can’t pick a favorite shot but I really like the last one where he’s sleeping with his right fist poised just in case a big brother decides to pester during his nap. 
I’m sure naps are rare but precious occurances in the Petterson household these days! Love to all…
heather - BEAUTIFUL! Elijah is a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Jon Jon and Joshua look SO BIG (and so much alike). Caleb is as cute as ever. Thanks for sharing!! Wishing you lots of happiness!!
Na - I love the one where he is yawning!
Kelly & Rob - These are simply gorgeous photos, and they’ve captured a lovely range of emotions.
All of your boys are just beautiful!
We hope the 6 of you are doing well.
Have a safe & wonderful holiday season!