You guys. I did a thing.

This has never happened to me in all my years photographing newborns!

Before every session I like to plan ahead and get all my sets together and laid out so I can see what I’m working with and plan for my session flow. I think about what props I’m planning on using and what style of wrap I’m going to do with the baby. This helps with how my session will go! I know what set to do next, how to pose the baby, etc.

Well! Everything was laid out and Mom walks in and says “Hi! We kept him awake the best we could, but he’s sleeping right now. I hope that’s ok?”.

And I froze! HE? HIM? Wait – I set everything up for a GIRL!

Yep – first time I’ve ever done that. I always check and double check my sessions and this one time… I set up for a girl!

Needless to say I apologized and had to redesign my props that I had set up and replace everything that was pink and purple, with blues and greens!

Big oops on my end!

Thankfully he was a great little sleeper, even at 3 weeks, and his session turned out to be one of my absolute favorites. You can bet I won’t let that happen again though!