Before his little brother arrived, this family already had a rhythm of its own — Kiwi moving between Mum and Dad, laughter that never stayed still for long, and a scan photo that already belonged in the story.
The optional soundscape is only atmosphere; it was not recorded during this family's session.
There were three of them, waiting for one more.
Sowjanya was carrying their second son. Chaithanya and Kiwi were already finding their own ways of being close to the baby before they had even met him.
Kiwi held the scan photo, climbed onto Dad, disappeared from one frame and reappeared in the next. He did not need instructions. He was simply being the boy he already was, in a family that was about to change around him.
And between all that movement were the quieter things: Mum and Dad laughing together, a hand resting on the bump, the kind of ordinary closeness that rarely feels important until years have passed.
Before four, there were these small moments between three.
Kiwi knew a baby was coming. He was still busy being Kiwi.
Still a son. Soon to be a brother too.
02 · Then he was hereFor a while, the story lived without photographs. A baby had to arrive. A family had to find its new rhythm.
The scan photo became the smallest person in the room.
Their second son came home, and suddenly the same family had a different shape.
There were now two sons to hold, two different kinds of attention moving through the room, and a big brother learning what this tiny new person meant to him.
No grand moment was needed. The change was already there in the way they held him, passed him between them and made space for him beside everything that had existed before.
A person they had waited for, finally here.
The house looked familiar. The family did not feel quite the same.
Chaithanya held his newborn son with the careful concentration of those first days. Sowjanya was no longer waiting for the baby she had carried. And Kiwi was no longer only the boy holding the scan photo — he was the older brother standing beside the real person from it.
That is what makes these two chapters belong together. Not because there were two photography sessions, but because one shows the family before, and the other shows what changed after.
Not a new family. The same family, expanded.
One day, their younger son may not remember this room, how small he was in their hands, or the way his brother looked beside him. But he can come back here and see the beginning of the four of them.
Two chapters are here now. The rest of his story is still being lived.
This page begins with the months before his arrival and the first days after he came home. As he grows, the memory can grow with him — without rushing ahead of the life that still has to happen.
You can begin with one chapter.
Some families start during pregnancy, return when the baby arrives and simply let the story grow naturally from there.
Explore the First ChapterPlanning maternity + newborn photographs?
Do you travel across the UK for maternity and newborn sessions?
Yes. This family story involved two trips to Scotland. Travel is planned in advance so the actual session can stay relaxed.
Should we book maternity and newborn together?
You do not have to. But when both chapters are photographed, your child can later see the family before they arrived as well as the first days after.
When is a good time for maternity photographs?
Around 28–34 weeks works well for many families, but comfort matters more than a fixed rule. Getting in touch during the second trimester gives us time to plan.
What if the newborn date changes?
That is normal. Babies do not follow booking calendars, so newborn timing stays flexible around the birth and how your family is feeling.
What if our baby needs feeding or will not settle?
We stop. Feed, cuddle, change or walk around — whatever your baby needs. The session follows the baby, not the other way around.
You do not need the whole story planned yet.
If you are expecting, start with the chapter that is happening now. The rest can come when your family is ready.