Happy 6 months, Max!

Half a year? Half a year!?!??!?!?!!??!?!  Didn't Evie just turn 6 months?  Actually, Max turned 7 months at the beginning of the month but who has time to blog when I have to kiss those chubby chubby cheeks at least 4000 times a day?  It has been an insane 6 months with a learning curve I still have yet to beat.  He is such a cool little boy and I could not have dreamed up a better little person to join our crazy family.  He is quick to smile but also can look quite serious, he beams when he sees Evie, he definitely is a mama's boy, he likes playing by himself, and he is crawling really fast now and pulling up. Ah!  And much to my surprise, he is not a fan of solids yet...our culinary adventures together will have to wait a little longer.  OH, and those baby giggles. Evie makes him laugh the most. I want to hear them laugh forever and ever and ever and ever.

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I am still living off of my high from getting the med free VBAC I wanted so badly.  It was one of the most amazing and empowering experiences I have ever had.  I still remember catching him from the midwife and placing him on my chest.  That feeling of a warm tiny baby body against mine, knowing he had just been growing inside of me - nirvana.  And it feels like I blinked a few times and he is not a tiny baby anymore.  Even though I haven't slept well for close to a year, I miss those tiny baby days already.  People, enjoy every snuggle, every fat roll...and even when you are losing your mind, breath it all in...

With Max's arrival, I have thought a lot more about the way we are raising him and Evie, the kind of life we'd like to give them, and what I want them to learn from Jeremy and I.  No matter how many times I think about this, this list always cross my mind...I hope they grow to be happy, confident, secure, loyal, compassionate, and helpful individuals.  I hope they both learn about themselves thoroughly and have the ability to navigate any challenges that come their way and to deal with their own imperfections and demons.  And most of all, I hope that throughout their lives, they will remember that their parents always have their backs and to lean on one another even when they are vulnerable and don't want to.  Oh yeah, they better not forget to give me hugs and kisses when they get older. :) 

*Po Chi Fung is a Washington DC and MD lifestyle and documentary family photographer serving Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, and Potomac

Coen is one!!!

I came to photograph the W family in celebration of their littlest son's upcoming first birthday. {Happy birthday, C!!} As expected, these two little boys kept me moving the session but as one can also imagine, it was just a whole lot of fun photographing these two boys with gorgeous gorgeous eyes (uh, I also really want their eye lashes), a gentle dog, a cool cat, and two amazingly nice parents. Note: I will never get tired of baby squish and rolls.  

Dear W family - thank you so much for having me document your family and capture just a moment in time of you guys' life.  :) 

For those of you considering a future family session, think about having an in-home lifestyle session!  It is relaxing...there is no forced cheesing at the camera, there is no chasing after your active kids, and best part of all, you end up with photographs that takes you back to a regular day at home with your babies.  How awesome it would be to flip through these together 30 years from now and be reminded of what your childhood home looked like, the way your mom beamed at you adoringly, and the way your brother body-slammed/hugged you.  

Without further ado, here are some of my favorite photos from that day!  

*Po Chi Fung is a Washington DC and MD lifestyle and documentary family photographer serving Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, and Potomac

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Hi! August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month.    

In honor of Breastfeeding Awareness Month and in an effort to help normalize breastfeeding, so that mothers can feel comfortable nursing their babies wherever and whenever they need to and want to, I am offering a limited number of discounted Nursing Mama sessions.  

These sessions can be just you and your baby or include siblings and your partner. They are intimate and natural with minimal posing.  It's a great way to remember all those days and nights you spent nursing your little ones.  

More details below: 

Session details

$200 (w/ tax included)

20 minute session in your home or location of your choice

5 digital files 

1 - 6x9 Signature Print 

Contact pochi.photography@gmail.com and book by AUGUST 31st, 2015 for discounted rate.

Fine print: (1) Location must be within 10 miles of 20901 (2) Payment must be received in full to lock in rate and date.

*Po Chi Fung is a Washington DC and MD lifestyle and documentary family photographer serving Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, and Potomac

Sunflower Patch!

I've been meaning to go visit the sunflower patch (McKee-Besher Wildlife Management Area) for years now and we finally got to go today.  Since Evie was little, whenever and wherever we were at a good spot, I would have Jeremy throw Evie up for a photo...this was a good place to do it. The best part of this photograph is that she actually looked and smiled at the camera..which she has never done before.  I can't wait to get a large print of this and have it hung up in her room.  

*Po Chi Fung is a Washington DC and MD lifestyle and documentary photographer serving Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, and Potomac

Cherry blossoms on film

Since we've started dating, J and I take a trip down to the tidal basin every year to see the cherry blossoms around sunrise because he can't stand crowds. I usually take a second trip back down around sunset hours to photograph, so he doesn't have to wait around for me.  But we've missed the last two years for good reasons, so I was super excited that we were able to make it this year!  AND we got to take Evie along.  I was also really excited that I was going to photograph mostly with my new film camera.

It was super overcasted that day and I was really nervous about how the photographs would turn out.  I initially hated them but after sleeping on it for a day or so, I think I really love them.  Hope you do too!

Notes: Fuji400H, ISO400, slight add of contrast, taken 1/30 or 1/60

*Po Chi Fung is a Washington DC and MD lifestyle and documentary photographer serving Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, and Potomac

Oh the places you will go!

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E - I hope you never stop being a bruiser and I hope you keep climbing!!!

This weekend was a fun one. I've lost my voice completely, J is sick as well, and E is as monstrous as ever. But don't you think for a second that I am not grateful for all of this because I am and I wouldn't trade it for the world.  In fact, I am so excited for the boy to join in on the chaos that I can hardly sleep!

My sweet bebe.

““It was all changing. All of it. And it was horrible and it was lovely.”

— Carla H. Krueger, Sleeping with the Sun

It's been a tough week for my sweet baby.  She started at a new preschool and drop offs have been filled with sobs, tears, snot, and pleas of wanting to be home with us.  It is somewhat heartbreaking.  Trying to remind myself that she will love school soon enough and be back to the social butterfly that she was at daycare. AHH.  In the meanwhile, more cuddles for her and us.