On February 26th my girls turned 9…. I still remember that day in the hospital when I was on bed rest, 31 weeks pregnant, and my doctor came in at 5 AM asked where Victor was (he slept in the hospital with me every night I was there for over a week!) and said that today was the day we would meet our girls.  I cried because I was not ready, I cried because I thought I failed my babies (I had pre-eclampsia and they had to deliver the girls early before it became too dangerous for me), I cried because my parents were not in the country (thinking that they had two months before the girl’s arrival date, they went abroad for a vacation), I cried because I knew how many things could go wrong with premature babies.  But fast forward nine years and Victor and I have these two amazing, smart, funny, creative, and all around wonderful girls!

And true to our tradition, every year I take the girls to my studio, along with their favorite books and toys for their Birthday photo session.

The girls don’t change much year to year now but in these side-by-side photos taken at my Ridgewood studio a year apart, I can see subtle changes.

Cat ears headband, pokeman slippers, Percy Jackson books and her stuffed animal – Misha – these are Alexa’s favorite things!

Mia’s favorite – Sisters Grimm series

These two can make each other laugh like no one else!

And like I do with my Milestone studio photo sessions (weather permitting) we went outside to capture the girls in their natural habitat – with their ripsticks!

I love looking through images from the girls’ birthday photo sessions, seeing how much they’ve changed, what books and toys they loved at each age.  This was the reason why I introduced Studio Milestones sessions – I want other parents to be able to have that as well.  So if you want to capture who your kid at the time of their birthday take advantage of this great offering.