While you’re packing for the hospital, be sure to bring something special to enhance your baby’s portrait session. (We recommend that you at least bring a blanket.) A cherished object or heirloom will make baby’s special photo even more meaningful to you and your family.

Here are some ideas of what you could bring to the session:

• Hat, booties, or other item possibly hand-crafted by a dear relative
• Baby’s first doll or stuffed animal
• Baby’s first rattle or toy
• Baby’s first blanket
• Parent’s baby photo
• Heirloom toy, blanket, or other item from when parents or grandparents were babies
• Recent photo of baby’s family members (parents, grandparents, siblings)