My friend Lou was on a roadtrip last week and suggested she pop in on her way back to Melbourne to take some photos of Marigold and I.

I’m so grateful she offered because there’s just no way I would have found the time to organise a photographer. Plus, getting the house in order for a shoot was just not going to happen…in any way, shape or form.

And so Lou (who has four kids of her own) was very adept at stepping over the vacuum cleaner and the truck, trains, blocks and miscellany. I warned her about said mess but told her I wouldn’t apologise…it was just the way it was going to be.

You never regret the photos you get when your baby is so new. I’ll treasure these and I hope, one day, that Marigold does too.

My dress is the gingham pintuck dress from Fabrik. I wore it right through pregnancy and it’s now a flattering post-partum dress for me to breastfeed in (I’m wearing size 1) – also available in black and pushkar print.  Highly recommend!