This family is so special to ours. I seriously can't say enough about how much we love them. Christa is such an incredible mother and I am privileged to call her one of my very best friends. I mean really, I have called her mid-temper-tantrum to ask for parenting advice. She's such a godly example to me all the time. I've been able to see their family grow in God's grace over the past few years and I was so honored to photograph their family recently after the birth of their sixth child. This might be one of my favorite newborn sessions ever. Our session just flowed so naturally. Kids were playing and eating lunch and being themselves. Heck, my baby was sleeping in a crib in the toddler's room! It is easy to see how much this family loves one another. Congrats Schoolfield family! I love you guys!
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Newborns
I love to photograph newborns. Love it! I love getting to chat with new moms and dads. I love the excitement in their voices as they talk about their new journey into parenthood. Love seeing the way they look at their new little one. Love seeing their new perfect little nursery with all the time and love that went into every detail. This newborn session was no exception. I had the best time getting to know this new little family. I noticed one thing while editing this family's photos...they were smiling so much! You can just see in every photograph that their hearts are bursting with love for this new precious life. Congrats Neal family! Thank you for having me there to document this sweet time for your family.
More to come from this sweet little guy's sessions this morning!
This tiny little bundle felt so small to me after I've been holding my 9lbs 7oz humongo baby for the past couple of months! She was just the cutest little thing snug as a bug in mama and daddy's arms. Congratulations Faddis Family! Your sweet baby girl is precious. Blessings to you all as your family grows.
This family is so special to me because they represent so many firsts for me. First time I photographed a birth, then they were my first official newborn clients. I've been able to photograph them since then as well so of course I was so excited to get to photograph their new baby girl. Photographing them is pretty much just like hanging out with friends. I'm so thankful I've been able to document their family as they grow. Congratulations Trusty family! Blessings to you as God grows your family.
I got to meet this sweet family at their maternity session several weeks before the birth of their baby girl and I always love that because it makes our newborn session so comfortable. I felt right at home with this sweet family. Little Ms. S is so very loved! Congrats Parker Family! I'm so excited to get to see this little one grow over the course of this next year. :)
A little peek from this morning's session...
I love photographing newborns for so many reasons but one of those is connecting with other moms. I had such a great time getting to know this mama and her sweet family during this little guys session. And a bonus for me was that she was a brand new mother of 3 so I got to pick her brain on how it was going since I was near the end of my pregnancy with our third at the shoot. :) Congratulations Mollenhour family! Your family is precious and it was wonderful getting to spend the afternoon with you all. Blessings!
Here's a little sneak peek of yesterday's newborn session....
I can’t believe that as I’m writing this my sweet little third baby is already almost a month old! Reid Matthew Sams was born on July 13th, 2014 at 5:37pm weighing 9lbs 7oz and 21inches long! He was a big guy! He has been such a blessing to our family already. We didn’t decide his name until we saw him and it means “redheaded gift from God.” And boy does he ever have red hair! Beck is completely smitten with him and is continually covering him with hugs and kisses. Ellie likes him too but she’s not as into him as big brother Beck. ;) Everyone told me this, but there really is just something about the third baby. I guess it’s because I’m so much more relaxed about things this time around. And I know how quickly these days go by. I am enjoying every single second with him and I want to remember every detail. Time with him is FLYING. I can’t believe he’s almost a month old. Don’t get me wrong, I am super busy with three little ones and my hands are full but so are our hearts. If you remember from this post, I had said that I felt like the Lord was promising me that Reid would be a help and a blessing to our family, well, He did not disappoint. God has certainly fulfilled His promise by blessing us with him! I can’t wait to see the little man God has designed him to be.
I knew it would be quite a challenge to do my own newborn photos. Let’s just say that Reid is a pretty big fan of mommy and if I’m anywhere near him he wants to be in my arms, which is fine except when I’m trying to photograph him. So, most of my images of him are snapshots into our life rather than posed images. These are the ones I love anyways so I’m ok with that. :) If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve already seen quite an overload of our new love. But get ready, because I just couldn’t narrow these down any more. Here are some shots from our first few weeks with Reid. Enjoy!
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I loved this newborn session. I was able to photograph this family for their maternity and birth photos so I felt super comfortable and at ease around them for their session. Not to mention, they have a beautiful home and capturing their obvious love for their little guy was not hard at all. :) I am so happy for you guys to enter into this amazing and blessed stage in the life of your family. Congrats to this sweet new family!
I love getting to spend time with new moms. It is such a sweet and special time when you are learning so much. And I loved getting to know this momma. We got to know each other a bit at their maternity session and these parents were so excited then to meet their little one. It’s not hard to see that they are completely and totally in love with this little guy. Congratulations Casey family! Cooper is a very blessed little guy!
I love it when I get to photograph a family before their newborn session. I met the Gandy family early this spring when we did some 2 year portraits for Ms. Lauren. It always makes our newborn session so much more comfortable and relaxed. This session was so sweet and comfortable. I had such a great time watching them interact and spend time with their new baby. It was completely obvious how in love this family is with each other. That always makes my job pretty easy. :) Congrats Gandy family! Your sweet little bundle is so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful + loving family.
I always feel so honored to be hired as a birth photographer. It is such a special and intimate event in a family’s life. This story was no exception. I got to meet this sweet couple a few weeks before their birth at their maternity session and I found out very quickly what a great family they were. I love seeing new dads as they support their wives in labor and Jake was an AWESOME coach as well as their doula Jodi! I think the sweetest thing I remember from this birth was when Mama had a contraction and Dad coached and encouraged her through it. When it had passed he looked at her and said “You are so pretty.” I nearly melted right there. Baby S’s birth really felt like such a blessed event as worship music was playing during the labor and delivery. Mama, you did such an amazing job bringing your sweet boy into this world! Thank you both for allowing me to document it for you.
Be sure to see the full story slideshow at the end of this post!
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I loved photographing this sweet new family for their newborn photos. Ms. L is just beautiful! I love to chat with new mamas + dads about their new sweet little ones. It is the best thing ever to see how completely smitten and in love they are. Congratulations Atkins family! Enjoy this sweet time in the life of your family!
More to come from this beautiful birth story I got to photograph today.
I love all of the little details of newborns. More from todays session to come!
Last year I got to meet this sweet family when I photographed them for the first time and we just really hit it off. Spending time photographing them is just like spending time with old friends. As you can see through my lens, they are a precious family, and their newest little addition is the perfect piece to their family. After 3 little girls…a BOY! I’m pretty sure he’s going to be the most well taken care of little man on the planet, since he has three extra little mommies to help take care of him. Congratulations Rice family! Enjoy these sweet images of your wonderful family.
