Lovely Little Liza

I just loved photographing sweet Liza. She was such a peaceful little thing and Oh. So. Cute.!!!

This one, by far, is my absolute favorite!



And you can see her sweet little dimpled chin in this one!



And this one was for Liza's great grandmother...



I have to say while I absolutely LOVE shooting the births ~ I totally love doing the newborn shots as well!! I could take pictures of sweet, squishy babies all day long!

Thanks little Liza for being so sweet and squishy.

In the Thick of It

J & M were the couple I posted about here. They are one of the sweetest, kindest, most adorable couples I have ever met. Ever. They have a heart for the Lord and I was really looking forward to photographing the birth of their first child.

First ones are the best. Or at least that's what I'm told. It was my first time to photograph first timers. Rather ironic, don't ya think?

Anyway, I was called to come to the Birth Center around 9:30 pm on a Wednesday night. Monk was at Care Group with the children and I was home with Charlotte trying to get caught up on a few things. At the time, we only had one car. He had it.

When I called to tell him he needed to get a move on and get home so I could get to the birth, he took me literally. We got the $75 ticket in the mail the other day with photographic proof that he really DID run that red light. I don't suppose the judge would believe us if we told him why he ran that red light. Oh well.

J was progressing nicely when I arrived around 10:30pm. Problem was, she stalled shortly after that. It turned into a long night for her. Bless her heart.




As long and as hard as the night was....she carried on...



...and on.



But what a beautiful end to a hard night!



Baby Liza sure was worth it!



Her newborn shots are coming soon....what a cutie!

First Newborn Shots

Oh how fun and exciting it was to take my first newborn shots just over a week ago! And once I got over feeling like I was gonna throw up AGAIN, I really enjoyed myself! Sweet baby Ryann, who was my first birth to shoot, was ever SO squishy and beautiful!



I'm wondering though ~ my basket is a little small for those 9 pounders ~ maybe I need to bump it up a size!



And I REALLY liked this one of her and her momma!



And these two? This picture was just totally on the fly! What a lucky shot of a totally adorable daddy and daughter (who is Ryann's big sister!)



It has been an awesome last few weeks y'all! The ride is tiring, but oh-so-exciting and I can't wait to share it with you!!

Baby Ryann ~ My First

B.'s labor was amazingly short.



He was her rock.



Finally. The prize.



First introduction as a big sister.



Momma Gazing in the herbal bath.



Grandmama's first turn.



All around beautiful birth. ::sigh::

Sweet

Though they looked barely old enough to drive, M & J were the sweetest couple ever. J was due ... um ... yesterday. Bummer. And M? Well he has college finals this week and then graduation from Seminary. Timing is everything, right? I would say that there's another instance of God's timing not being our timing.




And one of my personal favorites...



Pregnant bellies are the sweetest, aren't they?