Hey y'all! heres a quick post on what I have been doing lately and why I do it!! lol Enjoy!! 

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If you have been following me then you may have noticed the increase in maternity photos lately. I adore getting to be apart of celebrating a new life. There is something so rewarding in seeing the Daddy to be taking on this new role and loving on the mama to be. I just get all ooey- gooey inside. 

I have a confession to make... Maternity photos were not as big when I started having my babies. I have one snap shot of me and my husband about 3 weeks before we had our daughter and then with my son I have one the morning we went to the hospital. I am saddened that I didn't take the time or spend the money to have them done. Each pregnancy brought a new change for us. With our daughter it was the ending of us as a couple only. Every decision from now on effected the 3 of us. Then when our son came along it felt so bitter sweet because my sweet girl was no longer the center of our world. In some ways I remember feeling guilty that she would have to share us and wondering if she would resent us for having her brother. Of course now looking back I laugh at the notion all together because seeing them now and how much they love each ; I would not change a thing. I do wish I had one last shoot with my little girl while I was expecting my boy. She would come and talk to him and love on my big ole baby bump and tell him she loved him. I would love to have a photo like that to share with her. To show her that they were best buddies even before they met face to face.

This is my dear friend and client Ashley along with her sweet girl just weeks before they welcomed their bouncing baby boy into the world. I know from one mamas heart to another these images mean the world to her. Coming family of 4Celebrating life as we know it and the life that will be soon. Taking advantage of each journey life takes you on keeps you grounded and happy. Coming family of 4Celebrating life as we know it and the life that will be soon. Taking advantage of each journey life takes you on keeps you grounded and happy. Coming family of 4Celebrating life as we know it and the life that will be soon. Taking advantage of each journey life takes you on keeps you grounded and happy.

It is an honor and a privilege to capture this sweet moment in a couples journey together. People ask what do you do? So I tell them I am a photographer. They say " Oh you take pictures ." No, I create pieces of art for families so that as they walk through there home or browse their photos on social media there story is being told and will continue to be told for generations to come. 

To all you expectant mamas and daddies don't think twice about taking that photo! Drink in every second of this journey! 

Welcome to parenthood!!!