Having just celebrated Mother’s Day I can say without a doubt that motherhood is the greatest gift I’ve ever received.  My daughter is my greatest joy and accomplishment and I simply cannot imagine life without her. This joy is one that I hope and pray every woman is able to experience.

I had the privilege of seeing this joy born unto new parents, of seeing a beautiful little girl take her first breaths and seeing the greatest gift given, the gift of motherhood.  You might remember Jennifer from her maternity session blog post a few weeks ago.  We’ll, the little blessing she was carrying arrived just one week after our session.

As a surrogate Jennifer gave Allison and Doug the greatest gift possible…Miss Emma Madison.

Special thanks to Dr. Jon Rawson and the nurses and staff at Memorial Herman The Woodlands Hospital.

J&M and A&D – thank you, thank you, thank you!

If you would like more information about birth photography feel free to email or call me any time.

Enjoy!

Jennifer contacted me just over a week ago about getting together for a maternity mini-session.  You see, Jennifer is already 38+ weeks and she’s going in tomorrow morning for an induction so we were in a bit of a time crunch.  You know what’s super awesome about Jennifer?  She’s a surrogate mommy and she’s carrying a sweet baby girl for another couple.  Jennifer did this maternity session as a gift to the sweet little girl’s parents.  See, I told you she is awesome.

I’ll be there to capture the details of her birth story and I can’t wait to share her slideshow with you…can’t wait!  Be sure to check back soon for her sideshow.

For now, please enjoy a few sneak peeks from Jennifer’s mini-maternity mini-session.  Enjoy!

A few weeks ago we celebrated Amelia’s 2nd birthday.  Her birthday is of course a celebration of her birth, but it’s also a celebration of my life as a mother.   I can say without a single bit of doubt that giving birth to our daughter was the single most amazing and life changing moment of my life.  I never imagined all of the emotions I would feel at that moment.  The pride I would feel for myself as a woman and what I had just done.  The admiration I felt for my husband and the heartaches I knew he would experience with a little girl in his life.  A love so intense for my daughter that it pained me; the love my own mother always had for me but she could never fully explain.

Those are the moments I want to capture.  I want to capture your expressions as you anticipate you’re little one’s arrival, your emotions as you meet him/her for the first time and the love that instantly fills your heart.  Those are the moments you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life.

I am so excited to announce that I am now offering birth photography collections.  I want to capture your birth, your story. For a limited time I am offering a complimentary newborn session with all birth photography collection purchases.   I will take a very limited number of bookings this year so please contact me soon for details!

Now for more good news…If you’re expecting a little one in January or February I will photograph your birth for free, yep you read that correctly for free!  I will also provide a black and white slide show of your birth story on a disc which you will be able to enjoy for years to come.  For a sample slide show please click here. If you want any prints or other products you’ll be able to order them through your private online gallery.

The only thing that I ask in return is that you clear everything with your doctor/hospital, that you get approval for me to be there and any guidelines you, your doctor or your hospital have regarding my presence.  I will happily sit down and chat with you and your husband about what to expect from your birth story experience. Please contact me soon as I will only be able to take a few births during this time period.

I look forward to capturing these moments for you, for your husband and for your little one to cherish for years to come.

And because I hate to blog without sharing a picture, here’s a picture of Amelia’s little sister or brother due in early July.

Birth is the greatest miracle.  Plain and simple, it just is.  I have traveled and I have seen and photographed so many things, but nothing compares to photographing a birth.

When J&K asked me to photograph their daughter’s birth I was ecstatic; I wanted to jump up and down with excitement.  I’m pretty high energy to start with…so I bet you can imagine how I would have been bouncing off of the walls if it had been appropriate.  If I had chosen any other career path in life I would undoubtedly have been an L&D nurse.  As Dustin put it, being a photographer I have the best of both worlds; I get to be creative, witness this miracle and I don’t have to get dirty.

It is the greatest miracle I have personally experienced and now witnessed. The strength of her mommy, her first breaths, her first cries…like I said, I witnessed a miracle.

Special thanks to Dr. Laura Davidson and the nurses and staff at Tomball Regional Medical Center.  K&J – thank you, thank you, thank you!

So…the answer to the question “will you do it again?” is yes, in a heart beat.  If you would like information regarding birth photography please email or call me any time, I’d love to hear from you!