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Hospital Birth Photography and a successful VBAC

A Success Story: Vaginal Birth After C-Section

August 23, 2016

The Birth Story of Evelyn Joy Up, Down, Up, Down… It was just after 3:00 AM on July 21st and I could not get comfortable in bed. Standing up I felt great, but as soon as I laid down again I felt cramping and stomach pain. “Was this it? Was today the day?” I wondered […]

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Broth and Sisters | Newborn Baby Photography

On July 21st Evelyn was born at 10:32 AM, at that moment we became a family of five. She was happy, healthy and we loved her so so much in an instant! One week later we captured some moments together, precious little moments that I can treasure through these images. As you can see she […]

August 19, 2016

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Mother and Daughter Maternity Style

Capturing the moments of pregnancy and how our bellies develop is something that I feel is overlooked by so many. Even for me and the first time around I didn’t think that it was something that I would care to look back on and because of that I didn’t take as many photos as I […]

August 14, 2016

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As mothers we are each so unique, yet we all strive for the same things, confident in our life choices and being loving mothers. With our goals and passions in life aligned we can join together and learn from each other, talking about where we started and the journey we are on to get to […]

August 9, 2016

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W is for Wild Kids Tshirt by The Blue Envelope

“Oh she’s a wild one!” This is one of the most common things I hear when people are meeting my daughter for the first time. It doesn’t surprise me, she is wild, but what does surprise me is that some people say it in a negative tone. I love having a wild child, as exhausting […]

August 3, 2016

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Newborn Photography of Sisters

I can’t even believe how quickly the time has passed, we have just completed the one week milestone of having Evelyn by our side and like always that time flew by. Come Tuesday (yay for a holiday on Monday and one extra day) James will be headed back to work. My thoughts on that are […]

July 30, 2016

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Popular Baby Bump Photos on Instagram

Are you a close follower on my Instagram feed? If so, you will likely find this just as interesting as me. Below I have linked the top 5 most liked baby bump photos that received the most amount of likes after posting, the top picture got almost 400 likes (that’s almost double my average photo posted). […]

July 24, 2016

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Loyal Hana Maternity Dress at 35 weeks pregnant

After having what I felt was an unsuccessful time dressing myself for my first pregnancy I really wanted to learn from my mistakes and share some key features that make a difference when shopping during your pregnancy.

July 7, 2016

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Icecream Themed Sweet Baby Shower

One of my favorite parties to plan are baby showers, whether it is before baby has arrived or afterwards, it is always such a delight. I find great pleasure in blessing and spoiling others and that is just what I had planned for this momma to be. Baby hasn’t arrived yet (due date tomorrow) but […]

July 3, 2016

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