What I love about maternity sessions is that through the photos, you are transported outside of your own discomfort and fear, and are somewhere on the outside, looking in at the most glorious parts. The way you grew that baby. The way your body grew the eyes you are yet to know, the feet that will touch the earth, the hands that will draw all over your bathtub with crayons, the mouth that will say the whole alphabet at 21 months. The way you didn’t know how to grow vital organs, but you did it anyways. The way you did your very best, even when you were convinced that you weren’t.

The thing I love about a maternity session is that it is true love, struggle, devotion and unconditional love… celebrated.
All you ladies growing people… You go girls. You grow those babies, you eat that chocolate, you cry, you laugh, you pee 25 times a night, you online shop, you cut your hair, you get a pedicure, and you celebrate you. Because you are awesome. Growing people is no small matter, and YOU should be celebrated.

Can’t wait to share Bridget and Jeremy’s beautiful baby photos {check back on Monday}.
Their New Years baby Ben, has already arrived. {and he is INCREDIBLE}
for now… here is their maternity session with their gorgeous Newfoundland pup Maggie.
xo

(just a side note… whenever you see BOLD print on my blog there is always a link to something awesome, by clicking on the bold print!)

Thank you Auntie Heather for forcing me to quit being lazy and create more images, and Auntie Thelma for creating these images with us! You are magic… and baby Maisie is one lucky little girl to have amazing Aunties like you in her life, already. ox

When I start having mild panic attacks about how in the world we are going to be as parents, how its going to be delivering a baby, nursing, staying somewhat calm, balancing wild Vizsla pup, relationship, running my business, shooting weddings etc… I continually fall back on… I’m certainly NOT the first person to ever be a mother. Every time I think about how many women give birth to babies.. daily, repeatedly even. I am instantly ok. I am not alone.

I think one of the most beautiful things I’ve come across recently was a comment Stacey’s mom made while viewing her maternity images. Jill wrote..

“I sometimes feel like this is surreal – that my baby is now having a baby – you look so beautiful in these pictures – you will be such a wonderful mother, and Eddie such a great father. We can’t wait to meet our first grandchild – I only hope that I will be as great a grandmother as my mom was for you.”

So on that note… I give you a few of my favorite images from Eddie and Stacey’s maternity session. I look forward to more firsts with you guys as we embark side by side on this wild adventure. What a ride its been so far.


Doesn’t she look amazing?

And my personal favorite.