I had the privilege of taking Miss Caroline’s newborn photos. She is such a doll and was so good throughout the whole shoot! Congratulations Kelsey and Grant on your sweet baby girl!
What an exciting day this was! Mama was sent from her 40 week appointment straight to the hospital with a high leak in her water. They started her on pitocin and 2.5 hours later he was born! After two girls, mama was hoping for a boy and it was so exciting to hear dad announce "We got our boy!". What a sweet day this was.
Just 1 week after I met Liam at the hospital I was with him again! This time I got in a little snuggle time since we were doing some newborn photos. He is a sweetie!
Liam's Fresh 48 session is a bit different from the traditional 48. Instead of waiting a day for everyone to get settled, mama requested I be there right after little man was born. I was able to document his first few hours and it was so much fun! Mama had a quick labor and I just loved watching these first time parents fall madly in love with their little guy.
Lakyn is 6 weeks younger than my daughter. We were at the hospital when she was born so it was extra fun to take a few 1 year photos of her.
August 1, 2016 was a day that I won't ever forget. I attended my first home birth. It was the most incredible experience. Kalynn sent me a text at 12:30 am, I was up and out the door in 15 minutes. I made it to Siloam by 2:45. Sweet miss Lola made her appearance at 5:37 am. Watching Kalynn labor was inspiring. I know that sounds crazy but she handled it so well. It was fun to get to watch a midwife in action as well. She was a great support. I feel like I learned so much about birth just by being there. Kalynn and Shawn had chosen to not find out what they were having before so it was so fun to watch Shawn deliver Lola and then announce that she was "another girl!" This is their 3rd girl and it was evident that he was head over heels for the newest Hansen lady. I can't thank them enough for letting me be the one to document this day!
I did a senior shoot with a special girl a few weeks ago. I say special because I met her the day she was born. She is basically my little sister. We shot for 2 days and had an exorbitant amount of photos to sort through. I've picked out a few of my favorites to share here!
Miss Vera has impeccable timing. When we set up this birth we knew that there was a very good chance I would be at the beach and would miss her birth. As it turned out, she decided to come the day before! Her mama, Bess, had a tough labor with her older sister so we were all hoping for a successful VBAC. And boy did she get it! Vera was born within 2 hours of arriving at the hospital. It was so exciting hearing how different this birth was and how empowered Bess felt afterwards. The sweetest moment was when Vera cried and her sister Maeve said, "I think she needs me". Big sister, she will always need you. It was such a joy doing this Fresh 48 shoot. I've known Bess for a very long time so being asked to come document these moments was very, very special to me.
