My niece and nephew, Shanna and Jason, are expecting a baby boy!!! Isn’t my niece just so gorgeous and literally glowing?! We are so excited of them and cannot wait for their first baby girl, HattieMae, to be a big sister! I love how she will tell her mommy that she’s ready for baby brother to come out and how she loves on her momma’s belly. She adores him already! We can’t wait you sweet boy!!
My friend, Heather, asked me to photograph her and her husband’s gender reveal for their fourth and last baby! I was SO excited and immediately said, “YES!” I met Heather and her family at their church’s pavilion. It was such a beautiful day!! Heather and Matthew, decided for their reveal, they would attach a black balloon with colorful powder on their axe board, once Matthew hit the balloon with his axe the balloon would pop and everyone would then celebrate the gender of their next baby! That’s not at all how it went for them!
As Heather’s best friend, Taylor, was placing the balloon on the board, it hit a splinter of wood and popped before everyone was ready! Thankfully I was able to capture it all. . .holy smokes! I seriously have know idea how I got all this because I wasn’t even really ready! As you can imagine her friend, Taylor, was mortified! But, Heather and Matthew weren’t upset at all!!!
When it came time to take a photo of Heather and Matthew and their family, we all agreed Taylor needed to be in the photo since she was covered in the reveal color!!
Heather and Matthew, I am so excited for you and your family!! Juby James is going to be one lucky little girl! Can’t wait to meet her in October of 2021!!!
I’m so excited for my friends and old neighbors, Cailey, Jeremy and their sweet girl Brooklyn! They are expecting their second baby girl, Carter June, in just a few days!! I met them at their new home at the lake and we had a wonderful time!
We did photographs all over their home, which was new for me. I typically do photographs in natural light or outside. I LOVE the way their session turned out! I love all the locations because they mean something to them - they were home and comfortable! Oh and the girl’s rooms! Aren’t they both so beautiful?! So dreamy and fun! Cailey, will you decorate my kids rooms please??? ;)
While I was taking Brooklyn’s photographs she went and got her polaroid camera and began photographing her mom and dad. She even took my photo too! It’s hanging on my fridge. :) I cannot wait to see Brooklyn as a big sister!! Brooklyn is so beautiful and FULL of personality! I have no doubt she will be the best big sister and teach Carter June so much!
Cailey and Jeremy, I am praying for you guys! This is a fun transition for your family. I remember it took RyAnne a little bit of time to acclimate to her new role in our family. She was four years old when she got the title of big sister. I had to be so patient with her through the exhaustion of having a new little one to care for too - it wasn’t easy but, we survived!! Once RyAnne realized how helpful she was to her daddy, new baby sister and I, and the praise she was given for it, it all started to fall in to place for each of us. We all worked together as a family.
The sleepless nights are temporary. The connection and foundation being created from it will last forever!! It will be building blocks for your babies and how they handle life! So beautiful!!
I’m so excited for my friend’s, Katelyn and Nathan and their boy’s, Sam and Ben! They are expecting their first baby girl, Elizabeth Grace, in just a few weeks!! I know transitioning into a family of three is such a special time! Getting to see your babies become protectors and leaders of their younger siblings is so beautiful! It was amazing for my family and still is!! It’s also a little scary. All the unknowns of how I will hold all the hands and a baby carrier while crossing the parking lot to get into the store!!! OMG! I remember that was one of my biggest brain taker overs! I spent too much time overthinking and not just living in the moments. But, thankfully, we are all still alive! We figured it out! The transition is a day-by-day process. Slowing down your thoughts and constantly asking God to take over and guide!
My unsolicited advice. . .take in this time, look at those sweet babies faces, they change every single day. Oh and ask for help!!! Katelyn and Nathan, please ask me for help when you need it!! We both know how important community is to get us through. . .Trey and I are here for you! You have it written in a blog post!! :)
I can’t wait to meet your sweet little person and see your boys become the big protector of her!!! She will be so loved!
Kaylyn and Brett are a vibrant couple! As many of you know, I met Kaylyn at The Mill at Yellow River in Porterdale, Ga. She is the coordinator there and we did several weddings together before I photographed her and Brett’s ah-mazing wedding there at the same venue. Now here we are, together again, waiting on their sweet girl to arrive!
Kaylyn and Brett, you guys are going to be the very best parents ever!
P.S. Just as I’m posting this sweet couples’ maternity session, I’m about to share their daughter’s newborn session too! I am so excited for them! I’ve known them for quite some time now and feel incredibly blessed to get to spend as much time with them over the past couple weeks as I have!
