Sweet Little Sister!!!

Once again I just about missed this special delivery! Really folks,  I AM a Labor and Delivery nurse, AND I didn't become one just last Tues!  I should know by now that these little bundles of joy come when they are ready and that i don't REALLY have plenty of time to get there like I think I do....geez!!! But I guess when I get to take off my nurse hat and just put on my photog gear I forget.  Anyway,  apparently I was getting updated through grandma "Gigi" who was getting updates from her daughter who wasn't even the one in labor!! Whew, confused yet?!? Well no worries,  I got there just in time!!! YAY!! This delivery was truly special to see as this was baby girl number three for this family and as I am from a family of three girls and my momma was also one of three girls it was so much fun to see that in this family too.  You see THIS momma is one of three girls too!! I happen to have it on good authority that this baby was a bit of a surprise which also made this kinda fun too....because MY family knows an awful lot about surprises. See my parents waited patiently for a baby for many years and when the Lord answered their prayers he did it a bit unconventionally,  first with the adoption of my big sister and then about 6 years later with the adoption of me.. But that's not really the surprise I'm talking about, you see the VERY DAY AFTER my parents brought me home,  a tiny three week old baby, my mom got a phone call from her Dr telling he had finally figured out why she hadn't been feeling very well. Turns out she was perfectly fine,  and would be totally back to normal in about 8 months time when she delivered the baby she was carrying!!!! You read that right she was PREGNANT!!! Now that folks is a SURPRISE!!! So fast forward 8 months later and my parents welcomed baby girl number three just like this sweet family did! See, God always has the very BEST of surprises!!! Congrats to this sweet family,  I know this is just the beginning of all the sweet surprises they have in store for them with a house full of girls!! Y'all stay tuned for the newborn shoot,  its coming up next and one of my favs!!!

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Breathtakingly Beautiful Baby Girl! {Frisco TX Birth Photographer}

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The title of my post is a bit tongue in cheek given that I made a mad dash to make it in time for this delivery! This sweet baby girl was just taking her own sweet time in deciding when to make her appearance.  I waited patiently at home for the call that her momma was getting close and instead I answered the phone to her momma's sweet voice saying " I''m so sorry this is such short notice but all of a sudden I'm complete and ready to push and the Dr is here"  OH MY GOSH!! NOOOO....DON'T PUSH!! LOL! I told her that like she had a choice and the Dr was going to be ok with waiting around until I arrived! Ha!! I'm pretty sure I texted her while waiting at a red light, telling her to be a wimpy pusher for just 5 or 6 minutes longer! I raced into the room,  I'm positive the nurses at the desk were laughing at me, with just enough time to get my camera ready,  hop up on my chair in the corner where I like to shoot from and fire away! YAY! I'm so glad I made it! Truly this is one breathtakingly beautiful baby girl! Tho I'm sure no one is surprised by that, as her momma and sweet big sister are stunning as well! Just look at her!! She was sooooo alert and in a couple of pics I swear she is smiling at me! I know I caught her precious dimples in at least one shot!!  These were such sweet moments to catch! I know I've mentioned that my most favorite thing EVER to shoot is births and this one didn't fail to disappoint me! One of the CRNA's that I work with was looking at my camera equipment and impressed asked me "now tell me with that equipment,  is this a hobby or a passion?!?" BOTH!! But when it comes to birth photography it is truly a passion for it and nothing else that drives me to do it.  I especially love a birth when I get to hang around and see the babies introduced to their big siblings!! I can never not be touched by those moments between new siblings in a growing family.  I love watching families grow! I don't know if its because my own sisters have always meant so much to me or if its because I struggled for so many years trying to achieve my desire to grow my own family. More than likely its both,  but either way I cant help but get a little misty eyed when I get to witness it.  What an incredible honor and privilege to be asked to capture it!!! This sweet big sister was in one of my sibling classes and I knew from the start she would be a great big sister and boy did she prove me right!! Just look at how excited she is!! I LOVE IT! I almost always come out of every shoot with a new favorite picture....this shoot I came away with two!! Can you guess which ones they are?!?!  Who ever guesses first which two pics are my new fav will receive a complementary mini session,  20 min of shooting time for up to 4 people and 5-7 fully edited digital images at the location of their choice! Respond in the comment section below!!

Beautiful Baby Girl! Frisco TX Birth Photography

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What a sweet family this was!! I met them for the first time literally as I walked into the the OR to shoot their precious girls "birth"day. C-section births are special to me as I have had two of my own. As a Labor and Delivery Nurse I"m always trying to be super sensitive and protective of my moms who require a c/section because as a mom who has been through one I know its not always the birth experience that they expected and often times there are several things that are forfeited.  All the birthing classes and books describe immediate skin to skin, the importance of the presence of family members and such...which is fantastic but with a c/section delivery not always possible. So I'm always trying extra hard to make it as great of an experience as possible.  While my job in this delivery wasn't  being the nurse,  even as the photographer I want to try and go the extra mile to make up for whatever the momma and daddy might think they are missing out on.  Tho as a personal note...I've seen quite a few deliveries and there have been several vaginal deliveries that have made me feel pretty sure that I did not get the short end of the stick with my c-sections!!! I don't have a single picture from my daughters birth...you read that right...not a single one!!! Because my sweet flustered husband FORGOT the camera!! *gasp* Now I'm going to have to defend him a little here before y'all get at mad at him....it was a stat c-section and he had just walked down the hall to grab some lunch when everything went down the tubes and he had to run back to make it in time for the delivery...but still....NOT A SINGLE PICTURE! Also, in his defense,  it was his experience too...he was excited, anxious, nervous about becoming a dad for the first time and to ask him to remember to take pictures is kinda asking a lot. I cant say enough about how you should take the camera out of the dads hands and designate someone else to take the pictures!!!  So with all that I have rambled on about, I always try to do my best to take the shots I know I would have wanted from my deliveries.  Take a look and see...this is truly a beautiful family!

"Birth"day blessing! Frisco Birth Photography

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Welcome! Welcome to this beautiful boy!! I was sooo blessed to be a witness to such a blessed birth!! This little man has been long awaited and anticipated!  He made his momma work a little at keeping him in and growing him healthy but she did a fantastic job staying on bed rest and kept him in much longer than  most of us expected!! YAY! When he did decide to come he was oh so considerate to his birth photographer and choose a day I was already super close by (as in actually inside the building) AND waited until the class I was teaching was OVER to actually appear!! Pretty much could not have been better!! Thanks little man...you already ROCK in my book!! I may have mentioned that birth photography is pretty much my MOST favorite thing to photograph EVER!! And this sweet birth was sooo very special.  Truly I am always humbled and honored when I'm asked to attend a birth and capture those miraculous moments as a couple becomes a family or as a family grows.  It never gets old!! I'm always blessed by the moment!! This precious new family was so sweet to work with,  both mom and dad have a precious, sweet spirit.  Sweet daddy was so very patient waiting to hold his new little guy and joy just shines from his face when he finally gets some cuddle time!! Enjoy this precious story...there are two galleries attached to this post,  a different one will appear for each collage you click on so make sure you view them both!! You wont be sorry you took the time to see this beautiful story!

Brand New BOY!!!

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Oh how I love deliveries!! Such a wonderful miraculous event! Every time I get to witness one I am reminded that I am truly doing what I was meant to do!! And Its always an added bonus when I get to "capture" it for the family as well! Ive been known to grab a patients camera a time or two and snap away for them, but when I actually plan to take pictures at a delivery I can not contain my excitement!! For real, I LOVE "capturing" growing families! This sweet family was soooo fun!! I think one of my favorite moments was when big brother came in to see the new addition and he looked up at me and said "Hey it's Miss Emily, you taught me how to be a big brother!" He had gone through one of the sibling classes I taught! I LOVE it!! Take some time to look at the gallery to see this precious story, you wont be sorry!

Special Delivery!!

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Keeping my fingers crossed to meet this sweet baby girl actually worked!!! She's Here!!! And oh so beautiful...just like her momma!! Seriously folks,  it is just not right to look that beautiful just after giving birth!! But just look,  she is stunning!! It took some serious kid juggling to make this shoot happen,  after all this little one did not get the memo that Wed night is the only time I don't have childcare as my main man has a commitment every Wed night.  I tried telling her if she was going to come on Wed night then I could accommodate her but not between 8:30pm and 11:30pm, So she waited untill the very last possible min and came at 7:47!! HUGE shout out to my bestest friend in the whole wide world who relieved my babysitter so I could stay and capture all these pics!!! I see many photoshoot and margarita's in her future!  Let me tell you folks there is not NOTHING I love photographing more than a birth!! I don't know if its because I'm comfortable in a birthing room and know what to look for,  or if it's the story the pictures tell....but I LOVE it!! I'm so very blessed and honored to be apart of this experience every day I go to work,  maybe thats why I love "capturing" it so much,  as the photographer I can really just soak it in and experience it.  It also a different kind of photography,  less about the perfect shot and more about just capturing the memory.  Have I mentioned how much I love doing it??? Enjoy the gallery by clicking any of the pics posted,  it's a beautiful story that you wont be sorry you took the time to see!

She's Here!! She's Here!!

OH MY what a crazy two days!! I've have waited sooooo long to meet this sweet little girl!! After all, I was the one who brought the pregnancy test to her momma who was sure she could NOT be pregnant! LOL!! I planned for months to be there for the big moment, to capture her arrival into this world,  and the little stinker decided to be born in the middle of the night, smack dab in between two 12 hour shifts I had to work!! UGH!! I did get to get her momma settled into her labor room before I headed home to shower and get ready for the call to come back to the hospital...I even had my things packed so I could sleep the rest of my night somewhere in the hospital...but sadly in all the craziness of her birth...the call was never made:( When her momma texted me a pic of her at 3 am...I literally cried...I missed it!! But mostly tears of joy for my sweet friend and the arrival of her precious daughter! Soooo I just had to make up for it and snap away today while I was blessed to be caring for her momma.  I absolutely LOVE watching families grow!!  Here are just a few moments I captured of this beautiful and blessed family.