Meet Elize, Born At Home

January 21, 2019

I spent an afternoon doing a Meet the Baby session with this rad family just after Elize was born right here in their home. You may remember a few years back I documented the day Attis was born, so it was really wonderful to see Attis so welcoming to his little sister. He played music for her and read to her. He was also so incredibly loving, mimicking his dad caring for his mama, making sure she was fed and cuddled. Ya know, a lot of people might think having a photographer in your space after having a baby could be too much, but actually, it’s way less stressful and more casual than you think. You just go about your day doing all the things you would normally do and I can be a fly on the wall capturing all the sweet moments and messy moments and funny moments. Basically just capturing your perfectly imperfect real life. And you can even add the Newborn Poses add-on if you also wanted some studio-like newborn pictures, like they did! So scroll down and enjoy the afternoon with Elize and Attis.

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Family Love

November 23, 2018

This session fuelled my soul! Every single thing about it was perfect!! The light, the location, the weather, the time of year, and most of all, the family! Photographing them was such a dream. I love how you can feel the love and connection by just looking at these pictures. We went on a casual walk along some trails surrounded by such beauty stopping every so often to admire the scene. They were just so naturally and genuinely in love which clearly radiates through this series.

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Vivian Eleanor

November 15, 2018

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When I walked in to the room this mama was calm and resting. You could tell she had been working really hard and was using her time between contractions wisely. Those micro naps can do wonders. When the urge to push came on, baby started coming out in her caul, however, the caul ruptured on it’s was out. After that, mama changed positions. Due to a hip injury dad got creative and used his belt for extra leg support. Not long after getting as comfortable she was going to get, she pushed her sweet baby in to the world. I love the images of mom as she hugs her baby for the first time. The immediate feeling of relief and amazement. The incredible adrenaline rush. Pure, genuine, gratefulness, and happiness. It’s a really beautiful thing to witness. This glorious moment lasts a little while before it’s time to birth the placenta. Your body will expel that naturally within 30 minutes of birth, but sometimes, like in this mama’s case, the placenta doesn’t detach from the uterine wall which is called a retained placenta. If this happens, intervention is needed. This super strong and extremely determined mama wanted to avoid surgery, so while dad held baby, she held on to the laughing gas for deal life as the doctor manually removed it. This woman’s determination and strength absolutely amazed me. And so did the umbilical cord! Seriously, scroll down and check out that beautiful cord, along with baby Vivian’s tiny feet and hands. Oh I just loooove the baby wrinkles you only see on brand new babies. And of course be sure to press play on the video at the end of this post to see this whole birth story which includes precious video clips.