Beauty

Beauty is just that - beautiful. She has such a sweet countenance about her with eyes that just shine with God's love. It's amazing. She was kind enough to let me take her maternity, birth and newborn pictures. I absolutely loved working with her and sweet baby Celeste and have been blessed by their presence in my life.

Here's some from the maternity session...

what a beautiful tummy to match the beautiful mommy!

A couple of pictures from the birth...

A few more of sweet baby Celeste...
she did wonderfully throughout the entire session!
Such a sweet darling... just like her momma!

Whoa baby!

I had the opportunity to photograph the birth of yet another baby... well I was *supposed* to photograph the birth but mom's labor went so quickly that I missed it by about 15 minutes! The midwives almost didn't make it in time!!! There is something special and unique about this couple. This is their first (and probably only) little one and you could tell from the very beginning that this precious little girl is daddy's little princess and the center of mom's world. Here's a few of my favorite shots from that night...

Perfect little fingers...

The love between these two... so sweet
There's just something about this shot that I like...

Dad doing the honors of weighing the little one... (6lb 6oz by the way)
Yep... ten perfect little toes!
Daddy loving on his baby girl
Ok the tear streaming down his cheek nearly made *me* cry


Mom and baby taking their herbal bath together... great bonding time!

Now here's something you just don't typically get with a hospital birth...
Before the couple went home with their precious little darling, the midwives took a moment to pray for this new family...