I spent the morning on Memorial Day with this adorable family. Sweet Baby A had just been added to their family and I'm so glad Elizabeth contacted me to photograph a glimpse of his babymoon. even though Baby A did not like his herbal bath, sis did and one of my favorite herbal baths shots emerged.
This is your season. A season of tears and sticky fingers pulling, pushing, pinching. Those tiny digits trace circles around your neck, they mark you. You are theirs and they are yours. Little routine forms like and dislikes are discovered. Teach and talk and teach and talk all day long. Some days you lay down and die, every day. But you rise with them and rejoice because these really are moments. They begin like the steam engine slowly, slowly, until once they pick up speed. Then they do not stop.
I spent the morning with Lesa and her adorable boys and it was a pleasure to capture this season for her: Saturday pancakes, play time, stories and swings. And of course naps, always naps:)
Every birth is special to me. These are not my birth stories. I am only there to document, support, love, these families. I feel so blessed each time; to work with wonderful doulas and care providers, to watch husbands protect and love and give quiet strength. To see them hold these women as God has intended. To see their awe and relief. This birth story had it's stresses and turmoil. I hope I was able to be a salve to this Mama and I felt overjoyed with her when she got the birth she had wanted and desired. Second baby, second son, this family is complete.
