Mariah messaged me on FACEBOOK looking for an awesome senior session!
She is friends with Katrina & Stephanie – sisters that I’ve babysat since they were born – and Stephanie’s senior session will be up the blog much later.
We met on a HOT August afternoon at Round Top park!
After we were done at Round Top we hopped down to her church on Main St. in Athens – a gorgeous building!
How gorgeous is she? And those eyes?
Thanks so much Mariah! Have a great senior year!
I met Keesha when I took her sweet babe’s newborn photos – and we set up a session for her 6 month portraits!
Time flies way too quickly!
Keesha assured me that *R* is one of the happiest babies ever – but the moment I enter the room – the seriousness turns on.
I often tell people that I have a something about me that makes babies turn on the serious look. Either way – we got great shots!
How cute is she?
Thanks so much for welcoming me into your home again! I cannot wait to see you for her next session – which will be here before we know it!
I had an appointment this morning to change my anti-anxiety medication over to something safer throughout pregnancy – but there isn’t any for my situation. My anxiety is brought on by my jaw pain – so my Amitriptyline was more for pain control and anxiety brought on by the pain.
Please pray for me specifically in that area. I have been on that medication for almost 5 years and it has made my life slightly more bearable. The appliance I wear for my jaw helps a GREAT deal – so I am trusting that will remain the case. The fall and spring are hard for me anyway with the change in temperatures.
Our first OB appointment isn’t until October 22nd – which I am not too excited about! I am not letting myself get overly excited until I see our little miracle on an US – but as it is – God has other plans for my faith. I told the nurse our history and my fears about wanting to make sure the baby is okay – and they still kept me at Oct 22nd. – which puts me at 10 weeks and 6 days – which is normal I suppose!
The last few mornings have been tough – and late nights – and I am STARVING all the time. I actually took a 3 hour nap this week – which is not like me at all! I haven’t been editing nearly as much as I should because my office chair and my hips are in an argument at the moment. My head doesn’t like to stay up on it’s own too much without my medication to dull my jaw pain and craziness. Thankfully I set up Jared’s laptop to edit my photos – which is slower than normal – but it’s getting done!
Jared has been awesome – so great with helping me out and letting me rest and understanding that our house is literally a sty. My clients have been so understanding that my normal turn-around time of less than a week is non-existent too! September and October are my busiest months and God is just teaching me that I need to slow down since I am on fast forward all the time!
Thank you again for all your prayers and thoughts! We love all of you and are blessed to call you friends and family!
I met Lacey through her aunt Karissa – who I graduated high school with!
We met at round top in the middle of July on a VERY buggy afternoon! We made the best of it and got GREAT shots!!!
I love those shots!!!
That shot is my favorite!
Thanks so much Lacey for making an appointment with me! Have a great senior year!!
Laura contacted me about doing a session with her girls – such cuties!!!
Thank you so much Laura! I had a great time!
Jandy and her family were in PA for Christy and Lee’s wedding!
Jandy is Christy’s sister-in-law. They are such an awesome family!
I am so happy were able to fit you in for a session! And remember – I will gladly come to California anytime!
I met Emily through my dear friend Mara!
Amelia – my assistant for the day – and I got lost on the way to and back home from the wedding – but we did make it home!
If I could shoot at this location every weekend – I would be a happy girl!
I love that they were willing to get their feet wet!!
We had a GREAT time with everyone!!!
Thanks so much for having me capture your day!
I have done several sessions with Allison and Jeff over the years – and was looking forward to their wedding!
They had a beautiful day and a wonderful location!
Isn’t she GORGEOUS!!!
Your wedding was a blast! Thank you so much!!!
If you didn’t read my WAITING blog – make sure to check that out before you read this – search under the baby barden tab.
Our pastor had met with us in mid-August and told us that God was revealing to them that we needed to open our minds and hearts to having a child in our home that wasn’t ours biologically – then we would have our own children.
Within a week my heart was changing. I had nothing wrong with adoption or foster care – but they just weren’t options for us. I wanted to be pregnant with OUR baby.
I started to think more about foster care but I would never be able to give the babies back – then my heart started changing again. And I realized that if we could be in part of their lives for the time we would NEED to be there – it was better than the alternative – and I would be able to give them back.
I am a VERY stubborn person – so to listen to myself have this huge change of heart was so strange!
On Wednesday – September 1st – I was in the valley for some sessions and my Aunt asked if I could stop over and see if we could take my cousin’s baby home with us for the night. I stopped and packed him up and brought him back home with me for the night. He was so good. He never cried or whined – he laughed and giggled and never stopped smiling. He went to sleep at 10.30 and woke up at 4 – I got him a bottle and changed him and he went right back to sleep. In the morning I gave him a bath and fed him and ran about 15 errands – all the while taking him in and out of the car – and he was so good. I took him back to my aunt’s and swam in the pool and loved him some more.
When I came home on Thursday I felt a peace like I haven’t felt in the past year and a half. I talked with my Gramma on Friday morning and told her that having *B* overnight made me realize that Jared and I are NOT ready for this. We have been married for 6 years and are very comfortable in our lives together. There are lots of things that we have going on and we just aren’t ready – and I am okay with that.
For less than 24 hours I was FINALLY at peace about not having a baby – and then I get a positive test!
I started crying and called Jared – but couldn’t get him to pick up – which is usual for him. I called Johna and cried and laughed and could hardly get the words out!
I tried very hard to NOT get pregnant in August – I have a TEXAS wedding on 5.1.2011 and a wedding on 5.14.2011 and weddings all summer long – we are going to Scotland in July! I have plans – plans that I had control over – or so I thought!
I am still in total and utter shock and so thankful to a good and faithful God.
I had an appointment this afternoon to make sure that I was indeed pregnant and figure out due dates and what not. As of right now – yes we are pregnant. Our due date is mid-May until confirmed with an ultrasound!
Once we figure everything out – I will not be taking any appointments leading up to and after the baby is born – so the whole month of May, June and July – I will be keeping the weddings and appointments I already have though – unless you are a May wedding – then I have already talked with you and we are waiting to figure out what to do!
Once August and September roll around I will only be taking 2 to 3 appointments a week and they will be local to Mansfield (other than that one day that I make trips to the valley for my chiropractor appointments). I have been thinking about this for a while and I will mostly be focusing on seniors, brides, maternity/newborn/infants/kiddos and of course my weddings no more than twice a month. I will only be scheduling sessions after 5.30 once Jared gets home. It’s a very hard decision to make but I have been looking forward to having a little one for so long that I need to enjoy it!
I know that lots of people don’t think we should be announcing so early – last time we did – and when we had our miscarriage – it was hard.
I have shared EVERYTHING with all of you – every struggle – every heartache – every tear and fear. I NEED to share this joy with you all! I NEED all the prayers we can get!
I won’t be sharing much at all over FACEBOOK – it has been so hard to see everyone and their sister on FACEBOOK being pregnant and happy. I have friends that are still struggling with conceiving and I want to be as sensitive as I can be.
It’s still not fair. It’s never fair. It’s not fair that I have this news to share and there are still people struggling out there. It’s not fair that I am so scared about seeing that first US. It’s not fair that the thought of a miscarriage pops into my head.
I am still praying for those of you who are struggling – hurting – and just plain angry. For that particular friend out there – we just had a conversation about all this the other day – I am praying that your heart will change – like mine has started to. I know the stubbornness in accepting what you can’t control – and I struggle with it even now. I want God to speak to me – not thru my MIL or Dave or our pastor – but directly to me. It’s not how it works. I know that there is a baby out there for you and your family. I KNOW it!!
The only thing that has gotten me through this past year and a half – is Jesus – my relationship with God – and if you don’t have one – you should introduce yourself!
I will be blogging updates as often as I have them – thank you SO much for praying for us.
