I remember that first drive home with Lottie so vividly. Equally exciting and terrifying. I couldn’t wait to get our baby girl home, but I couldn’t believe that the nurses were letting us leave. We had zero credentials. I had never changed a diaper and definitely had no idea what to do with the tiny human I […]
Why I Had a Birth Photographer
I had a stranger in my delivery room. OK, not a complete stranger we had met a week earlier at Chick-Fil-A to go over the details and at least see each other before embarking on such an intimate photo shoot. I’m a private person, so letting anyone in, especially someone I’ve never met before, I […]
Henry James – One Month Later
Who has time to blog with a newborn? I’m itching to write, but am trying to rest with every spare minute I get which aren’t a lot of minutes. Lottie is still at the age where she needs me and wants me to play with her often, and Henry, well he is 6 weeks old […]
Maternity Lifestyle Photoshoot
Because our days with Lottie are joyful chaos. We don’t sit still, (and if we do we are probably being bribed with pretzels and goldfish) so why should we in our photos. We are running, jumping, sliding, and tantruming our way through every day. Our photographer, Kara DeMerchant, asked us what moments of the three […]
Lottie Rose’s Birth Story: Part 2
If you missed the first part of my birth story check out Part 1 here To quickly catch you up, I spent 12 hours in the hospital not in labor, went home and moments later started having strong contractions. We left with me in part 1 on the couch trying to sleep, but instead suffering […]
2nd Pregnancy Update: 38 Weeks
14 Days! I know that these babies are so much easier to take care of when they are still in your belly, but with 14 days until my due date I am more anxious than ever to meet this little one! I want to find out if we are having a baby sister or brother, […]






