Everytime I get to photograph one, it all comes rushing back: the quiet days just home from the hospital, the hours and hours of cuddling this new little gift, the feeling that I might break this brand new being. Really, what was God thinking when He gave us these without a manual?! I remember when I was getting ready to bring my first born home. As we were packing up, I was thinking to myself “are they really going to let me take him home?” Thank God that He is constantly giving us what we need to handle things like this.
I have to tell you this little story, while I’m thinking of it. My firstborn was about a week late and we were scheduled to go in for induction on Friday morning. Well, Thursday evening, my hubby and I were watching TV on the couch. I felt this strange thump that I hadn’t felt before, but it wasn’t painful or anything. I shook it off and just thought it was this guy running out of room. We went to bed and at about 2:30 in the morning, my water broke as I rolled over. When I told my husband, his response was that I had just had an accident. Um, no, I’m pretty sure I would know. So I get up, call the doctor, while he goes back to bed. Grr!! The doctor told me to come in. So I relayed that info to my lovely husband. He said he wanted to sleep 5 more minutes, then he had to take a shower. Double Grrr! Hello!! I’m in labor here! As it turned out. He could have taken a nap and then a shower and then gotten breakfast because Darius didn’t arrive until 2:30 that afternoon. Anyway, this is just his disposition. While I tend to freak out and over analyze and, well, not relax, he’s calm cool and collected. Ok, back to this beautiful little newborn…
I got a call from this little girl’s daddy the day they were inducing asking if I was available the following week for photos of their impending arrival. I chuckled to myself because I guess I never really expected someone to be calling on the actual day of the birth. This daddy is prepared! take a look at their sweet bundle of joy
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