Baby Mia's birth

My newest, and darling neice was born the day after Thanksgiving.  This was the BEST Thanksgiving holiday I've had in a long time.  My husband and I drove the 8 hour drive to Pennsylvania from North Carolina for the long weekend and I'm so glad we did.  Mia's due date was the 27th, but since she had a serious heart condition, they checked Elsie into CHOP on the 23rd to be induced.  The labor went much quicker than expected, so we arrive a few hours after Mia was born.

I actually photographed the birth of Liam, Mia's big brother, so it was even more special that I got to be at the hospital to document the day Mia was born.  A huge group came to support Elsie and Matt since Mia had to stay in the CICU until she was sent to open heart surgery a few days later.  I'm SO glad they let us come be with them on such an exciting, love-filled, and scary day in their lives.  I love my family so much, and I love sharing such big life changing experiences with them like these.

Matt's amazing 'stache is courtesy of no-shave november.  It's like all of those moustache mugs/shirts in real life.
Elsie was a ROCK.  I remember my first hours/days in the hospital after my baby was born as one big emotional blur, and that was with a healthy baby in my arms.  Elsie delivered Mia and then Mia was whisked away to be taken care of.  This was the ONLY moment I saw her shed tears.  And of course her brief moment of tears made me cry in the hospital, then on the way home that night, and again as I was editing these photos.
This photo above also makes me choke up.  Matt's whispering in her ear.  A father's love is truly amazing to witness.  I love seeing my big brother as a dad...I think our own dad would be so proud of him right now.  I know I am, and I'm just his little sister:)

I love you guys!  Thank you, thank you for letting me photograph this!

EDIT: I should mention that Mia is doing really, really well.  She had her surgery and is now home recovering.  And recovering well at that:)  We're so grateful for CHOP and modern medicine!

Olmos Birth Story

Wow, it's been a month?  At least I have some good stuff to post:)  The day I graduated from BYU my friend Rachelle went into labor.  She texted me at about 6:30 the morning I was to walk across the stage to receive my diploma at 8:00 AM.  I was so paranoid she would have the baby while I was sitting on that stage.  Needless to say, I had ants in my pants and sweating bullets the entire morning.

Luckily, little Howie held off till I could officially graduate and arrive to the hospital, but barely.  He was born a mere 15 minutes after I walked into the doors of the hospital!

 

Birth stories are my absolute favorite to photograph.  There is something amazing being able to witness a tiny baby being born.  And Howie's entrance was no exception.

Baby Cohen's Birth Story [Orem, UT]

I am obsessed with babies and birth stories since having my own little girl in July. I was SO excited when Kaitlin and Skylar asked me to take photos of the birth of Cohen. It was absolutely incredible to be in the room during Kaitlin's labor and delivery. Nothing compares to the feeling of watching the birth of a new little person. There was so much love in the room. I felt so honored to be a part of it.

Thanks Kaitlin and Skylar, and welcome little Cohen!

(be ready for LOTS of photos!)