We had our baby!

After 17 hours of labor, we welcomed our baby boy into the world on Thursday September 17th at 2:13 in the afternoon. I made it all natural with no drugs or interventions. The Midwives of Vanderbilt were wonderful, as was our doula Jeannie Casey. My husband was the most amazing coach ever - a great support all the way and I dont think I could have done half as well as I did without him. He has also turned out to be a great dad - taking care of both of us as I heal the rest of the way.
Anyway, I delivered Andrew who weighed in at 8 pounds and 11 ounces (or 13 ounces according to another paper given to us) and was 20 3/4 inches long. He has blonde hair and blue/purple eyes, long feet and fingers. He's a doll for sure (although I prefer dolls who don't cry so much! lol )


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Cooper at 8 weeks old

Little Cooper was due to make his presence into this world later this week - but arrived eight weeks early. He was only interested in sleeping and hated not having clothes. Big sister wanted nothing to do with him either so we didn't get as much done as we'd have hoped, but there are still some precious pictures to cherish forever. Here are some highlights from Monday's session:

Julia - 4 weeks old

Yesterday I got to meet this new baby girl. She was not happy about having her sleep interrupted, but her parents made a valiant effort in keeping her happy with her pacifier in between shots. I think they will be pleased with the overall outcome.. these are my favorites:

Luke's 6 month portrait session

I always think its humorous when parents tell me their baby is always happy and smiling, but then "Portrait Day" arrives and they tell me its been an awful day so far. Part of Murphys Law I suppose... but still, despite his being less than his usual happy self - we got some adorable pictures of him. His big sister did a great job too. These are my favorites from his session: