Oh [Baby]!

Good friends of ours are anticipating the arrival of baby #3! Any day now! About 2 weeks ago, I spent an evening at their place taking some baby bump photos - no pregnancy should go by without some tangible reminders of the miracle and preciousness of life inside the womb and the real beauty of a woman who is expecting that miracle!

My friend, S., REALLY is a beautiful pregnant woman, don't you all agree?  And, her baby bump is beautiful, as are those two kids she already has!  Her hubby, C. is a great guy too, and happens to be Dan's business partner for DC Tires.  Like all men, he wasn't too keen on the photo op, but he was a super sport and their photos turned out fantastic!

[Baby bump lovin']

[Goofiness on the bed!]

["can you hear what the baby is sayin', J.?]

LOVE this pic...

We [heart] you already, baby!

[FUN shots!]

[BEAUTY]

I eagerly anticipate news of this baby's arrival! My next post might just be some newborn pics!

"Only [love] can be divided endlessly and still not diminish"...

The same family I shot back in the fall - our friends, C&R - have now welcomed a new baby girl into the world!  She is THE sweetest thing!  Our baby shoot went about as smoothly as it can with a newborn [and two older siblings] and I think I captured some really beautiful "moments" that day!  It really is a pleasure for me to provide tangible "memories" of life, love and family!  As we all know, babies grow up WAY too fast and one can never have enough photos!  Not only that, spending time with friends, doing what I love, is even better!  Here are some of MY favorites from that day! 

Babies are such a [NICE] way to start people...

My friend, A. and her hubby, J. recently had a baby.  When little Kinley was just 9 days old, I had the FUN job of taking photographs of the three of them, to celebrate the beginning of their new family!  The photo shoot went about as perfect as it can with a newborn babe!  Kinley was wide awake through it all, but wasn't unhappy or upset even once!  We captured some great shots!  Below are some of my favorite ones, and I've highlighted not only a smattering of my favorite poses, but also a sampling of the post-processing I added to some of the final shots.

Isn't she the sweetest thing?