The Rowden Family

The Rowden family will forever hold a special place in my heart. Not only were they my first full birth story (maternity, labor and delivery, fresh 48, and newborn pictures), but they were also my very first labor and delivery and fresh 48 clients. I had so much fun with them at each of our sessions and will forever love all of the pictures I took for them.

The maternity session I did for them was easily one of the best sessions i’ve done. It went by so quick. We actually lost track of time and went over our hour time limit! None of us cared though. Her two other children were absolute angels during the shoot. They listened to everything I told them to do and even threw out pose ideas.

Witnessing Amanda’s labor was the most beautiful thing ever. I got to the hospital around 7:00 pm and waited in the waiting room for about an hour before I went back to Amanda’s room.When the nurses came in to check on her shortly after I got back to the room they introduced themselves to me and gave me some tips on how to get the best shots and where to stand during the birth. After hanging out back there with her and her husband for a couple of hours it was finally time for the baby to come. One minute the three of us were sitting there talking and the next it was baby time. Now, if you know me you know that if I get super hot I get really nauseous and throw up most of the time. Well, here I was, standing back behind the bed getting ready to take pictures and I got super overheated and a wave of nausea came rushing over me. All I could think was, “Not now. Please not now. I can’t miss this.” The nauseous feeling went away right when it was time to take pictures. I was so relieved. After only about ten to fifteen minutes of Amanda pushing, their sweet baby girl was here. I was home around 11:00 pm. I was not at the hospital long at all. Like I said above, it was truthfully one of the most beautiful things I have ever experienced.

The next day I went back to the hospital to take their fresh 48 pictures. That was so much fun too. Her other two kids were so in love with their new baby sister. All they wanted to do was hold her and kiss her. That made pictures so easy. I got beautiful pictures of the baby, Amanda and her husband with the baby, and the kids with the baby in a half hour.

Some of my favorite newborn pictures came from their newborn shoot. Amanda’s new baby girl was so good the entire time. She let us pose her pretty much however we wanted to. The shots I got were absolutely beautiful.

I had such an amazing time with this wonderful family. They gave me experiences that I will forever cherish and will always talk about to anyone who asks.