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Bethany & Her Girls

Nearly three years ago I met this mama in Fort Worth to photograph her and her sweet, newly one year old little girl, Alice.You can imagine my excitement when she contacted me wanting to make the long trek from Fort Worth to Rockport in honor of her second daughter, Hilde, turning one.

From Bethany:

" All my life, I knew I wanted to be a mother. But I didn't know I would have to fight to become one. Once I became pregnant, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. But I didnt know I would have to fight for that too.

I fought to conceive both children with tons of supplements, diet changes, hormone panels, chiropractic care, and even acupuncture. I fought fiercly with both children to breastfeed, my younger much much more than my older. Through therapies, tie corrections, pumping, LC help, and overwhelming support, both of them received exclusive breastmilk until six months and nursed to a year+.

I fully intend on making sure they both know how much I worked for them.  Not for guilt, never for guilt. But so they have instilled in them that what they want, what they know is right, is worth fighting for. You have to fight for it. You have to put in your whole self and face it with a calm heart despite any and all pushback. Giving up is not an option as long as there is the slightest glimmer of hope. As females, they must face most all things in this world with this stance. They must know that everyone will expect them to give up or fail, because girls 'aren't supposed' to have the same perseverance and tenacity as boys.

Like so many other mamas, I will one day release my tiny, amazing daughters into the world as grown women. I can only hope and pray that what I've taught them stays with them."

Thank you for sharing your darling, fair hair haired little ladies with me over the years, Bethany. I look to many, many more beautiful moments in your motherhood journey <3

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Fosters on the Bay

Wrapping up my summer with this gorgeous little family was just what I needed. I shot Samantha's maternity session last December and have been anxiously awaiting to get her new little nugget in front of my lens.

They are genuine, funny, (resilient parenting) people and I am so excited to get to watch their family grow.

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Remember DFW & Austin, I'll be headed your way in October and December! I have two sessions for Austin left and ONE DFW session left. More info here.

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A Taste of Salt Air

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The C Family is one of the last families I photographed when I lived in FW.She was due with Sarah just two days before I was due with Phoebe and had the most adorable bump that you ever did see. I have been blessed to have photographed this family a few times during my DFW trips, and when she asked to set up a session with my while they visited family in San Antonio, I was elated!

This was Sarah's first (awake) trip to the beach. It is such a JOY to photograph babies first steps into the sea. Their reactions are PRICELESS. I don't know how you are going to chose, Anita! I could barely chose my favorites for this post!

And a belated Happy Birthday! To little Miss <3 I hate that I couldn't be in DFW to photograph your birthday, but I am thrilled you came down to see me!

(if you are ever in need of a hilarious, talented woman to photograph your family on vacation in the Coastal Bend area (Port Aransas, North Padre Island, Mustang Island, Corpus Christi, Rockport. Not to be confused with the Houston area which is about three hours north of here.) I would love it if you contacted me.)

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