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
Blue Eyed Baby Blues
Kimi is the sister of another one of my favorite clients. I photographed her earlier this year while she was still pregnant.The forecast predicted rain and gunk so I jumped the gun and moved her session to the middle of the day. When we arrived in Port Aransas... there was not a cloud in the sky. Fully on, noon sun. I was a little devastated.
I offered to photograph her again in the future once the baby arrived to make it up to her since she lives in Houston (about 4 hours north of here). So with her sweet girl turning six months old, and her nephew arriving last week, Kimi made the trip down again. And wouldn't luck have it that her sweet girl started teething on the way down.
I felt so bad for the little sweetie, but you know what? These are some of my very favorite images. Sweet girl just melts into her parents arms, the way us mamas always want to remember our babies.
This is what photographic authenticity is about, and I'm forever grateful for clients who appreciate it.
A Taste of Salt Air
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.)
