Caitlin & Josh in the Waiting

I had so much fun with this couple, Caitline & Josh, out on Mustang Island a few weeks ago on a gloriously foggy evening.

 

"As a first-time mom, my experience growing life has been an incredible and emotional journey. I feel like I've been so busy with preparing my world for this new life and watching my body and spirit evolve that I've lost track of my time in pregnancy-land. I've told friends that it feels both as though pregnancy is taking forever and as though my due date is coming almost too quickly! What I really appreciate about Mae's photos is that they've allowed me to take a pause and really absorb what this time in my life means. I'll be able to look at the tender moments she captured for years to come and remember what it felt like to be where I am today, and that's a gift I already treasure. "

Heather & Her Ladies

To my friend, Heather, who is expecting her third baby girl any day now.
All my love to you and yours.

"He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young."
Isaiah 40:11

I can't wait to get back to Fort Worth this fall to meet this little baby and my other FW families.

Sabrina & Number Three

The amazingly talented Mrs. Sabrina Gebhardt came to me for a visit while I was in Fort Worth last weekend to talk about this big scary thing that is running a business with three littles under foot.As I blabbed, she, in her maxi skirt and maternity top, hair tied up in a post soccer morning bun, kept taking my breath away.

So before our time was over, I took her upstairs to the home that my sweet friends are renovating and pushed her way past her comfort level to get some shots of her. I couldn't just NOT photographer her.

She shared a little bit of her heart on her blog this morning, and this is what she had to say after her time with me:

"This pregnancy was a surprise. A little gift from God. It has been exciting, enjoyable, painful and hard all mixed into one. With two older children, my body has done this before. It knows what to do but it is also so very tired. It wears scars and marks from 35 years of life. As this pregnancy draws near, we are excited to meet this little person who will complete our family. We are anxious to know if it is a 'he' or a 'she'. My body is done. I am in the place where I am balancing a fine line of wanting the end to come and also wanting to cherish these last days with someone growing inside of me. I am exhausted and emotional and spending my energy getting things ready to meet this precious life. This precious grand finale for our family that wasn't planned by us but was ordained by God"

 

 

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