A blessed Easter // 2015

We had the most wonderful weekend together as a family. Jimmy finally had a weekend off and the three of us enjoyed running errands and spending time with family for Evelyn’s first Easter. We are thankful that He rose for us on the third day and for the gifts that He has given us. Last Easter, I never imagined how blessed I would be just a short year later. I am so grateful for this beautiful family of mine.

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Harper // 6 months

I’ve been photographing Harper since before she was born! She is one of the beautiful babes in AHP’s Baby Collection. I have had the honor of photographing her big brother since he was 3 months old as well as family portraits. It’s been wonderful watching this family grow in number and in love. I’m so thrilled with Harper’s self sitting session. It’s been cold and snowy here in southeastern Indiana, but we had a sweet little indoor session and Harper was all smiles! Here are some of my favorites.

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Evelyn // A birth story

I held his hand as we walked from the parking garage to the hospital entrance. It was 5:29 a.m. on your birthday. I dropped his hand and stopped walking. He looked back at me, his expression silently asking if I was okay. “We are having this baby today,” I said to him with conviction. “We are doing this today.” Jimmy smiled and laughing said, “We’re going to have her by noon so then we don’t have to miss lunch.” He picked my hand back up, I gave him the most exaggerated eye roll possible and then we made our way to the birthing center.

We were scheduled to be at the hospital at 5:30 and typical of us, we arrived right on the dot (or a few minutes after). Nana Debbie was there with us too. We were all pretty sleepy and had spent the last three days in a marathon rush to finish the upstairs renovation, assemble furniture, move into the nursery, clean the house and take care of all last minute chores that needed completed before baby arrived. We even squeezed in a family Christmas party. Despite our tiredness, there was an energy between us. We had all been praying so hard for Evelyn and for this day. Today we would finally meet the little girl who stole our hearts many months ago. Today I would meet the little miracle baby that I worked so diligently for during my pregnancy. Today, I would finally become a momma.

Checking in, hooking into the IV and starting the pitocin all happened pretty fast. I was still 75% effaced and 2-3 cm dilated — same as I was at the doctors office Monday. I started working on a knit hat that I planned to have made for baby to wear home from the hospital. Jimmy and Debbie went to the cafeteria for breakfast and the nurses gave me a timeline for the day. Before I knew it, 8 a.m. arrived and the doctor came in to check me and break my water. I had been on pitocin for an hour and just started to feel contractions when Dr. Lovins broke my water. It felt like I peed all over myself. It was a wonderful feeling, as you can imagine.

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The nurses kept increasing my pitocin drip and then my contractions started to get more frequent and pretty intense — quickly. My aunt Lesa came to the hospital to see us and my best friend Laura came to cheer me on for a while during labor. She brought this beautiful vision board that she created and used during her labor.

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The doctor, nurses and my “birthing team,” as I called Jimmy, Debbie and Laura, knew my plan to have a natural childbirth. I didn’t want the baby to experience any of the narcotics nor did I want an epidural. I was open to any of those options if it meant that the birth experience would be smoother and less stressful. Above all, I wanted the entrance into this world to be calm and filled with love.

By 9:30, the contractions were piggybacking. Mine hit, then the pitocin contraction, then my contractions were trying to play catchup to the induced ones. I started to be able to recognize when one was starting, then close my eyes and breathe through it. The back labor started not long after. Luckily, the way the baby was positioned only caused pain on one side of my back. One of my sweet nurses showed Jimmy how to massage that area to help during my contractions.

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By 10:30 another nurse had been into check me and I was almost complete. A call was put into my doctor to make her way back to the hospital. I went through transition before I even knew I had started it. I thought the intense pain I was feeling was still pre-transition and I would be experiencing them for several more hours. Little did I know by the time I even thought that maybe I couldn’t do it without pain medication, I was almost to the finish line! The nurses helped me to change positions pretty frequently to get me to 10 cm and ready to push. I had just a half cm to go and I wasn’t progressing.

Breathe.
This is NORMAL.
Don’t make fists.
Cleansing breath.
This IS normal.
Relax your face.
Low groans.
THIS is normal.
And anytime I to opened my eyes, they were met with a loving gaze from Jimmy’s blue eyes. Always inches from mine.

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The doctor arrived and started to help me during my contractions to have the last little lip of cervix be pushed over the baby’s head so we could start pushing. After telling the nurse and doctor several times during the height of contractions that I really needed to push, they finally let me slide down to the bottom of the bed and start pushing. It was such a relief during the pain of the contractions to finally act on the natural feelings I was having. After a few contractions of pushing, the doctor told me to look at the mirror that they placed at the bottom of the bed and I’ll never forget seeing the face of our sweet daughter. It was the motivation that I needed to give one last big push to bring her into the world.

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“You’re here. I can’t believe you’re finally here,” I said over and over with her in my arms. “I did it, Jimmy. We did it,” I said looking up at Jimmy who had just cut the cord. I pulled my gown down and put her on my chest for the most intimate, loving start to her life. We spent what felt like hours with her on my chest and nursing before the nurses took her for her evaluations and to get cleaned up. The next few hours were a blur of doctors, nurses a few visitors and watching Jimmy fall in love. I was running a fever and shaking pretty bad, but couldn’t wrap my brain around the fact that I JUST PUSHED A BABY OUT OF MY BODY.

Our little girl entered the world at 11:56 a.m. (just in time for her poppa to go get lunch!) weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 21″ long. She had a full head of hair, long fingers and monkey toes.

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It’s been a whirlwind ever since we left the hospital — a quiet first Christmas at home, Jimmy going back to work and me adjusting to being a full time mom to the most beautiful little lady, ever. I’m so grateful for the trio of people who helped coach me through this amazing experience. And especially to my best friend, Laura, who captured almost all of these photos for me. You are so loved my dear!

Weeks 22-25

Little baby girl is still growing like crazy! I heard the second trimester is a breeze and goes quickly — and that is SO true! I’m loving every day of this pregnancy and am so grateful to be experiencing this beauty in my life. We picked the name, went on a long weekend trip and are now in full home renovation for the nursery. More on the reno later! Here’s the bumpdates:

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Doug and Amanda // Northern Kentucky Barn Wedding

It was all about the details for Doug and Amanda’s Georgetown, Kentucky barn wedding. With beautiful personalized touches throughout, this intimate wedding is one of my favorites of the year. Congratulations to you two!

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Jena & John // lawrenceburg indiana engagement session

I am so thrilled to be photographing Jena and John’s fall wedding in Batesville, Indiana this year. We spent some time together on my farm for a romantic summer engagement session. Here are some of my favorites!
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Week 21 – It’s a GIRL!

What a beautiful, happy week it has been. Our checkup and anatomy scan went so well, Mom and baby are both doing great. Then when we thought Jimmy was going to have to change to a different job at the railroad, everything fell into place and he was able to stay right where he is. Then we surprised our families with pink-filled cupcakes this weekend to announce baby Horn’s gender! To top that off, we went camping with our nephew this weekend. What a whirlwind!

Here’s the recap:
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It’s a….

Today’s doctor appointment went SO great! Little Baby Horn is totally healthy and perfect. I was so relieved and excited when the tech kept talking about how good looking the kidneys, heart, bladder, spine were!

Here’s our series of photos from finding out if we have a miss or mister! We’ll be announcing after we tell our families this weekend!

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Week 20 Bumpdate

We are so excited for our appointment this week to check on baby’s growth and find out boy or girl!
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