NILMDTS - Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

There comes a time when you feel that there is a reason for the gift God has given you.

I was awakened to the realism that of all the newborn babies who leave the hospital with their families, there is quite a few who are destined to never leave and will not enjoy the journey of growing up. 

My wife and I are blessed to have two wonderfully healthy boys who fill our lives each day.  We enjoy each moment and smile while looking over the photos of them growing up.  How can I give comfort to those who will never experience this joy?

The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep organization joins families in need with photographers willing to provide timeless images of precious moments of family with child.  Finding out about this organization touched my heart deeply.  I am now in the program and will begin my training to offer my gift of forever mementos to families who will never leave the hospital with their infant child due to some child physical limitation.

I will do my part...

Favorite Child Catalogs

We recently received the latest issues of my wife's favorite child catalogs: Company Kids, Leaps and Bounds, and One Step Ahead.  These have been coming regularly since my first son and my wife has equally ordered from them.  I spend a lot of time browsing the pages marveling over what my children can get which were no where in sight when I was their age.

There are plenty of ideal things in here along with a lot of safety and cleanliness items (one of my wife's pet peeves).   I guess in a house full of guys, it takes a woman's touch to keep us healthy ;-)

Bill and Sharna... Belly Moments

The love...

The joy...

of Belly Moments.

Maternity Session for Bill and Sharna

Bill and Sharna are a great fun and loving couple. Over nine months ago, they decided to expand their love to a new baby who is due later this month. There was no questioning they wanted to express themselves in their maternity session so the Belly Moments life portrait session was a true fit for them. Conveniently set at their home, Bill and Sharna were quickly comfortable with going from the large, plush animal slippers to barefoot on the carpet.

As this is a portion of my photography business I see growing, I was able to offer a bit more session time to cover additional options. A couple hours, laughs, smiles and conversations later, the session ended with me packing up my gear as the couple settled in for a cozy Sunday evening.

Needless to say from the following images, the two had a great time and will have balls of energy and love to shower on the new member of their family. I look forward to capturing some of these moments as they grow through the first year of Stages.

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Lawrence and Melissa's Belly Moments maternity session

As you can see, one of my favorite bride and groom couple are beginning to expand their family. I was delighted to cover their wedding and quickly make changes in my schedule to accommodate the major changes due to a hurricane. Now, I am delighted they are allowing me to capture these special moments as they start a path to bring new life into this world.





This is one happy father who has given Melissa ample room and space to plan a small comfortable world for their new child.

LOVE...

Portrait Categories

Here's my way to keep things straight so my posts will be easier to group by interests.

Categories:

• Maternity = Belly Moments
  
• Newborn = Madonna
• Stages = Small Wonders
  
• Lifestyle = Lifestyle
• Party = Portrait Party
• Special = Grab Bag