Another Pretty Mama!

Lots of pretty ladies having babies lately. September and October always seem to be peak season for maternity and newborn shoots. Those holidays really work magic on a couple, don't they? ;) Here is the lovely Ariane! So modest, yet stunningly beautiful! Reminds me a little of Claire Danes, huh? I can't wait to meet Mr. Nathaniel!

Itty Bitty Belly...

When this beautiful mommy contacted me for maternity pics at 34 weeks, I envisioned myself at 34 weeks. Ha, ha, not so pretty. I had 3 huge bellies, so much so that my maternity pics were done at about 28-29 weeks. After that time, I'd get the wide-eyed look from people asking me, "Any day now, huh?". Well, in comes Jennifer with her tiny little belly. She looks fantastic (even though like every pregnant woman she thinks she's huge)! I also loved that she brought things to make this session personal, like her flag football league shirt. Together with my fab Marshall's finds (scarves), we came up with some pretty great shots!!! Can't wait to meet her little man!

Waiting for Baby Audley...

This post sort of dates me. I still remember having Sandra's maternity session when she was pregnant with Miss Siena and here we are more than 4 years later with a baby boy on the way. Yay! It's been so great watching Siena grow and now I'm looking forward to meeting Mr. Audley (Jr. that is...). A huge congratulations to Sandra and her gorgeous growing family!!!

A few more before the baby comes...

When we originally had our session with Cristy, the hubby wasn't able to make it. Here is the post from our first session
http://nostalgiaportraits.blogspot.com/2010/04/finallya-little-girl.html

Well, we finally got Armando in and we took a few before heading out and having pizza at our favorite place Carina's! Here's a peek at what we got:








What can I say? The boys love my quacking, LOL!!!

Baby Boy makes 4

This gorgeous family is expecting another little boy! As I was culling through these photos, I couldn't help myself...my eyes were drawn to Mommy's beautiful hair and skin tone against that rich blue. She truly looks radiant although she doesn't believe this. What expecting mommy does, huh? I was so excited to see her as it had been a good 10 years (in person that is, Facebook is a Godsend). She and I went to the "U" together and were Zeta sisters. It was so great to see how little she's changed and how sweet her demeanor still is. I'm really hoping I'll get the chance to photograph baby Nicholas, hint, hint. ;) Enjoy your sneak peek my friend...

Finally...a little GIRL!!!

I can't begin to tell you how excited I was the day I found out my friend Cristy was having a girl. It was my Mom's birthday, I was sitting in a restaurant and I started screaming and jumping up and down like a lunatic! To understand my very strange reaction, you'd have to go way back. You see, Cristy and I shared the same affliction of same sex children, LOL! I had the girls and she had the boys (the very VERY adorable boys). She only has nephews and I... well, you know about my girl fest (3 daughters and 4 nieces, NO NEPHEWS!!!) So, even today, we still think the day will come when she will go into labor and surprise, surprise, it'll be a boy. I'm not sure the repeated ultrasounds will do anything to convince her. :) So here is her "last" maternity session and we decided to go all out and make it a very GIRLY one. Yes everyone, make-up and all! ;) I'm thrilled to be a part of this and am so glad that Maylin introduced us 5 years ago my friend! You've turned out to be quite the keeper. Muah!!!

Lovely Mama-to-be!

I've had the pleasure of knowing this pretty mama-to-be since she was in middle school with my little brother! It's so great that I get to capture this time for her. I love that I'll have the honor of photographing baby Austin for his first year of life, so many sweet memories to come!!! Thank you Ivy and Juan for this privilege and may the next 3 weeks be speedy and comfortable. xoxo