Friday, July 31, 2009

Blame it on the hormones...

Image copyright Jonathan Canlas Photography

...but when I got on facebook this morning, the tears began because I didn't expect to see a message from our friend Jon saying that:

these babies were online.

I cannot begin to describe what these photographs do to me.


Go here to see them put together into a beautiful story.

I love my job as a photographer.
I have had the opportunity to photograph two birth stories thus far in my journey.
After having my own birth photographed, I recommend it to EVERYONE.

I would be lying if I said I never had second thoughts about it.

I wasn't sure how I felt letting yet another person see my "hooha" (lol) but seeing these photographs, I could care less, and wish I could rewind time and have Jon there to capture the moments that J-Dawg and Memms entered the world.

The spirit that he captured in that tiny room, the moments of my sweet Hubbs watching his little girl are things that I would have never seen or experienced from my point of view and I thank Jon for capturing that for us in a way that is so beautiful and so sweet and so simple.

Teary, even as I write this, the feelings of that day are so strong in my heart and I know that Heavenly Father loves us so much and it was worth every tear, every heartache to get her here to us.

I encourage anyone to hire someone to capture this kind of special day through beautiful photography, you will never regret it.

If not me, well then you better be calling Jon to do it!

Thank you a million, zillion, billion times over and over Jon...and for coming so quickly after such a long day already.

Our hearts are full and so grateful.

13 comments:

Jessica Kettle said...

I. LOOOOOVE. THEM!!!!!! i SOOOO want this with the next one. like in a major way! seriously how amazing! congratulations, she's beautiful.

moosh in indy. said...

That one of Flavio looking at her?
*sob*

Krystal said...

Oh Kim... my goodness... thank you for sharing these photos with us... and if I ever do have a baby (which won't be for a LONG time since I'm not married!) I am totally hiring you to do something like this for me... so incredible... I don't think I've ever seen anything so great before... wow! Good job Jon!!

Cassie said...

So beautiful. I'm so glad you have them! Such precious moments. Love every single one.

Arianne said...

OK LOVE THEM! WOW! Kim you are going to be SOO thankful you have these! What an amazing day for your cute little family and to have pictures of every moment. WOW!! He does amazing work!!

Mrs. P said...

Wow those pictures were awesome. I have never been in a delivery room and now i feel like i have!!

She was gorgeous from the second she was born!! Congrats once again!!

Moxie said...

Wow! They're so beautiful! And you, your hair looks good the entire time!

Thank you so much for sharing them. She's lovely and the pictures are breathtaking.

mandee said...

I wish I would have had this done for my last little one! Too precious! It almost ALMOST makes me want another one...too bad that can't happen...

April Greener said...

I'm not pregnant, and it wasn't my birthstory-but those made me teary too! Thanks for sharing-they are beautiful.

I have a question though...I am a L and D nurse, and wonder, did you have to get permission to photgraph the nurses, the MD, etc? Our photographing/videotaping policy can be strict...so I am curious.

Ponczoch Family said...

BEAUTIFUL

Carlotta said...

I am not sure why I looked, at work nontheless. I am glad that I don't have too many peeps around me. That was quite the surege of emotions that ran through my body. Knowing the journey that it took for Ms. Millz to come makes it that much more emotional. She is gorgeous but there was no doubt she would be. She is delicious. So happy for you. Those pictures are priceless. I wish I could have more of Aly as a baby, I cherish the ones I have of Calli. It is powerful to capture time and have it stand still, to take you back to those moments and emotions. Congrats!!

Josh and Anna said...

Those picutes are so precious!Your new little one is such a beauty!

Christal said...

beautiful doesn't even do it justice those are incrediable and so are you and so is she and so is your whole family!!!