Discovering Mamahood
3 Maternity Photos I Wish I Had
- I vaguely heard the wail of a hungry baby as my sleep deprived body slowly woke. I looked at the clock and sighed, 4:00am. We rocked and nursed as both of us drifted in and out of exhausted sleep. A few hours later I'm balancing a baby on one hip, preparing food for both kids, answering the millio[...]
The fog settles in
- The fog settles in deep and the world blurs until all you see is him. The thought of stepping outside takes your breath away and your heart urns to just return to the bed and cozy in. His sweet smell of life and milk is intoxicating. You want so badly to feel like yourself again but in this momen[...]
Denver Maternity Session; Lexis & Bear
- I sat down cross legged on the floor. A wet nose is next to me in a heart beat. The words I'm about to say are not easily understood from where you're at. I once was there too. It's complicated and completely foreign, I get it. The journey, this impasse you're at is like nothing you've ever enc[...]
My Mamahood; stories of mothers.
- There is a desire to leave a legacy for our children. We want them to know how much we've loved, sacrificed, and broke for the sake of their growth. We want to remember the little moments that felt like our heart would explode in love and pride for them. My Mamahood sessions are about leaving a l[...]
Daily Grind
- The pressure to be perfect, to have it all figured out, to never complain, to always be grateful is immense. We should always where a smile because this is our one life. But there are times that the weight is heavy. The daily grind becomes all consuming and pulling out of the pit seems next to im[...]
Mindfulness
- Mindfulness is not a practice of perfection. It is not meant to taunt you with your short comings or berate you with negativity because your mind wonders far more often then you'd like. Nor does it expect you to be perfect and never improve. We are imperfect creatures with souls that will always[...]
Denver Newborn Session
- You can read every book, go to classes, talk with every mom you know, and still not truly be ready or prepared to be a parent. It is not until you release control and embrace the path laid before you that you begin to embrace and understand what parenthood is. Just as in life, it seldom looks like[...]
Strength
- It takes a strength you didn't know you had to survive the early days as a new parent. It takes strength to not strangle your husband in the middle of the night. It takes strength to laugh in the midst of chaos. It takes strength to listen to your inner guide and do what's best for your family. [...]
A Birth Story; Crosby Douglas
- The sweet scent of fall is in the air. The leaves are already beginning to change colors. You're first summer earth side is coming to an end and I'm just beginning to clear the baby fog. Everything about these last few months has been different then I expected. Even though I didn't know what to [...]
'I robot!'
- Age 2. The age of zero inhibitions, wild imagination, and fierce independence.
Blind Faith; Discovering Motherhood.
- Growing a life is nothing short of a miraculous mystery. From the very beginning we learn the process is out of our hands. And yet we can trust our bodies to do what it needs to do to bring forth life. We have to trust, because without it we would loose our minds. Have faith that all will go jus[...]
Survival
- The first year. It filled you with every emotion, the next one bigger then the last. A joy you never knew was possible followed by a fear gripping your gut. How can one tiny person hold so much? You hold on tight to their smallness part in fear it won't last and part in hopes they know without a[...]