Kristi James Photography Blog

I started photographing this family in 2011. At first I had no expectations, but that quickly changed as soon as we started our first session together. They were an amazing family, with two amazing little girls. They were expecting another baby that following summer. I couldn’t have been more excited for them. A few months later I found out that their baby had been sent to heaven before he/she could experience life. I was heartbroken for her, because I knew what it was like. I have lost 2 babies before they had a chance. I felt for her, I knew her pain. Soon after she had started to accept that it was for a reason I photographed them again. This time it was to memorialize the baby they never got to meet. It was beautiful, it was emotional, it was deep. Not long after that session, she broke the news to me that she was expecting again. I was so excited for her. I also knew that feeling. It was an amazing feeling, yet a scary one. What if it happened again? We all prayed that this pregnancy would be healthy and make it through. I think all the praying we did, made a big difference. 9 months later this family welcome a precious little X into their family. For now… I will show you this stunning pregnant beauty before her son came. I will share little X a little later.

This session was a long time ago, well.. only a few months. Yes I’m still trying to get caught up. I had so many sessions with beautiful people the last few months. The blog took a back seat unfortunately. I had such a blast on this maternity session. I felt my creative self come out and did things I’ve wanted to do and Jennifer was the perfect lady, with the perfect baby bump to do it with. The rest of the family tagged along and we got shots with them also. We even got to see an alligator! I had never seen an alligator in life before, so it was really cool to be able to see that. Enjoy this beautiful baby bump. I’ll be sharing her newborn session a little later on! <3