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On an ice covered day in February, I walked up to the cutest house to do these newborn photos. Big brothers were so excited to show me all their legos, books, and bunnies! I often will start newborn sessions with mama and baby sitting in the nursery breastfeeding and just calmly hanging out. Then we get some of baby, before bringing the crazy upstairs (in this case, two brothers!). After I get everything I want to get, I often ask my families to choose two activities they would like captured. The Yanke family chose reading books together, and playing candy land. It was such a great day, and I hope they love these photos as much as I do!
I had the pleasure of coming down to Florida this year to launch a new adventure, and while there, got to document these cuties! We had so much fun playing on the beach that night. I am missing the warm sun and blue waters!
On Saturday, January 26th we welcomed rainbow baby Liam Hayes to our family at 11:41pm. Early Saturday morning Benton and I woke up with a yucky stomach bug. I spent the day between bed, the bathroom, and the couch while Alex held down the fort. I began to feel a bit better and we all settled in to watch Beauty and the Beast around 5pm. Throughout my pregnancy I had an “irritable uterus” which meant I would have contractions that would last anywhere from 15-30 minutes a piece, throughout the day. Prior to our bout with the flu, I had convinced myself I was going to “enjoy” a castor oil milkshake to get labor going, but ended up never taking it. When we settled in to watch the movie I b