A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living ~ unknown
I love doing belly pictures! It takes me back to one of the most incredible times in my life. I loved being pregnant! And, pregnant women have to be the most beautiful thing on the planet. They turn heads every where they go and inspire people to come up and rub the belly (even though some find that horribly irritating - I am one of those strange belly rubbers)! Being pregnant signifies one of the biggest shifts in a persons (a couples) life. It is maybe the only time in life that you create, grow, and support a living miracle - A screaming, pooping, spitting up miracle! :) Parents quickly realize that things they may have found to be disgusting before they now have an extremely high tolerance for. Love does that.
Here is Ali.
And here is Ali's bump.
Cute and perfect. We had a lot of fun. I love every opportunity to talk pregnancy and bellies! Did I already say I loved being pregnant?? I become flooded with wonderful memories of pregnancy and labor with LB (yes, I enjoyed my labor too). It is hard to believe in a few short weeks a baby will be here, and the belly will be gone (tear). I know everyone is excited to meet this new baby.... and find out if it is a little boy or girl! Look in the Gallery for all of Ali's belly pictures!
Ali, thank you for the opportunity to photograph this time in your life. Here is some advice that I try to live by. Some days are harder than others but, it is true, they grow up right before your eyes. It really is simple. Just have fun!
"Be there. Say yes as often as you can. Let them (and encourage them) to bang on pots and pans. If they're crabby put them in water. Read books out loud with joy. Go find elephants and kiss them (in our case it is dinosaurs). Encourage silly. Giggle alot. Remember how small they really are. Search out the positive. Keep the gleam in your eye. Teach feelings. Go see a movie in your pj's. Realize how important it is to be a child. Plan to build a rocket ship (and fort). Stop yelling. Invent pleasures together. Surprise them. Express your love. Alot. Children are miraculous." ~ SARK