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If you are on the fence about whether you should book a maternity session, you aren’t alone. I know a lot of mamas that would rather not document the discomfort and weight gain that sometimes comes with the territory. But there are a lot of benefits of maternity photography, I promise! Remember Every Detail Much […]

The Benefits of Maternity Photography

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I don’t know about you, but I absolutely LOVED creating my baby registries! I loved looking at all the new baby gadgets and deciding what we really needed and what we really wanted. Babylist was my favorite way to create them because you can add items from all over the web! Think Target, Etsy, Amazon, […]

How To Add Photography To Your Babylist Registry

Lay flat album with logo and birth photos

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So, you’ve had your photo session and you now have a gallery full of awesome photos… now what!? Now it’s time for the fun stuff, ordering photo products! Do NOT let those photos die alone on your phone or on Facebook!! You need physical copies of your favorite photos so you are able to see […]

Photo Albums and Print Products | Firestone CO Birth Photography

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When I tell people what I do for a living I either get oohs and aaahs of appreciation, or I get “who would want to have THAT photographed!?” I get it, you’re exposed and vulnerable and it’s hard enough to be in front of the camera for regular family photos, let alone being mostly or […]

6 Reasons To Hire A Professional Birth Photographer

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Instant Friendship Jaelene contacted me towards the end of her second trimester. She had seen an ad I posted looking for home birth fanatics near me. We clicked pretty quickly. She is also a doula and a big-time birth nerd, and she knew, without a doubt, the incredible value that having her birth photographed would […]

Home Birth – Baby William’s Birth Story

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Our unexpected IUD pregnancy followed by a blighted ovum miscarriage

This Should Have Been Our Pregnancy Announcement

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I vividly remember my bonus daughter, Melea, group-calling my husband and I to talk. My hubby was at work, and I was at home with my newest baby, folding laundry. I KNEW almost instantly what she had called to tell us, I just knew. She was 18 at the time, so I know she was […]

A Longs Peak Hospital Birth Story – My First Granddaughter!

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We spent a grand total of 18 days in the NICU at the University of Colorado Anschutz following the birth of miss Eleyna. I’ll be honest, I had to really dig to write this post because those 18 days were a whirlwind of sleepless nights, 3 hour alarms, commuting to and from the NICU and […]

Our Stay in the NICU with Ellie

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My DIY Induction Attempt The day before I was scheduled to be induced I was given the go ahead to try to naturally induce my labor. I had been researching different *safe* methods for days and came up with a few that the doctors were okay with me trying. Here was the plan… I was going […]

My Hospital Induction and The Birth of My 34 Week Daughter

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My experience with hospitalized bed rest at the University of Colorado Anschutz after my water broke early.

Bed Rest in the Hospital – My Preterm Labor and Birth Story

My view of my feet on my hospital bed