The Gift

    This one is a really special one for me as it was a true gift from beginning to end.  A few months back some 'Squam moms' got together and purchased a gift certificate for a newborn session for Tami.  I was particularly interested in how her birth would go because she, like me, had a caesarian birth for her first.  Tami was awesome at keeping me posted on how things were going with her pregnancy and the internal battle in her mind to decide what route she wanted to take with the birth of this one.  A battle I have in my mind all the time although another birth is quite a ways off for me.  She was scheduled for another caesarian in mid-December, but as the time grew closer she decided to trust her instincts and let her body guide her through it and that date came and went.....so did the due date.... Days passed but Tami unwavering waited patiently for her body to let her know it was time.  That time finally came on Christmas of all days!  Tami, herein referred to as 'my hero', gave birth naturally, without the use of any drugs on Christmas morning, and was home in time for Christmas dinner with her beautiful new baby girl Emi.  What a gift indeed! 

    We also had to capture a few of her doting big sister Kauri.  She was so helpful during the shoot and I just looooved the one I caught of her showing off her goggles for me! 

Thank you Tami for being a hero, for trusting your body & giving me hope that next time I might also be lucky enough to have that opportunity.