~Birth is Beautiful~

The birth of a child is such a miraculous and beautiful event in the life of every parent. Having kids of my own I have often wondered what things I miss since I am very focused on the task at hand. What is my husband doing? What is the look on his face when he sees our child for the first time? What else is going on in the room? What are the nurses doing to prepare?

These are things that I miss out on and I would really like to be able to look back and either remember or know that they were happening. So, as I am about to have my final child (knock on wood) here in a couple of months I asked our studio manager, Mandy, if she would be willing to take documentary style pictures at the birth. They will, of course, be non-gross. I don't want to see or touch anything graphic, but I do want to look back and remember those beautiful first moments of meeting my child for the first time. Though I am only doing this for my final child (knock on wood) it would symbolize for me the birth of the rest of my children as well.

This choice is not for everyone, but I think it will be a nice memory for me. I am going to take the birthing pictures as well as the maternity and newborn and make a coffee table style book. Our album designer here at Dgalleries is very creative and does a great job with each and every design she undertakes. I believe it will be something I cherish for the rest of my life.