Due some unanticipated circumstances, these photos turned out nothing like the model and I had originally planned, but we changed our plans and went with it, and I love them.  

A new little fresh baby around the holidays the ultimate Christmas gift. Coming from a religious background, newborn babies around that time of year pull at my heartstrings in a special kind of way. This little one was born a few days ahead of schedule (Christmas Day), and actually interrupted the decorating of their Christmas tree! When I got to their home, the top half of the tree had lights, and the bottom half was bare. It was a happy reminder of reality, the chaos, and the re-prioritized joy that a new life brings.

She is, in every sense of the word, a woman. Powerful, beautiful, wise, graceful, and tough as nails…