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The Lundbergs- Delivery Session

Jason Williams — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:38:31 +0000

You might remember that I had mentioned that the morning of January 13th was a very crazy morning! I had received two phone calls very early in the morning that two separate couples that I was scheduled to photograph had both in fact, gone into labor! Hoping that I would of course make it to both, I headed to photograph The Johnson’s birth first- Christy’s labor had gone very quickly so I was hoping that I would be able to photograph her little baby boy’s birth and zip on over to the other hospital to make it in time to meet The Lundberg’s newest addition. And thankfully, I was right! The Johnson’s birth went very quickly and so I was able to take all of their pictures and made it in time to be with Alexis and Chris.

I walked into their delivery room with more than enough time to capture the birth of their second child. Alexis and Chris decided to wait to find out the sex of the baby until delivery day. It’s always an amazing moment in the delivery room when the sex of the new baby is announced, especially when the new parents don’t know what they are having! It was such a great moment when Chris exclaimed, “It’s a BOY!”. Little precious Malakai James Lundberg has arrived on January 13th, 2010 at 9:10 am weighing 8 lbs 13 oz and 21 in long!

Calling him Kai for short, this little man was just such a stud from the beginning. Both Alexis and Chris definitely agreed that Kai looked exactly like his now big brother, Jackson. What a cool day. Little Kai was born into a family who were so incredibly excited to meet him and to welcome him into their home. This small family of four is such a special, beautiful family and I am so excited for them.

Alexis and Chris, thank you so much for asking me to be a part of Kai’s birth day. I feel so blessed to have you guys as dear friends in my life and hope for many more photo shoots and fun hang out times. Congratulations on your little man- he’s such a doll!

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Baby Alley’s Birth Day- Delivery Session

Jason Williams — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:35:09 +0000

You may remember The Alley’s from this post, which actually wasn’t posted all that long ago. That’s because their little baby girl decided to grace us with her presence 3 weeks early! And not only that, but she was born on her new daddy’s birthday! Cody turned 30 years old on the same early morning that his precious baby girl arrived. What an amazing birthday gift!

Beautiful Linnea Joelle Alley was born on December 23, 2009 at 3:50 am weighing 6 pounds even and 19 inches long. And she is such a gorgeous girl! Andrea was such a trooper through her entire labor- Linnea had made up her mind about arriving early and she came very, very quickly. It made the labor process very intense and painful for Andrea, but she definitely did an amazing job through the entire process- even when no one would believe her that she was actually in fact, in labor! You can read Andrea’s entire labor story here, and let me tell you, it’s a great read! She’s hilarious and leaves no detail out!

Andrea and Cody have been dear friends of ours for a very long time now. We love them to no end and are so excited for this new journey ahead of them. A couple days after they returned home from the hospital, they invited us over so Jason and Cruz could meet the newest member of The Alley home, and both Andrea and Cody agree that Linnea had already changed their lives completely- in every single amazing way. It has been so inspiring to see the transformation in their lives, and we are truly blessed to have their family in our lives.

I think I will forever be in awe and wonder that these couples allow me to be apart of something that is so important, so personal, and so incredible in their lives. It’s something I cherish each and every time I am asked to photograph a delivery. Wow. Andrea and Cody were so gracious to allow me in and to take the first pictures ever taken of their little girl. Of her first breath, her first cry, her first moments. It moves me to tears each and every time and I feel so blessed to have been a part of this huge day for them. But mostly, I am so fortunate to have them as our dearest friends.

And now, introducing their gorgeous little girl…. Linnea Joelle Alley!…

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Baby Wine’s Birth Day

Jason Williams — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:32:05 +0000

I (Jessica) have just been so overwhelmed with how amazing Jeff and Joy Wine are. They asked me to photograph the birth of their first born daughter, Hadley, on the day when it was much anticipated. I am always deeply moved, touched and honored that someone would ask me to be apart of something that is so huge and so special for them. It was completely my honor.

Jeff and Joy were just so sweet to one another in the delivery room. It was a really special time for them and the anticipation for this very loved little girl was building and building until her arrival. I was able to witness something that was so, so special and you could even tell just by the way that Jeff and Joy were looking at one another through the whole process. True love. I have been deeply touched by their obvious love for one another and for their little Hadley.

And what a beauty!! She arrived perfectly into this world on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009. Everything went flawlessly. The staff at Banner Gateway was phenomenal. And Joy was in such great spirits! She was such a trooper and never even complained! She was her sweet loving self to every staff person that came in and out of her hospital room, polite to everyone even though she had to be so uncomfortable.

These are only a few of the pictures that will be given to these proud parents. And I am doing their newborn shoot this week, so be on the lookout for that! Hadley has been brought into this world to a family who was so excited to meet her and who love her, and each other, so very much. When you can ’see’ a love that big, it’s truly miraculous to be apart of. I am deeply grateful to have been apart of this.

Welcome to the world Hadley! You have some of the best parents ever!

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Baby Liles’ Birth Day

Jason Williams — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:55:13 +0000

This was one of the greatest things I (Jessica) have ever watched someone else experience. I had the absolute honor of being asked to photograph the birth of Chris and Fallon Lile’s newest addition to their family. What a true privilege. I got the phone call from Chris at about midnight of September 9th. They were already at the hospital, Fallon was already admitted and things were progressing wonderfully. I was on standby until about 3:00 am and then I headed down to the hospital- not knowing exactly when this little joy would actually arrive. That’s the tricky thing about photographing births- it’s very unpredictable and can move very quickly or very, very slowly. It’s so hard to know!

Fortunately, I made it to the hospital just in time! I was there for no more than 5 minutes when the doctor announced that it was time to start pushing. And what a moment!! Fallon and Chris did not know if they were having a boy or girl, so when the doctor announced “It’s a boy!” it was such a great surprise for them! I am truly amazed that these two would ask me to be apart of something so special, so important, so huge in their lives. I can only hope that I captured the amount of love and joy that was in the room that night.

Chris & Fallon- thank you so much for allowing me to be apart of this moment that you will remember for the rest of your lives. Asher is beautiful. Your family is beautiful.

* If you are interested in booking a Birth Photoshoot, please contact me at Jessica@sessionninephotography.com.

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