I (Jessica) had the absolute privilege of photographing the birth of one of my closest friend’s brand new baby boy! Rachel, Rob, and Isabella Ronning welcomed Jackson David Ronning into the world on May 12, 2010 at 3:08 pm, weighing 8 lbs 7 ozs and 20.5 in long! Every time I photograph a birth, I’m astounded that these parents allow me in to capture such an amazing and personal event in their lives. And when it’s one of your best friends, it truly can’t get any better than that!
Rachel’s labor went very quickly and smoothly. She was about 10 days early and didn’t labor for too terribly long. She called me at about 11:00 am to let me know that she was heading to the hospital to see if she was ready to be admitted. I could tell that she had to be getting close because it was incredibly hard for her to speak to me during her contractions, which were actually pretty close together! At 11:30 am I got a text message from Rob to let me know that she was in fact admitted and that she’d be getting her epidural very soon! So, I jumped in my car and headed down to Mercy Gilbert Hospital in anticipation of meeting their newest addition!
At 3:08 pm that afternoon, Jackson David Ronning was born! And what a little stud! He arrived weighing 8 lbs 7 ozs and was a little chunk right from the get go! Healthy, happy and beautiful, it was amazing to watch Rachel become a mamma again. She has been such an incredible friend to me for many years and her and her family just mean the world to me and Jason. I was so happy that I was able to make it to her birth (I was scheduled to go out of town the next day AND had a wedding to photograph that weekend! YIKES!) so we were all so ecstatic at how it worked out.
Rachel and Rob, I wouldn’t have missed this if I could help it and I am SO beyond honored that you would ask me to be apart of such a special day and memory. I look forward to all of our kiddos growing up together, as you guys will be friends for a lifetime. Congratulations on such an amazing little boy! I know Isabella is going to be the best big sister/”second mommy” ever! I can’t wait to post your newborn session!
And now… to introduce… Jackson David Ronning!
