This was my first (and last) birth of 2011- almost a year to the day from my last birth of 2010! After taking some time off of births during my pregnancy with Ryan and then more time off after he was born, I was SO ready to get back to shooting what I love most, births! Mr. Nathaniel had us all thinking he was going to come a little too early, but he held out long enough to not give us all a scare
His mother, Jessica, did so amazing in her labor! She had a planned epidural-free labor and birth. There were times she would drop her head and breath through a contraction, then sit right back up and laugh at hubby Wes’s jokes, ask for some ice or send someone a text. You wouldn’t even know she was in labor! I was in awe. It went on like this for most of the time up until the last hour or so when it got more intense. Nathaniel was born quickly and seemingly effortlessly He is just the cutest little thing and I am so happy and thankful I got to be there to witness his Birth Day.
At one point Wes asked to use my backup camera so of course I said yes! It was fun to see him look at his brand new son through the camera lens and I was excited to see what he was able to get. The very last image in the slideshow is his. I love it.
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