During the last few weeks of my pregnancy I kept saying I must finish my last 16 clients and then, and only then can I have this baby!! This family is special to me. I am lucky enough to call them not only clients but friends as well. Dad was getting ready to deploy so I knew I just had to get them squeezed in before the big arrival. They were in fact my client number 16.
The morning of their session I woke up with the ultimate checklist in my head. Just moments out of bed and I was rattling off a list of things to do to my husband. I just knew I would feel better after I had captured this last client and I had checked off all the things on my list. The most important – the commisary – of all things! I just wanted to be stocked up on food I suppose!
Just before their session I threw all my gear into my car, threw the car into reverse and BAMMMM ran right into my husbands car! Those of you who know my husband, well you know how much he likes his car. I just started to bawl. I then put my hands on 10 and 2 and drove ever so safely the rest of the way to the session. I felt just so scattered all morning long.
I arrived to the session and had a blast. They were cracking up at me as I was hugely pregnant and still running around and bending this way and that. I had such a nice morning. I joked with them as I told them the story of when I had hit my husbands car, and said that I must have this baby today, so he will forget about the accident!! We finished up the session and I was off to get home and finish my list.
I scurried around the house and got things all put together. Then we were off to the commisary! Phew, I felt so much better. We arrived home at eight that night put all the groceries away, tucked my son in bed…then off to bed ourselves. I was EXHAUSTED! My husband and I layed in bed and were (no kidding) talking all about my pregnancy and its many ups and downs when I felt a gush! I looked at my husband with big eyes and said…”umm Honey, I think my water just broke!” In disbelief I ran to call the doctors and sure enough it had! As we were packing for the hospital (somehow that WASNT on my list!) my husband just smiled and said “the funny part of this is many people wont know that you have said for weeks that you would have the baby today!”.
We arrived at the hospital at 11:00 that night and I was holding my little prince at 6:12 the next morning. What a blessing.
The cutest part was when the Mom from this session kept saying “we are going to help you go in to labor for sure” and I kept giggling thinking there was no way. She was sweet enough to come and visit us in the hospital and let me know that she called it! That she was going to take credit for helping me out!!!! I think she is absolutely right! I cant think of a better way to go into labor!
Here are a few moments from their special session…
I am so thankful that they will have these portraits while Dad is gone. My wish is that they will help them feel closer together while apart. I will be thinking of you all during this time. Thank you for letting me be a part of this time of your life. And thanks for being a fun part of Jackson’s big day!
Oh and by the way, my husband did forget about his car. At least for a little while. Wink.
That day was truly something special.
SN
