Personal: My NEW Baby!

I'M A NEW MOMMY!!

Life has been turned upside down for me...or right side up...however you want to look at it! I was blessed with a beautiful baby boy on Monday, October 10th, at 9:49pm. I have the most incredible birth story and experienced such an emotional first week, but haven't had the time, nor energy to share. I can't wait, however, to document his life!! Eek!! So much has happened already and I can't believe how fast time is suddenly moving!

Thanks for the well wishes, and patience while my husband and I enjoy every waking (ha! and sleeping) minute with this angel.

And because he's so beautiful, here's a picture. Meet Elijah Armani.

Personal: The Baby Bump!

I have missed the days in which I modeled. Not to sound like I was anywhere near famous, or even pursuing it full-time, but there were many days that I was fortunate enough to model and I miss it. And the size at which I was seems like only a distant memory now. I can still hardly believe I'm pregnant! =)

...But...I have modeled this growing belly quite a bit. Perhaps as a tribute to this little boy I carry. Neither my mom nor my husband's mom have many pregnancy pictures and whether or not my baby cares, his daddy thought he'd want them some day. So his daddy took a TON of them. =)

As the end of my pregnancy is rounding a corner, I thought it might be fun to share the pictures Jason's taken of me this last month. (Although no judging my farmer's tan! =) Ha!) We took a drive little while ago at sunset to catch a few pretty rays. Freshly mowed fields, warm weather, blue skies, humming locusts, a round belly, a doting husband, and a pregnancy that turned out to be astonishingly easy, makes me think this day will remain one of my fondest memories.

I can hardly wait to meet him! Oh! and learn his name. =)

Self timer's are awesome. =)

Look at that bump!!

COME OUT BOY! WE GOT A LOTTA LOVE OUT HERE!

Happy Wednesday!

Shanny

Personal: A Belly.

So I've had a ton of people asking to see pictures of my belly. I think it's so funny how much all of us really want to peer into someone else's life. I mean, I'm the same way...or else I wouldn't check facebook 9 times a day or drool over wedding blogs. But alas, here it is. I wonder if it'll be worth all the fuss. =) The picture on the left suddenly seems like a lifetime ago. Was I really that small at 11weeks?

Let me just say I'm happy, healthy, still working like a dog, and so proud that so far...so good!

11weeks vs. 25weeks

Happy Monday Everyone. =)

Personal: Slowly, but surely!

I don't think I realized, at least on a literal level, how much time being pregnant takes up. (Have I announced that on here?!) Jason and I had a date tonight at a movie and a had to leave twice to go to the restroom. And I get home from nursery sales in the heat all day and suddenly I'm beat...in all ways possible. This might not be a good thing considering I still have a ways to go. Although, it's no small feat that I'm a little over half-way there! Success!!

Anyway, part of being slightly out of it has made me slow on pictures. But I have some amazing shots to post and a huge wedding collaborative shoot on Tuesday! Here's to tons of gorgeous pictures gracing my web-pages in the near future!

For now, here's a peak from a shoot I did with beautiful Hannah! Gah, she's a dream.