Wildflowers Photography » Births http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The birth of Sophia & Damian! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/the-birth-of-sophia-damian/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/the-birth-of-sophia-damian/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:12:15 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=3932 this is a beautiful birth story.  :)  the birth of these precious twins happened on the morning on november 10th.  the day was right the middle of my holiday rush and i didn’t have a chance to blog them, but nothing pulls at my heart strings more as a photographer, a mother and a human being more than having the intimate honor of witnessing a birth… so, needless to say, i have been anxious for several months to share these!  here we go!  i have photographed the farfan family for several years since the birth of their first son, marcus, and throughout our hours of photo sessions we even came to find out that becky’s mom, paula, was my lactation nurse when i was in the hospital with gracie ,and well, nothing brings people together more than having your boobs out (LOL!), bonding over losing your modesty and gaining the most precious blessings of children in the process!  fast forward a few years and i was so excited when becky and isa asked me to photograph the birth of their twins on the way.  i got becky’s first text at 10pm on november 9th and hardly slept at all when she texted again at 5:30am that it was time to head over to the hospital.  i left my house just as the sun was starting to rise and arrived to a peaceful room that was quickly followed by the announcement that it was time!  becky’s mom had gotten me my own special set of scrubs (paula, you are the best) and we all got prepped to go in – she was hoping for a natural delivery but had to deliver in an operating room because of the extra risks associated with a twin birth.  in we went after a little time and a lot of pushing, out came baby boy damian michael at 7:18am, weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces!  he got all wrapped up and paula held him right up by his mama’s head and he joined the rest of us as we watched anxiously for his sister to be born.  this is when it got a little crazy.  about ten minutes passed and the doctor realized that baby girl was coming out by her feet!  about ten extra nurses rushed into the room and it was wall to wall people and literally, i don’t think anyone was taking a breath at this point.  after a lot of anxiety and waiting and worry that amazing doc pulled baby girl out by her little feet! (You can even see his pulling her feet in one of the photos below!) Everyone paused and then began to breathe, and cry and rejoice!  little sophia grace weighed the same as her brother, 6 pounds, 2 ounces and was born at 7:33am.  after all the excitement and hardly any complications (amazing), the babies were able to cuddle again together and i must say that these were the most photo happy and smiley newborns i think ever to be born.  they both looked right at my camera and smiled at 5 minutes old!  i think becky must have been prepping them from inside the belly all those nine months.  ;)  it was a beautiful morning, the sun was shining bright through the blinds and it just felt like pure happiness in that room.  i felt so honored, blessed and part of the family.  love you, farfan family.

this photo below is the one where the doctor is pulling out sophia by her feet!!!

big brother marcus meeting his little siblings for the first time.   :)

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/the-birth-of-sophia-damian/feed/ 29 A child is born… http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/a-child-is-born/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/a-child-is-born/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:11:09 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1145 jacob dean murray, born at 1:08am… 8 pounds, 15 ounces, 21 inches & perfect in every way.  i have anticipated this sweet baby’s arrival for what has seemed like an eternity (you may remember this beautiful mama from this shoot).  i have known and loved my friend, jenny, for years… leaned on her, grown with her, stood beside her on her wedding day, held her hand as she learned to nurse her daughter, laughed with her, cried with her…. yet i have never been so in awe of her as i was as i witnessed her labor (drug free!) birthing her precious son.  she labored for 14 hours with amazing grace and patience and the worst thing i think she said was “oh my gosh”.  not to say she was not in pain, as there are not words to describe this type of pain, but she handled it in a way that was so humbling and beautiful.  her husband, doug, was there…. holding her hand, rubbing her back, gripping her, swaying with her, whispering in her ear, supporting her… the kind of love that only the bible describes.  i am proud to know this family and i pray that my children will have the blessing of growing up alongside theirs.  as i was photographing jacob’s birth, i could barely see thru the tears streaming down my face to even focus the camera.  and when i walked outside of the hospital at 2:00am after it was all over, i just dropped to my knees and thanked God for this beautiful moment in the midst of the harshness of this life.  it must have been 75 degrees out, there was a warm soft wind blowing, the sky was amazingly clear and it seemed as though every star is the sky was shining brighter than i had ever seen before.  it was the kind of night for a miracle.  :)

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