Oh friends!  I am so happy to share these portraits with you.  Not only because maternity and mamas-to-be are breathtakingly beautiful and miraculous, but also because this woman, my friends, just happens to be one of the most beautiful, compassionate and inspiring women I have ever known.  She is my sister. 

I sort of, kind of, “tricked” her into stopping by the studio to “assist” for another shoot.  For her other two pregnancies, I was living out of state, but now that I’m here in New Braunfels, you better believe I wasn’t going to miss the chance to photograph her as a mama-to-be.  She graciously sat for my camera and I’m so happy to have captured her before baby #3 makes his debut next month. 

It’s no secret that pregnancy is a time of incredible change and often brings stress, not feeling well, aches and pains and oh, the discomfort!  You’ve never been more uncomfortable than being 9 months pregnant!  But it’s also pure magic.  I mean, it’s the miracle of life, it’s awe-inspiring, and it is oh so beautiful.  What is more beautiful than a woman about to bring Life forth to this Earthly realm?!

Mamas-to-be, I encourage each and every one of you to document your pregnancy with beautiful portraits.  It’s something I wish I would have taken the time to do before I had my son.  I want every woman to be pampered and feel beautiful during pregnancy, which is so often a time where you feel anything but… Let me show you how gorgeous you really are.