Adam & Alyssa | Waiting on Baby | Lincoln, Nebraska Maternity Lifestyle Photographer

There are so many monumental moments in each and every one of our lives. Most of those monumental moments begin with our firsts. First steps. First day of school. First love. First day of college. First day at your new career. The first time you realize that the person you are in love with is also the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. Your wedding day. The day you find out you are expecting. 

The first child comes with so many emotions. None of them are the exact same for anyone. Most of them are full of fun and excitement. Envisioning what your child will look like. Trying to imagine which characteristics of yours they will inherit. Planning of the nursery. Coming up with a list of names. But you have also not been through this before so there is definitely a sense of unknown involved as well. Then comes the waiting. Waiting for the day when they will actually make their first appearance into this world. 

Thank you, you two, for inviting me in to help you document this first in your life. 

A Chill Saturday Morning | Nebraska In-Home Maternity Lifestyle Photographer

There is nothing better than getting to spend a gloomy Saturday morning doing something you love to do, but to also get to do that with people you love! To say I'm excited about the sweet little babe in that mama's belly would be an understatement. That little babe is going to is going to be my niece and for the 6th time, I will have an other human being that will call me Aunt Maranda. I'm also pretty stoked to see this little boy as a big brother and for my girls have another girl cousin! 

I love the elements that having a session in your own home can bring. It's laid back. You have a tendency to feel more relaxed which allows you to be more authentic and genuine. You don't have to worry about rushing to a certain location. You don't have to depend on what the weather is up to that day. Also, one day you will get to look back at these moments and remember the house you used to live in, or what your house used to look like at the time. Things like your home are a part of your story, a part of your family history, and I think that's pretty cool!

Crazy Making Workshop DOS

"When we nourish ourselves with good people, projects, surroundings, scenery, love, magic, beauty, and self-care, we radiate light into the world and continually sharpen our vision, perception, and clarity all at once. This in turn spreads to even more. Remember that one tiny drop can raise an ocean. Keep wanting. Desiring. Doing. Breathing in the sweet things." ~Victoria Erickson, Edge of Wonder

Do you ever have moments in your life that come at the exact time that you need them? This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a workshop that my friend, Jillian Schernikau of Jillian Schernikau Photography, hosted....Crazy Making DOS! If you have ever met Jillian, you know that she has a heart for people, a heart for teaching, a heart for creating, and a heart for sharing her light, amongst many, many other things. Those of us that were there got a huge ole heaping pile of all of it. Nine of us sat in a huge circle, on Jill's floor, in her house in Beaver Crossing. We talked life, stories were shared, tears were shed, laughs were had, wine was poured, food was eaten, and it was just one of those times in your life when your soul gets filled. There is something so personal and intimate about sitting face to face with one another and sharing and connecting like that. The next time Jillian hosts another workshop, I would highly recommend going! It doesn't matter if you've been taking photos for years or picking up a camera for the first time!

Thank you, Jillian, for sharing all of you and your Crazy Making! 

Here are a few behind the scenes photos.... 

Here are few images from our first model of the day. She made things pretty easy for us. So much so, that we had to ask her to play dumb a bit so that we could learn how to work for it. I mean seriously...she's a knockout!

Our second model session was this beautiful mama expecting her second, along with her husband and sweet little girl! Can you all believe that she is 35 weeks here!? She was absolutely stunning and the epitome of a glowing mama.