[Another] Beautiful Pregnancy

I had to share and make a special post about our maternity family photography session. One of the coolest things about living on base is that people come from all over the country and bring their talents with them. I was lucky enough to meet a fantastic photographer who is a fellow pilot spouse who is oh so talented. She had the right vision for us and I am so glad we chose her to capture this moment in our lives. Thank you Abbey Leigh {Roberts} Photography! 

Since we are at UPT and that only happens once in a lifetime, we chose to take pictures out on the flight line with the T-6, one of the planes Jordan trained on, and I LOVE the way they turned out. The evening we took pictures was a bit chilly, windy and had some storm clouds trying to roll in, but it set  the perfect tone and we got great pictures.
It was absolutely perfect.

I also really wanted some pictures that were true to Oklahoma and had a bit of that country, wide open spaces feel that surrounds us here. Our photographer found a cute barn & gorgeous wheat field to capture the perfect pictures (yes, she had permission to use that property!) The results were great! The clouds and the wind made for the perfect dramatic setting! 

So in love!! 

Beautiful Pregnancy

Pregnancy can be very stressful and very difficult for some people. I have been very blessed with a healthy full term pregnancy. Working in the NICU makes me very, very grateful for every day that I have in this pregnancy. I see too many pregnancies cut short for a multitude of reasons, and it breaks my heart every time. I know I have had it much easier than most when it comes to being pregnant, but I have cherished every day and reveled in the fact that I have nurtured this little person for the last 9 months. It really is a miracle. And no matter the type of pregnancy, how a woman feels, how much weight she gains, how miserable she feels, it is a beautiful time in our lives as mothers. I keep having to remind myself that with all this waiting at the end, that these are the final days I will ever have with this baby inside of me. I know we'll have more children, but this pregnancy is almost over. And this pregnancy has been something to celebrate. I will only have 1 first baby, only 1 first time giving birth, only 1 first time having a pregnancy that I can do whatever I want, when I want. And I sometimes can forget that.

To capture our beautiful pregnancy, Jordan and I decided to get maternity pictures taken by the same photographer that will be taking our newborn pictures too. I saw her work from a girlfriend that I work with who used her for her newborn pictures. Our photographer is Sara Combs, of Sara Combs Photography, and I absolutely fell in love with her work the second I saw it. Her style fits us perfectly and I love her creative edge. So needless to say, we were excited to get our pictures taken by her! I just got my pictures from her and I just had the realization that pregnancy is really, really beautiful and there is no other way around it.

I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures, and just try to always remember that this is such a gift and even when I feel gross and big and sweaty because of all this heat, that I am beautiful because I am carrying another life.