I cannot get enough of this sweet girl.
I. love.
The way she stretches for 5 minutes when she wakes up.
The way she loves to snuggle.
How her hair sticks straight up, even after bathtime.
Bathtime.
Watching her kick and squirm.
Hearing her coo and share her smile.
Knowing, really knowing, how much the Lord must love His children because of how much we love her. For just being her.
The way she is already reflecting the character traits she was named for.
Her tiny little features.
Her growing range of facial expressions.
The way she has captured our hearts.
And I am her mom? Just wow.
Audra Rachel Thomas, I love you.
I couldn’t resist sharing these 2 frames from Audra’s first week…some of my favorites:
Life has been pretty crazy around here as Andrew and I have been checking off the list of things to do to get ready to meet our baby girl and I have been busy squeezing in sessions before going on maternity leave. My poor blog has been a bit neglected as a result, but I did want to share a few frames from a recent session. This family of four actually welcomed their baby into the world just 6 weeks ago, so I loved having the opportunity to capture the sweetness of this newborn boy along with the energy and excitement of his older brother. 
Enjoy a glimpse:
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I have been looking forward to this session since the fall when Stephanie originally contacted me about doing some spring photos of her growing family, so you can imagine how excited I was when the day of our session finally arrived! I was thrilled to get to capture Stephanie and her 3 year old daughter Ava interacting together (along with some special photos of just Ava) in this exciting season! We had a wonderful time just playing away underneath a canopy of trees on a gorgeous spring afternoon. Enjoy a glimpse:
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February 12, 2010 at 8:14am
Last week I had the pleasure of documenting Ben and Nicole’s newborn son Jackson. He was amazingly alert for the entire 2 hours that I was there, so it gave me the chance to really capture his interest in his new world and the way his parents love on him. Ben and Nicole are doing such a great job with Jackson–he is one lucky baby. Enjoy a glimpse into our afternoon:
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