Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Lydia's Newborn Session

September is a month that I have been patiently (okay, so not so patiently) waiting to arrive. I didn't schedule anything during the entire month because I didn't want to miss a very big day that I knew would sneak up and surprise me.

I am blessed to have a couple very close friends whom I consider sisters. Cora is one of those. You may remember some photos from her maternity session a few weeks ago where I mentioned her son Landon calls me "auntie"... Well, this auntie was VERY anxious to have a new little niece :o)

Cora & her family live back in Oklahoma, so I knew that making it there in time for Lydia's delivery would be a challenge. When would she go into labor? How much notice would her body give her before Lydia entered the world? Would I be able to find a flight quick enough? It was very important to me to make my best effort to be there to welcome her into this world. Through God's divine timing, Cora and I were chatting one Wednesday night & decided I should hop on a plane the next morning... Just incase. I arrived in Tulsa Thursday at 11am.... Cora's water broke at 5pm & Lydia was born at 5am on Friday. Thanks, God for that blessing! It was SO amazing. I was able to spend the next 7 days helping Cora & her family out & tending to little Lydia's every need.... Well, almost every need. Couldn't really help in the feeding department if you know what I mean :o)

Of COURSE lots of photos had to be taken during this amazing time & I wanted to share a few with you. I still have sessions to blog from before this trip, but I just had to show of my new little friend. Her auntie is very proud :o)

Beautiful Cora & her baby girl (finally!)


The best big brother a girl could ask for...

Sweet moments with daddy...

My absolute favorite...

2 comments:

Unknown said...

i have been waiting for this blog. even though i have already seen the pictures i couldn't wait to see them on here. what a wonderful thing!

Anonymous said...

Amanda, I don't know how to ever thank you for the AMAZING pics you've taken of my beautiful little girl!!! With your help, we now have lasting memories of when Lydia was born into this world and the joy that she is to our family. Thank you, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!!