Journal
Packing your hospital bag for your newborn’s arrival can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be.
I recommend starting early – sometime in your second trimester when you still have energy and can slowly set aside items that you won’t need until after baby’s arrival.
At the very latest, I recommend having your bag packed by 35 weeks to ensure that it’s ready to go in case of a surprise early arrival. After all, babies tend to arrive on their own timeline!
what to pack in your
hospital bag
We have had the cloudiest summer here in Edmonton, so when the sun peeked out for this gorgeous outdoor maternity session, I was all kinds of excited. Add a fun, super sweet family and two fur babies into the mix and this easily became a favourite Edmonton maternity session of mine! Dylan is soon to […]
Every once in a while, all the elements come together to make a perfect session. This was what happened with this fam! We had a warm, sunshiny evening, a gorgeous backdrop and an even more beautiful family to top off this incredible session. Seriously, I could gush over these guys for days, but instead, I’ll […]
Ally and I spent our morning together strolling the lavender fields, playing on the playground by the lake and swapping mama stories in the summer sunshine. We met quite a few years ago in Cold Lake, and have since both become mamas and close friends. She is one of those mom friends who you can […]
There’s something a little extra special about including grandma in motherhood sessions; after all, so much of what we know as moms we first learned from our own mothers. So when Ayla asked to include her mom in her motherhood session, I was so excited! We spent the morning running around grandma’s yard, picking flowers, […]
On the night you were born, the moon shone with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered, “Life will never be the same.”Because there had never been anyone like you… ever in the world. – Nancy Tillman I had the pleasure of capturing this beautiful family’s first […]
Meet Jody and her sweet daughters, Sawyer and Esther! These girls were some of our very first friends when we moved to town back in February, and our weekly playdates were such a blessing in helping us feel like we were at home in a new and unfamiliar place. Watching Jody selflessly love on her […]
“Your heart and my heart are very old friends.” – Unknown I don’t think I’ll ever tire of photographing mamas and their little ones. There’s something about the mother-child bond that ignites my passion and keeps me reaching for my camera again and again. Perhaps it’s because that now, as a mother myself, I realize […]
I did so many motherhood sessions over the past few weeks that, while I’d love to share each and everyone, I may end it here just for now. My final session from back home was a sweet one; Maggie was one of the very first people I met in Cold Lake, and it was lovely […]
This session was such a dream to capture! Little Jacob didn’t take his beautiful blue eyes off of my camera and his big brother was such a sweetheart, with the perfect mix of loving up on his baby and showcasing his true, silly self! I loved the sweet outfits that Dinah chose for herself and […]
One of my favourite things about lifestyle photography is getting a glimpse at the behind the scenes, real life moments. I always ask if there is anything special that mamas like to do with their little ones that could help personalize a session and truly capture the memories that you’ll want to remember forever. When […]
