After a VERY long few days of induction and early labor, the look this Mama gave to her husband and nurses as she was pushing her sweet baby girl out, was SO genuine & sweet. She knew she was about to meet her baby and just couldn’t help but look around and acknowledge the moment that was about to arrive…

The emotions that overcame her and everyone else in the room were so palpable after the immensely hard pregnancy and long multiple-day labor she’d just endured. But her baby girl was FINALLY here! There’s nothing sweeter.

I loved supporting this Mama and Daddy in their baby’s girl’s birth, as their doula and post-birth photographer. But most of all, I love witnessing these first looks at baby, and these raw, real emotions. It never gets old, or less magical…