{Baby L} Logan, Utah Birth Photographer
Yesterday was one of the most beautiful experiences, if not the most beautiful experience, of my entire career as a photographer.
Recently when I was pregnant with my son Deacon, I was deeply consumed with finding the perfect music for his birth video, searching birth story photos on Pinterest to gather ideas, lining up my mom's plane ticket to come to the birth so she could take photos and video, get the equipment ready, buy new equipment that I thought I needed.... I thought of EVERYTHING I could do to prepare for capturing those first moments of my son's life. I'm not kidding - it stressed me out. I wanted everything to be PERFECT because I knew it was a moment that couldn't be recreated. It truly is once in a lifetime. And then he came. And none of what I was consumed by mattered anymore. The pages of pictures I printed and literally brought to the hospital with me to use sat in my camera bag and were never brought out. I didn't worry about what pictures and video my mom was getting when he was born. I didn't care about making the perfect story anymore because the fact of the matter is, no story that I could try and tell even comes close to the real story of a baby's birth.
After we brought Deacon home from the hospital, I gathered everything together to had been taken and put it into a video - a story - that was perfect in it's own way. And it's a story that was told perfectly the way it was meant to be. I sat and watched my husband cry watching that video the first time. I still and sit and watch the tears come from his eyes almost every time he watches it. And I know exactly why because it's the same for me. It takes us back to that moment that we once again became parents to the most amazing little boy. I love shooting weddings. It's a happy day. It's a day full of love. But in my own life, nothing has changed me more dramatically and more instantly than the moments both of my sons were born. I cannot even begin to describe how truly happy I am to have birth stories for both of them so I can re live those moments over and over again.
I'm writing about my experience because something changed in me when I was consumed by preparing to put together my son's video. I loved doing it. Not just "love my job" sort of love, but truly craved sitting down at my computer and allowing the story to unfold in the process. And since then, I have craved having that experience again. Enter Misty. After posting Deacon's video online, a lot of my friends commented on how they would love to have one too. Misty was one of them. And I was overjoyed when an idea of shooting her video became a reality. I've shot video for my sister and part of one for a friend, but it truly was different after doing Deacon's. I really WANTED to shoot videos and pursue them as part of my business.
Misty called on Tuesday to let me know she was to be induced the next day! I was so gitty with excitement, I literally was shaky. Tuesday night I was filled with nerves. I even laughed that I was just as nervous as I was four months ago when it was me going in to be induced! Wednesday morning came. I got my kids up and to the sitter and headed to the hospital. What we thought would maybe be a short day, turned into a little longer labor than anticipated. Still rather short though since this was Misty's third baby! I loved being in the room and experiencing the day. And rather than tell the story in words, I'll let the pictures. Because they tell it better than I ever could!
Misty and Nate, congratulations! I can never say "thank you" enough for allowing me to be a part of such a beautiful and special day. Your little boy is so handsome, and I am so happy for you!
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