Heather week #29

Well because I bet a few of you are wondering..

"Every time I go to your blog, I see a pregnant tummy looking back at me."

(ok really someone said that to me last week..hahahaha)

Of course then I added..

"Yes, but at least it is a beautiful and tastefully photographed naked belly looking back at you."

(Not my exact words..but you get the gist)

So this week in addition to Heather's petite belly, I'm going to tell you about a few things that go on in her room..

Heather's sister's-in-law (how sweet are they??) made this very fun growth cart shortly after she arrived. It gives her something to look forward to everyday and she can chart her progress..





Here is the main info board..just in case she wakes up and forgets her name..



Of course all the Mom's in the house will recognize this device..the heartbeat monitor. Finding two babies heart beats can be a little tricky..



Cutie..





And some belly lovin:)

Heather week #28

When I called Heather yesterday she'd had a discouraging week. Her ultra-sound on Tuesday revealed her cervix is even shorter than when she was admitted about 5 weeks ago. She also strained some muscles in her belly, which is super painful.

Bright side? Babes are doing well!! Very well! Still growing, and staying put..which is the goal.

This week say a little prayer for Heather. 5 weeks in the hospital with as many as 11 more to go might just seem a tad overwhelming. Bad days..even bad weeks are allowed! BUT for the record I've hardly seen the bad days with this one!! She remains so upbeat, so positive, I'm just amazed.

Quick side note..when I was almost 30 weeks pregnant years ago with my twin babes..I DID NOT look this good!! Seriously!! What a beauty.
She wears motherhood well.

Project Heather

This dear sweet girl is very busy..she is busy growing twin babies in her petite belly:) She is not due until April but was hospitalized right before Christmas..the Dr's have not said a word about her returning home (until the babies are safely born)...so this means she has a little bit of a hospital stay ahead of her..all for the sake of the precious life she has growing inside her belly.

What an inspirational Momma!

A few weeks ago as we were chatting, we came up with the great idea of capturing her weekly growth on camera..she wanted something to look back on as well as a way to chart her progress.. thus begun Project Heather.

So the question is how does one take flattering, artistic pictures when your beautiful subject cannot sit up for more than about 5 minutes and you are in a hospital room with one tiny little window?? The answer is..very quickly!! Luckily she is a very willing subject who is just as sweet as can be, sure makes it easy on me!

I'm hoping to post pictures every week, along with the culmination of the birth. It's always such an honor to be included in a another woman's journey, please join me in Heathers.

Brrrrr!

Great morning session with some of my favorite kiddos around! You gotta hand it to these three..it was only 22 degrees outside before we stepped out of the warm mini-van to brave the chill. Although it was freezing out the light was simply perfect, I think after a week of no cloud cover and harsh light I was due some NW goodness.
I just love these shots!

Christmas Kiddos

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The world would be so boring without little boys:)

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Just an amazing day.

The Whaleys

How fun! This group were such troopers, as I'm dragging all 16 of them under a bridge up in Sultan Washington..I only had a few groans (all from the men folk of course!). Fun shoot with a fun bunch. Thanks Jackie and Richard for the asking me to photograph your beautiful family. You are truly blessed.













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