38 weeks 1 day

We just got back from visiting family in North Dakota and while we were there, my cousin asked me to take maternity pictures for her. I was honored to be asked! My cousin L's two children had mixed feelings about being photographed; they alternated between wanting to hug and kiss the belly and wanting to be far, far away from the camera!

I think we got some really nice shots! And what a gorgeous belly!

My Maternity Photos

Since I was learning photography, I wanted to take my own maternity photos when I was pregnancy with G. I used a tripod for some, and for most of my maternity photos I got the camera set up and then my husband took them.

Here are the ones I truly took myself, with the use of a tripod. I was about 37.5 weeks pregnant.

Baby Number Four!

In April my good friend M was in town for a visit and asked me to take a few maternity pictures for her. She is expecting their fourth child this summer and really wanted a picture with her children's hands on her belly. We took that picture, plus a few more.




In the next one I used a Photoshop action to give this a midnight sepia look. I really like the soft glow it gives.

Almost Five

Here are some pictures of my good friend J when she was very pregnant with her third baby; their third boy! Their family of five was right around the corner as sweet baby J was born about two weeks after these were taken. Isn't she beautiful? By these photos you'd never guess she'd had a rough pregnancy (to say the least).