A few weeks before her due date, Jada texted me in tears, distraught over finding out that the military was not going to let her husband, Joe, come back home for the birth of their son.

Childbirth is completely unpredictable. It doesn't matter if it's your first child or your seventh, each birth story is as unique as the baby being born. Some babies come faster than you can get to the hospital! And some like to make you wonder if they're going to be the first ever documented 10 month pregnancy. 

Rylee's birth was a routine scheduled C-section that I am completely ecstatic I was asked to document. At 6am sharp I met Rachel and Lance under the awning at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. It was sprinkling a little bit…

It all started with a tasty lunch at Lemonade House Grill (as do most good things in Poplar Bluff!) Actually I’m fairly sure it began a good 7 months before that. ;) But my friendship with Kelsey started out strong over a basket of mozzarella sticks. Kelsey had been in love with documentary style birth photography for years and