BDE Photography | Raecale Stull
Photography and blog
Oh boy, we have a little monster in our house! Throwing fits and being naked are her thing, lately. Today, she was awake at 4 a.m. and only wanted Mom. She didn’t know what or why she wanted Mom, but she wasn’t about to be put down. Ugh.
“Pete the Cat,” saved me for a little while.
…and she’s out! Thank goodness! (11:30 a.m.)
I wasn’t too sure how the weather was going to hold up, today. After a text to Stacey, asking if she’d prefer to change today’s session, she assured me that today was on.
Kyle is leaving on Thursday, for a three week air force duty and time is flying by.
Today, it is!
The wind died down and the snow drifted perfectly for Stacey’s maternity session.
Stacey and Kyle are looking forward to welcoming their little squishy baby girl into this world at the end of March. Zane cannot wait to be her big brother. They are all very excited!
…a precious gift
In 2009, Kami and Kyle were married and wanted to have a baby, right away. After three trials of artificial insemination, the fourth round was successful. Finally, Kami became pregnant.
Kyle suffered from severe diabetes and congestive heart failure and they spent many days in and out of hospitals. Then the unimaginable, Kyle unexpectedly slipped into a diabetic coma and passed away in his sleep on March 4th. Tragic enough to lose a spouse, Kami experienced this at 20 weeks pregnant. It happened the night before their 20 week ultrasound. Kami and Kyle had decided a name for a baby girl, but found out this miracle inside her was a little boy.
Kami was due July 24th and contacted me in May to photograph her birth story. Only 5% of babies are born on their due date. This little guy wasn’t about to join that group.
Kami and her family celebrate the 4th of July with a vacation to Bear Lake. She would have left Wednesday, with the rest of her family, if she didn’t have a scheduled doctor’s appointment on Thursday. Her younger sister, Marijka, had to work Thursday morning, so the two of them decided to wait and ride over together.
At home, preparing for a relaxing Bear Lake vacation, Kami’s water broke(8:30 pm)! Being her first, she wasn’t sure what to expect. She made a call to the hospital and was told to come in. She left the house in a haste, with Marijka and her phone and charger, period. No bag. No purse. She also forgot to ring me.
She checked in at the Women and Newborn Center at 9:20 pm and at 9:45 pm, Carter Ric Willis was born on July 2nd, weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce and measured 19.5 inches long. Marijka was there for her, the whole time, and her Mother arrived shortly after the birth, and has stayed by her side since.
The doctor moved Carter into the NICU, the next morning, due to his low blood sugar. They assured Kami that it shouldn’t take long to regulate it and return them back to their regular rest and recovery room.
Congratulations Kami! I’m sure your memory of Kyle will live on strong with the help of this miracle baby boy.
Thank you for letting me help you capture, just the start of your Best Days Ever as a parent.
I hope you can, now, enjoy your Fourth of July celebrations with this little +1 at Bear Lake!
Sara and Tyson Glover
The sun went down, their due date had passed.
Tyson stayed up late to finish up some school work.
Sara woke up around 1 am. After a few unusual contractions, she thought she’d wake Tyson. He rolled over and dozed back off. After 15 more mins passed, Sara woke him more sternly. He woke up groggy. After realizing what was going on, he was energized with excitement. The two gathered their packed hospital bags and rushed into the women’s center. 2:15 am.
Tyson called me at 3:05 am. On the Drive in, the temp outside was 47 degrees and calm.
Sara dilated quickly. She was given a epidural before I arrived.
Phone calls and texts. 6 am brought a shift change at the nurses station. Jeanine checked out and Candice came on.
Tyson grabbed a bite to eat at 6:30(sandwich).
Sara is very sleepy. A resting period is advised. Pushing is set to start at 7 a.m.
