Max William | Ruston LA newborn photographer

 

I was so excited to hear about this little guy when his momma messaged me about booking a newborn session during her pregnancy. His sister was one of my very first newborns when I started in that field. I look back at her photos now and see every mistake I made as a photographer. I know as the artist I pick apart too much, her photos are just precious despite my mistakes because she’s in them.

I do this with photos of my own daughter. It’s like I’m bipolar looking at them. On one hand I hate everything about the photo because I didn’t do this right or didn’t get the light here. But then another part of me thinks “this is freaking awesome” because my daughter is making a face she doesn’t make anymore that made me laugh all the time and it’s awesome cause it’s a memory I’ll never get back. The memories trump the bad techniques I did so long ago. But I am glad to know more this time around with Payton’s brother, Max here. But how cute is this comparison? Payton on the left and Max on the right. I told Jennifer that I didn’t think brother looked anything like sister and now to see it side by side….yes I was right. They look nothing alike to me! Some siblings look like twins but not these two, they are definitely their own people.

Here’a another for you

When Jennifer (mom) came in, she had to feed Max so we got to visit a bit while she did so. I actually found out that Max’s sister, Payton, was conceived by IUI. Since it took so long to conceive Payton, they didn’t think they could get pregnant so easily the next time around. Little did they know, they would have a little surprise baby boy and an 18 month old to dominate the house! Isn’t that always how it happens? It seems with infertility issues, if you get pregnant once, the next time is much easier to conceive. Not always, but I hear that happening a lot. What a blessing this little guy is.

Jennifer explained all the things she had to go through when trying to get pregnant with Payton. It’s a sad, dark time for any woman who wonders if they’ll ever have a child of their own. But through lots of prayer and patience, God saw fit to bless the Lancaster family with Payton and now Max!

I have quite a soft spot for people going through infertility. Having a small TINY glimpse into it myself makes it all the more heart wrenching. I relive some of the emotions that others are going through now. Fortunately for me it didn’t take me years to conceive my baby girl, but one miscarriage and months later I would finally become pregnant with her. It was the happiest moment when I reached that 12 week mark, I could breathe easier. It tears me up to know that some will never experience that. For others who are struggling during this time all I can say is turn to the Father. Only God can give you the comfort you need and know you’re not alone. I meet a lot of clients who struggled with getting pregnant, its more common then you think. Some have had their own children through help or on their own, while some have adopted and wouldn’t trade anything in the world for the journey they took to adopt them. Lay your cares on Jesus and let him be Lord. His plans are always good.