maya leigh paris

photo by short jill

has arrived!!! she was born on july 22nd at 3:50am. we did another water birth in our home & everything went beautifully. our midwife, mary, her assistant jen, my mom, & our friend, short jill, (who documented it for us) were all there to help make maya's birth a beautiful experience.

she is so incredibly sweet. i can't put her down. finn loves her & asks to hold her all the time. he comforts her by saying "it's okay baby" when she cries. if i'm not holding her he wants to know "where my maya at?" so luckily, the transition into big brotherhood is going very well.

the four of us are adapting, but maya is making everything so easy- it's like we've always been a family of four. and i love it.

maternity leave

so, it might be a little quiet on this blog for awhile. our second babe is due july 17th & i'm on maternity leave. so no new pictures to post. no fun sessions to share. i will post one of the peanut once he or she arrives, though!

thanks for being patient with me!

baby mckenzie

remember this belly...



well, now it's a sweet baby girl!! mckenzie was born on june 22nd at 3:56 am!

my favorite!! so sweet.


baby toesies.




big beautiful eyes... that i got to see a couple times!


proud mama & papa.


i absolutely love this one. sean's patting her back trying to get her hiccups to go away -doesn't she look like she's going to have the best personality?!!


sweet mama & baby girl moments.




& sweet daddy kisses.


i love baby yawns.


definitely got a good hold on those fingers.








one of my favorites!








sweet dreams sweet baby!