Piper. I just love her name. Pipers parents are both in the same industry. Melanie is a talented make-up artists and Tim is an awesome wedding videographer. Seriously, if you want somebody to document your wedding day-he’s the one! You can check Tim and Melanie’s work here and here.

When Melanie contacted me to photograph her birth I have to say I was extremely nervous because we pretty much run in the same circle. It’s always nerve-wracking photographing another photographer or someone who in the same line of work but once I got to the hospital all nervousness that had been built up were gone and I couldn’t wait to document their little ones arrival. Melanie’s labor was the quietest labor I’ve attended. The whole vibe in the room was so calm. You could really feel Melanie’s inner strength shining through as she stayed focus on pushing her little baby out. Tim was also great. He was always at Melanie’s side keeping his focus all on his wife. It was so sweet to watch. Melanie’s mom and sister were also in the room too and as I watched Melanie’s mom be a support for her daughter I quietly hoped I could have that same experience with my girls when it’s their turn. There was such a great family bond in that room. It was so great to a part of.  For Melanie’s first baby, Piper sure came quickly.  I had expected to be there for the long haul but as I got back in my van I realized i was only there for a few hours. I tell you Melanie is one tough lady.

Thank you and Melanie and Tim for allowing me to photograph Piper’s arrival.

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Thank you to everyone to everyone to stopped by my booth on the weekend at the Babies in Bloom baby fair and entered to win a FREE birth session. The lucky contest winner is Leigha Jones! Congratulations Leigha!

It was nice to talk to all of you and see how many are interested in documenting your baby’s birth. If you are interested in booking a birth session please contact me as space is limited. simone@kelownbirth.com

Meet Barb and Jamie and their new wonderful little son Samuel. Barb has become a family friend ours. She’s a great friend of my sister in-law’s and her daughter is besties with my niece (my SIL’s daughter). I’ve known Barb for quite some time so it’s been great seeing all of our families grow together. What I love about Barb is that she is so great at motivating and encouraging people. A couple years ago Barb got me into running. It was a long and challenging journey but she was always there encouraging me on. We ended up doing a 5k a few months later! She’s the best workout partner I’ve ever had.

Barb gave birth to Samuel just a few short hours after she was admitted. This was another birth I wasn’t permitted to be in the room for the actual pushing (same Dr. as my SIL) but the moments before and after Samuel entering the world were just as emotional. One of my favourite moments of documenting Samuel’s birth was coming back in the morning to photograph big sister, Sophia, meeting her new baby brother for the first time. I’ve only had the experience of watching my kids meet a new sibling so this was so special to be a part of  their that moment. Sophia accepting her new brother with opens arms and showered his the kisses the whole time I was there and of course Samuel welcomed them.

Thank you so much Barb for letting me document Samuel’s arrival. Actually, there are not enough Thank You’s. It’s hard finding the right words to describe my appreciate and joy when I can witness a little ones birth.

Be sure to check out the slide show at the bottom. Barb choose the song and I think it’s just perfect.

Check out the slideshow!

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Meet Brendan. My new nephew. Techincally he’s not so new anymore but he’s the newest addition to our family. It was such an honour to be able to document the journey to his birth. While I  didn’t get to document the actual “birthing” part but I stood right outside the room with my mother in-law and listened to Brendan enter the world-after one push. It was such an experience. Sara was amazing during labor. Ok, enough babbling. I’m getting all weepy again. I truly, love documenting birth and the more I do them the more I know this is where I want to be. Do I say that a lot? Well if I do know that it’s true.

Here’s the video. Enjoy!

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I know, this is beyond late. I’ve had a few people wonder if I was going to put it up. Haha, chalk it up to busy wedding season.

I’ve booked a couple more free birth session so I have one free session left. If you are interested please send me an e-mail at simone@kelownabirth.com

Enjoy the slideshow!

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Kaian’s birth is the first birth I have ever photographed and it is one that I will never forget. First, I have to send a big thank you to my friend Daniela for referring Miriam to me. Daniela told a few of her maternity clients that I was heading into birth photography and offering a free session. Miriam being a scrapbooker understood the meaning of having photos to document special moments and was all for it. She and I were introduced to each other via e-mail and that was the beginning of her birth story with me. You might remember Miriam from a maternity session I did with Daniela a couple months back. You can check them out here. It was so hard for me not to write about photographing her birth. I just wanted to tell everyone! When I met with Miriam and Rob in person the day of the maternity session I day I had such a good vibe from them. They are such kind hearted people and so down to earth. I just knew that we were going to have a good time together.  It was a week before Miriam’s due date that I got a text from Rob late one night, that her water broke. I calmly texted back that when they were all settled in to let me know what Miriam was dialated. I was going to gauge how quickly I should be getting ready to how many cm she was dialted. Seconds later Rob texted me back that she was 5. 5! What?!?! Totally not was I was expecting. I jumped up grabbed all my gear together, well actually Carson grabbed all my gear together while I brushed my teeth and got ready to go. Didn’t want to go into the labour and delivery with funky breath.

Well to make a long story short Miriam was the perfect first client. Her labour was so fast. I was so impressed at how she handled each contraction. On of my favorite moments was when she was telling me a story about what she was doing earlier on in the day suddenly a contraction came on, she worked through it and then once it was over she picked up in the story where she left of. There is no way you would have caught me doing that. I didn’t want to talk at all during my labor and if you tried I’m sure you got THE LOOK. Miriam was a pillar of strength. And I can’t forget Rob. He was such an attentive husband. Payed close attention to Miriam at every second. It was so sweet. The moment I cried was when Rob saw Kaian for the first time and tears welled up in his eyes. He had that look. Moms, you know what I’m talking about. The look your husbands get when they see your baby for the time. *SIGH*

Ok, enough of my rambling. I could go on about that evening. Don’t forget I’m offering 3 free birth photography session so please contact me if this is something you would like to do before the spots fill up.

Here are just a few photos of sweet baby Kain’s birth. Don’t forget to check out the newborn session that Daniela did. Check it out here.

Stay tuned for the slideshow!

Simone

Hello! My name is Simone. Welcome to my brand spankin’ new Birth Photography blog-site! I’m so excited to finally share this with you all. Birth Photography is something I’ve wanted to venture into for a while and with the support of my wonderful husband and fellow friends I have decided to take the plunge and I’m so happy that I have. I have already photographed a birth and while there were so many emotions involved I know this is a road I definitely want journey on. I only wish I could have had this special moment documented when I had my children.

Since this is new territory for me, I’m in the process of building up my portfolio and offering *3 free birthing sessions*. If you or anybody you know is expecting and would like to document this momentus occasion please contact me and I would be more than happy to grab a coffee, tea or piece of chocolate cake (because really… what pregnant lady can resist chocolate cake?) to discuss photographing your little one’s arrival.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see a just few pics of my very first birth…well not mine. My client’s. Uh, you get the picture.

Simone