Pregnancy

The Promotion

“‘I didn’t ask for this,’ said our very stubborn 2.5 year old. He had the same expression in every photo from the session.”

(submitted by IG @itsbrittlee) 

Hockey Mom

“This is a photo of my mom, my brother, myself, and my soon to be born younger brother. I’m awkwardly in the hockey equipment on the bottom left. A family friend talked mom into having us all pose for this photo. It went on to win some sort of award in a Newport, RI photo show. It also hung in our house while I was growing up, which made for some awkward moments when friends came over.”

(story submitted by Sean; photo courtesy of Kim Fuller at www.kimfullerphotography.com)

Deep Belly

“My wife was pregnant with our daughter and we were getting portraits done for our church’s directory. The Olan Mills photography took the typical photos, then wanted to do some special pregnancy portraits for us. He had me kneel down in front of my wife, holding her belly, and used a backlight. I appreciate what he was trying to do, but when my wife and I look at the photo, we joke that I just look like I’m hungry and about to take a bite.”

(submitted by Jonathan)

Hat Trick

“I had just had my third son in less than 4 years. My 2 year-old jumped up on the bed to meet the baby and onto my c-section incision and my 3 year old dropped his pants.”

(submitted by IG @carrie_lehman) 

Direct Hit

“When my son hopped on the bed and his elbow nailed me right on my c-section incision.”

(submitted by IG @bl.squared) 

The Placeholder

“This was my parent’s pregnancy announcement in 1991 a couple months before my birth. My dad saved the cardboard outline and gave it to me before the birth of my first child.”

(submitted by IG @lucy_regalado) 

Too Soon

“This picture was taken very shortly after our son was born. My father-in-law wanted to capture the beautiful moment and get a nice family photo. But after over 24 hours of labor, this is what you get. My husband looks pretty rested though, so that’s cool.”

(submitted by Brittany)

The Promotion

“My sister and her boyfriend were so excited to share their announcement. My nephew was…less than impressed.”

(submitted by Kara) 

Call Waiting

“My sister was in hard labor for over 24 hours. I just found out she was getting ready to have a C section. So I was on the horn letting everyone know I was able to go in and watch.”

(submitted by Jennifer) 

Got Her Goat

“One of our goats and I were both pregnant with twins and due the same week. I made her dress up and take maternity photos with me.”