Facebook makes the heart grow fonder!!

The famous quote "absence makes the heart grow fonder" rings true for many people, but I'd like to change it to "facebook makes the heart grow fonder" in my case. I can't quite remember exactly how I became "friends" with Amber Norris Photography but it has forever changed my life. Amber is a photographer that specializes in newborn photography. (check her out at http://www.ambernorrisphotography.com/) I will go into detail more about her in a future post but right now all you need to know is I LOVED HER PICTURES!! Everyday when I checked my news feed and saw pictures that she posted I would think "one day she is going to take my babys pictures" and sure enough she has, but thats not the point of this post. One day Amber posted on her page that her and another photographer were running a special for expecting moms. I'm all about saving a dollar so I was very interested. The package included a "birth session" by Mandie Newsom (http://www.mandienewsom.com/) and "newborn pictures" by Amber. As most people would, I had some reservations about this "birth session." After talking to Amber about it and also adding Mandie to my facebook page and viewing these birth sessions I knew I had to be involved. I made an appointment to meet with these two ladies to find out more information. We met at Newk's sandwich shop on my lunch break one day and I immediately knew these two girls were going to make a lasting impression on me. I signed a contract that day and anxiously awaited when I would get to work with these two girls again. This is where Amber will drop out of this post and I will tell you a little bit about Mrs. Mandie Newsom.

Mandie Newsom is originally from the state of Georgia but now resides in Columbia, MS. Although I'm pretty sure my parents aren't from Georgia and probably never been to Georgia I'm 100% sure Mandie and I were separated at birth. :)  She grew to be one of my close friends during my pregnancy and I'm not sure what I would have done without her. She was always one of the first people I spoke with after doctor appointments and we talked most every night on messenger. Although my husband loves Mandie.. he wasn't very fond of her during those times!! hahaha Mandie had the pleasure (haha) of taking my maternity pictures as well as capturing the birth of my daughter. Let me tell you, getting my husband to agree to be in these pictures was like pulling his teeth. He had never met Mandie in person and hates to have his picture taken. That photo shoot turned out to be TONS of fun!! Brent left there thinking Mandie was thebomb.com just like I do. I'm going to take this time to thank her for being such a great friend to me, for capturing one of the most important times of my life and for joining my family!! I love you girl! So like I said.. in my case facebook made my heart grow fonder.

36 Weeks

Brent knows who's boss!! :) J/K I'm sure he was telling me how huge I was!! haha