Sophia Mendoza Birth

Good day, readers! 

The subject of today’s blog post is a certain adorable bundle of joy named Sophia. She arrived at 9:47 pm on 12/3/17 at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. I was truly honored that Christine and Oscar, Sophia’s parents, let me be a part of this monumental milestone in their lives. 

This sweet nugget made her debut at WBAMC weighing 7 pounds 6.6 ounces and measured in at 19 inches long. Christine did a great job throughout the entire labor.  Christine and Oscar worked together so well to welcome baby into the world. 

It was wonderful to see Dad there helping, too. You could see he was overwhelmed with happiness when baby Sophia finally entered the world. The love they shared immediately was so overwhelming that there was not a dry eye in the room.

“I almost didn’t believe it was real life. She was ACTUALLY here! We miscarried our first in February of 2017, so I spent my entire pregnancy in fear that something was going to happen. Once I saw her for the first time I broke down in tears because she was perfect and she was finally here! Oscar just broke down in tears as well. We had been trying for YEARS to get pregnant with no luck. He said it was the most amazing feeling in the world that after everything we went through, he was finally a Dad. ” said Christine. 

I am overjoyed that I got to capture this special moment. I love what I do!

Meet Sophia: 

Have you thought about having your birth photographed, but aren’t sure if it’s for you? Check out what Christine had to say about our session: 

• How was your experience having this very intimate moment of your life photographed? Were you nervous or worried before? How did it turn out? 
  I was actually extremely grateful. We are a military family, stuck over 1,700 miles from our family. No one from home was able to come for the birth, so having Kathleen there documenting this experience for us helped our family feel like they were actually a part of the entire experience!
• What would be your advice to someone considering having her birth photographed?
  Don’t even think about it, just DO IT!!! There is so much going on while you are there and you are under so many drugs that it was so eye opening for me to see it from a different perspective. Plus, while I was pushing her out, I had my eyes closed so I wasn’t able to witness my husbands reaction or really half of the actual birth so being able to look back on these and SEE everything was so great! Every time I look at them I tear up!