Baby Makes 5

I feel so honored that my family trusts me to be their photographer. I've done my cousin Nicol's family portraits 2 times. I photographed my cousin Emily's wedding. And for my cousin Casey, I photographed the maternity, birth, and newborn session of her second baby Layla, and now I am doing the same for this baby. And really, I wouldn't have it any other way. They are family and I am able to express how much they mean to me through the photographs I take. I'm not good with words so I am glad I have an outlet like photography.

Casey and Jacob already have two beautiful kids - Logan (age 3) and Layla (age 1) - and are expecting their third on November 1. And since they already have a boy and a girl, they decided not to find out the sex. So day by day, the anticipation is rising.

This session incorporated both mine and Casey's ideas. Since this is their last baby (so they say)Casey wanted it to be extra special and I know we achieved that. Well, this is what Casey had to say, and it pretty much had me in tears..

Cindy Feraro, you are my hero. Today you gave me a miracle. After the last three days filled with sickness in my house, yesterday climaxed with a night filled with multiple baths due to sporadic vomiting, a baby sharing my bed, two sleep deprived parents, and a 9 month pregnant Momma who hasn't had a moment to eat anything since yesterday afternoon. I opened my email, held my breath, and clicked the link. You immediately reminded me how beautiful my family is, without saying a thing. Those photos brought tears to my eyes, I bawled like a baby. You are so talented. How do you do it? It's flawless. You know I had my doubts, but looking at these photos no one would even believe there were odds against us. I am so grateful, so thankful. I can't wait to see the other two parts of this story unfold......

Having 3 kids under the age of 4 is going to be tough, but if anyone can do it, Casey and Jacob can. And I cannot WAIT to meet their new little one!











Cute signs that Casey made..



And the baby's name with start with a D, whether the baby is a boy or a girl..



Love this..



Little sweeties..

Almost Time for the Twins!

Just a few years ago I was photographing this sweet couple on their wedding day..



And now I am so honored to be able to do their maternity photos (and newborn photos) for their TWINS!



Twin boys to be exact. It is just so exciting that their little family of 2 is going to turn into 4, all in 1 day. Monica and Jeremy are definitely up for the challenge - they are going to be amazing parents.



They are really such a great couple and they so deserve these 2 little boys. You can ready about their story here and here.



Monica and Jeremy are a really fun couple so we decided to hit up the City Museum for some pictures. Not the first place you would think of for a maternity session location but I love how they turned out!



So sweet..

Laura & David - Waiting On Baby

Laura and David are a sweet couple from Chicago who are expecting a little girl in August. Laura is a real trooper for being 8 months pregnant and getting through the entire session in nearly 100 degree temperature (and it was a morning session!) Despite the heat, it was great working with them and it was my first session since I've had my baby 5 weeks ago. Best of luck to them with the delivery!