Liam had an exciting delivery as he was scheduled to arrive at the New Birth Company in Overland Park. He had other plans however, and we ended up at Shawnee Mission Medical Center many, many hours later. After a long day and night, Billy and Joyce welcomed their healthy son at 3:39am. For the first time ever, I wept a little behind my lens. The energy and emotion in the room at the birth of a new person is overwhelming. So much joy. To have the opportunity to document that, amazing. Here are a few of my favorites.

Joyce calls her loved ones after arriving at the birth center.

Enjoying a smoothie

The midwives enjoy a peek at Joyce’s pregnancy album

Joyce was a trooper. She endured nearly 24 hours of laboring before meeting her son.

Something that stuck with me the entire day — the image of Billy and Joyce as a couple, a team. They depended on one another and were such a beautiful example of strength.

Then, at 3:39am after nearly 24 hours of labor, Liam joined us.

My favorite image of the day – the embrace of newly anointed parents.

I cannot express how honored I am to have been given witness to these moments. Welcome, Liam, to the universe.

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are… Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect Tomorrow. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in my pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.
- Mary Jean Iron

Here are a few normal day images of our daughter (and us) over the last few months. Hold those normal days close and cherish them.

Gonna start posting more personal work here as well as some other things (from both of us, though Brandon took most of these as we take photos of our daughter every single day for a personal project). Look forward to seeing some changes around here very soon.