Honey I’m home and I’ve had a hard day *year*. Is that song stuck in your head now?? Because it’s stuck in mine. Haha! But for real, walking into this hospital after 16 months of not being there was pure bliss. Before I walked in, I had all the birthy jitters. Like so bad that…
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Archie + Walker – 1st Birthday Session
These sweet boys turned a year old last November and I had the privilege of taking their newborn pictures and then I got to document their first birthday! I am so humbled at the fact that people choose me to capture such special times in their family's lives. I had the best time with this…
5 Tips to Surviving a Nursing Strike
First of all, what is a nursing strike?? It's simply when your baby refuses to nurse....this happens just out of the blue. A baby may refuse to nurse for a number of reasons; ear infection, a cold, stress, teething, etc. A nursing strike isn't weaning. When a baby weans, they will gradually quit nursing. A…
Kendall Lifestyle Newborn
Jayme Jenkins Photographer - Chesapeake, Virginia family photographer I went to Chesapeake a few months ago to photograph the Kendall family. I also got to visit some of my family while I was there so that was an added bonus. I had so much fun documenting and photographing this family. Sweet Olivia was just a…
Roberson Fresh 48
It's been a hot minute since I've blogged and, in a later post, I will be sharing what I've been up to lately. But for now, I will just be sharing these images from my nephew's Fresh 48 session last July! I can't believe he's already almost 10 months old. It seems like he should…
Baby Gus – Fresh 48
If I could photograph a birth or a fresh 48 session every day, I would be SO happy. Each one is so different...even if they all take place in a very small hospital room. Each baby has their own expressions and looks. I just love it! Enjoy a few of my favorites from this sweet…
Jo Jo Special Care Nursery
I had photographed JoJo's NICU session on Halloween so when Christmas was quickly approaching, her family invited me back to the hospital to do some Christmas pictures. Her mom and aunt had everything all planned out. All I had to do was show up and document her very first Christmas. Thankfully, she doesn't have to…
William’s Fresh 48
Sweet William was born at 11:30 pm on November 15th and I went the next morning to document all of his little baby features. Ashley (his mama) didn't want the birth photographed so she booked a Fresh 48 instead. I am oh so glad she did! Births aren't for everyone and that's okay. Fresh…
Baby Batchelor – Birth Story
Amber contacted me earlier this summer about photographing her baby's birth. I had been looking forward to this day since she contacted me! We did their maternity pictures back in August. That was the first time I had met her boyfriend, Curtis. I joked with him and told him that he and I would be…
Baby Carter’s Arrival
A couple of weeks ago sweet Carter made his way into this crazy world. His birth wasn't like anything any of us had expected but he is here and he is healthy and THAT is all that MATTERS. Brittany contacted me Friday morning and said she was at 4 cm so I said "Okay,…