God is great! That is what comes to mind every time I witness a baby being born. Birth is by truly the most amazing miracle I have ever seen. Remember the beautiful maternity model I shot recently? Well, Natalie gave birth to that sweet baby girl on February 2, 2010 at 9:59 pm. Emmalyn shares the same middle name and birthday as her Auntie! How cool is that?
I received a text from Natalie the night before letting me know of some stubborn contractions that didn't seem to go away...she went to triage and they sent her home to try and rest since she wasn't as dilated as they would like her to be to get admitted. I coudln't sleep out of excitement because I just knew that it was time! I had all my camera equipment charged & packed just in case. I ended up waking up around 8 am the next morning and thinking "Wow, I guess I was wrong...she made it through the night!" Then *RING!* Fidel calls me literally within the first 5 minutes of me being awake letting me know they had been there since 3:30 am and she was admitted and definitely dilating.
I have to admit, I was a bit nervous I was going to be late. She was about to receive that beloved epidural and I still had to feed Savannah, pack her stuff, get her ready, drop her off with someone, and drive all the way to the Naval Hospital, 50minutes away from my house. I got there as quickly as I could, and the Doc's were talking about a likely C-Section, which I would unfortunately not be able to take pictures of for the new parents-to-be! God did His work, and kept sweet Emmalyn strong the whole way through as Natalie slowly progressed. After 12 hours, the Lucero's had their gorgeous addition...
Congratulations Natalie & Fidel!!! She is just SO sweet. Thank you for letting me be a part of your special, special day!!! Ladies & Gentlemen, here is the new (and improved! :P) Lucero Family!
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