MY FIRST MOTHER’S DAY (SORT OF) AND PROFESSIONAL BELLY PICS!

May 7^th turned out to be an awesome day for us in more ways than one.  It was Mother’s Day, and not only did we get a chance to celebrate our amazing moms, but we also had a chance to celebrate the upcoming arrival of our little peanut and my soon-to-be status as a mother myself!  The day began with a wonderful brunch that Vikas and I prepared (ok, so some of it was store bought) at our house for our parents and his brother.  Tons of fresh fruit, pastries, eggs, hash browns, coffee cake, cinnamon french toast, yummy juices, etc.  It was the perfect way to tell our moms just how much we love and appreciate them—simple, but sweet!  From what I could tell, they enjoyed it just as much as we enjoyed doing it for them!  I think a homemade Mother’s Day brunch at our place may just become a new tradition! YUM!

After brunch was done, Vikas and I got ready for our maternity shoot.  We had actually scheduled to do it a few days before exactly at the 30 week mark (I wanted the pics taken before my belly really got out of control . . .lol) , but with all of the rain we had been having, it was no surprise that the weather did not cooperate—much to our dismay.  In any event, Kelly, an up and coming photographer and maybe one of the nicest people ever, was more than accommodating of our insane May schedule and suggested that we try to do them on May 7^th if the weather worked out. 

Well, sure enough, Mother’s Day was absolutely beautiful!  It was sunny, there was barely a cloud in the sky, and the day was much warmer than we’d been having.  Honestly, it could not have felt more perfect and appropriate to be capturing such a special time in our lives with a maternity shoot on Mother’s Day!  It would have been amazing no matter when we did it, but taking those pictures on such a meaningful day made them all the more special.  Kelly did a fabulous job with the pictures, and was such a trooper to spend part of her Mother’s Day (she’s a mom to 1 year old cutie named Addison) with us at our shoot.  Here are some of our favorite pics:

You can see the rest of the pictures and more of Kelly’s fantastic work at www.makpics.com.  Thanks, Kelly, for helping us capture the beauty of such an incredible experience!