maternity photos – On An Even Kiel

After a full afternoon of lifestyle maternity photos, we went back to our house for dinner and relaxing. The next day we were headed out for some more traditional outdoor maternity photos. I was looking forward to some posed family photos, but I also was going to be doing some more glamorous ones, which I never did when I was pregnant with Gerrit.

Being unfamiliar with Little Rock’s parks, I had to do a bit of research to find a nice spot for outdoor photos. I started by looking at some state parks in the area, but with my mobility and comfort level going downhill as I got further into my pregnancy, I ruled out anything that was going to involve hiking. That’s when I stumbled upon The Old Mill. It looked so pretty in photos, and I thought it would be perfect for a springtime look. Here are some of my favorites:

This next one is my favorite of just Andrew and me. We’re not known for being great at posing for photos, but this one turned out really sweet.

This next one is probably my favorite family photo of us. That bridge is so cool, and Gerrit definitely shows off his personality, haha!

After the family photos, Andrew and Gerrit walked around the park while I changed into some long dresses for solo pictures. I absolutely love how they turned out!
Since we didn’t know the gender of our baby, I didn’t really want to wear pink or blue. But I do love purple, and this dress was so pretty for our spring photos.

A huge thank you again to my talented sister Becki for taking these beautiful photos! I love having these to look back on from my second pregnancy, and I can’t wait to display some in our new home.

I know Gerrit is nearly 2 months old, but I just recently got the flash drive with all the photos from our maternity photo shoot. We did a maternity/newborn combo, so I had to wait until we got the newborn photos done to get all the photos back.

I love our maternity photos! I knew we would be getting really amazing photos from Amanda with FootSteps Photography, but I was still so impressed when I saw them for the first time. When we saw the slideshow for the first time, I started crying. I was sleep-deprived and dealing with postpartum depression, but seeing how happy we were while expecting our first baby reminded me of how amazing pregnancy was.

I really wanted fall colors in our photos, but it was still pretty warm at the end of September when we had these photos done. Amanda did such a great job finding some color and using the light to give an autumnal glow.