I know I don't do a lot of personal blogging, not sure why or when I stopped but here's one to make up for all the lost time! Its long so if you choose to skip down to look at pictures I wont hold it against you. ;)

When I first found out I was pregnant I was overjoyed, I always knew I wanted another baby and secretly hoped for a boy (even though I spent lots of time telling others it didnt matter) I was also terrified. The first thing I thought of was HOW would I ever love another child as much as I love Alex? Did I have anything left? What if I didn't bond with this baby like I did with Alex. I'm an only child so having a new person in the house was never something I experienced, and I never knew what it was like to welcome someone else home. FOREVER!

Well baby Steffen is home now, and he has taught me that the heart is vast space where there is ALWAYS room! We welcomed Steffen to our home and our hearts on March 28th, 2010 at 8:18pm. I won't bore you with the details but lets just say things happened quickly. One minute we were preparing a shrimp BBQ the next minute Im in the hospital delivering, and within 24hrs I was back home! Im owed a fabulous shrimp BBQ at some point!

Then I came home and read all the wonderful messages that were left on Facebook and Twitter for me and my family. I want to thank everyone for your well wishes, they were truely touching and its nice to feel like you have a great community of family and friends around you. Some that I have met and some with whom I have only exchanged a few words but all equally touching. Thank you friends!

We are home and adjusting well. Steffen is of course, to us, perfect in every way. Alex loves his little brother although he did mention he doesn't like the smell of baby, and thinks that the whole belly button thing is totally gross, but he will get over both Im sure :)

Here are a few shots I took yesterday. I was in tears processing these pictures because they warmed my heart so much. I love these boys (all three of them) with every ounce of my being.

Last week I shot Darshana and Sharlenes engagement session up at Griffith Observatory and we had a great time running around despite the CRAZY winds that we were having here in SoCal that day. Sharlene was such a trooper because, ladies you know how hard it is to look gorgeous when the wind is throwing your hair around everywhere. Sharlene rocked it though! Im really looking forward to shooting their wedding in August! Here are a few of my favorites.