I am nominating my little sister, Kim Nikolic! She is one of the most caring, selfless moms I know and is welcoming her second bundle of joy in May. No one captures those first moments better than Saren so I would love for her to have those special keepsakes! ❤️ReplyCancel

I (Grandmother if baby to be) would like to nominate Rose Higgins and her soon to be son coming this April! She is the mother to 2 beautiful girls and they are over the moon to meet their baby brother to be. This baby came as a complete surprise and she would be thrilled and shocked to be able to celebrate her complete family together with a full newborn session and all the perks!ReplyCancel

I (Rachel’s mom) would like to
nominate Rachel Winoski for this shoot. Rachel is so blessed to have 2 children
and one on the way arriving in June this year. My grandson, Benji, will be 4 in
June and my granddaughter daughter Vivian who will turn 2 in April. When
someone from the outside looks at Rachel’s life, it is very easy to say wow,
she has two healthy children who are 22 months apart, pregnant for the 3rd
time, and assume everything is normal. What people don’t know about her is that
she sprinted a marathon to have her three children. Rachel grew up in a very
large family. My husband and I each have 4 siblings. Rachel has one bother; 21
cousins and her cousins have 19 children and the number is growing. Growing up,
we were always surrounded by a huge family and we never once heard the word
infertility. When you grow up, no one envisions that this could be part of your
story. It became a very harsh reality of Rachel’s and one we knew nothing about.

Rachel married her husband Mike
in 2015 and they both always knew that they wanted a family. In the process of
trying to have children, Rachel learned that she has a rare genetic disorder. Rachel
has something called a tripled balanced translocation. Essentially, her DNA is
rearranged, and the doctors believe that at some point in her life, this shift
happened, she wasn’t born this way. They have seen examples where individuals
have one or two chromosomes strands that have broken off and attached to other
chromosomes, but they confirmed that none of their doctors, a majority of which
had over 30 years’ experience, had ever seen a situation where three had done
this. Rachel was the first in this Connecticut practice.

Thankfully, it has no impact on her
personal health which is essentially why we never knew she had it. However, the
only side effect it does have is that it makes it extremely difficult to have
children. The only way you learn you have it is through multiple miscarriages
which was the case for Rachel.  It took
multiple losses and essentially 2 years for Rachel to get pregnant with Benji.
For those that have had similar experience, the doctors and nurses call it
“graduation” when you transfer from your IVF clinic back to your regular
doctors. Although, her doctor and nurse were her biggest cheerleaders, Rachel
distinctly remembers when it came time to graduate, them saying to Rachel, we
will be honest with you now. We aren’t really sure how you got here. Your son
and any future children you may have are miracles. When your doctors and
nurses, who believe in science and statistics tell you that, it is forever
impactful.  

Rachel and her husband spent the past
6 years at the IVF clinic in order to welcome Benji, Vivian, and baby girl
Winoski this June. When we look back at her journey thus far, we really wonder
how Rachel survived certain moments. We would love to honor Rachel and her family
with these photos for her to have a forever memory in their home as their
family will now be complete with their 3 miracles babies. ReplyCancel

I would like to nominate my close friend, Emily Adams for this photo shoot! She has had a hard pregnancy, most of it during COVID surges, making it hard for her to enjoy such a beautiful period in her life!! I never had photos done like this with my first and I feel like I don’t even remember these days! I don’t want her to forget the beautiful newborn stage and she deserves to have those beautiful days commemorated!ReplyCancel

I want to nominate Nisha Kapur! She is a mama to be and is so deserving of this. She is incredibly hardworking, generous, kind, and always puts others first. She is going to be the best mama to her little boy and I can’t wait to see her as a mom. Thank you for considering her ❤️ReplyCancel

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I would like to nominate my sister Courtney H. She’s a hardworking person who is going to be an outstanding mother. ReplyCancel

I nominate Courtney Hanks, because I think she is going to be a great mother. I know she will be 100% commited to giving her child the best life possible.ReplyCancel

Nominating my good friend Jenna Soper. She is the most selfless & giving person I know. After struggling for over a year to conceive she was ready to talk about solutions with her doctor. Just shy of a week until that appointment she found out she was in fact pregnant! Her fiancé had just lost his mother & this news was what they needed to get them through the dark days. She’s due in September & we are over the moon excited for her!<3ReplyCancel

Nominating Emily Adams. She is a selfless mother to be and deserves everything good in this life! We all can’t wait to meet her baby boy and watch her become such a beautiful mama!ReplyCancel

NOMINEE Alejandra Canora. A beautiful mother to be. Deserve the section to capture that beautiful moment she never had with her Angel mother who watches over her.  ReplyCancel

I’d like to nominate my sister Kimberly Nikolic who is due with her second daughter in May. She’s a pharmacist and her husband works at St Francis hospital so they’ve had quite the past couple years. But mostly I’m nominating her so I can live vicariously now that my kids are way past the toddler phase!ReplyCancel