Five days ago, on Valentine’s Day, I was inspired to share with you the eventual legendary story of Love at Sky Ranch, the love story of Doug and Susann. HA!…Of course it all started with Doug and I, but over the years I have been honored and privileged to be asked to photograph lovers in love, couples engaged to be married and married couples who have been together for as long as anyone can remember. And to photograph them here at Sky Ranch.
Love may not always be fresh and new, but by the same token, it does not have to grow old. So, today I thought…why stop there? The story of Love at Sky Ranch certainly does not end with being a couple in love. Rather, it is only the beginning!
So I will continue this series with the miracle created by two people in love. A baby. A baby growing inside it’s mother’s womb. A couple’s dream for the future. A sign of love, hope and possibility. A baby…the glue that bonds you and your husband together in a way nothing else ever could. A baby, sight unseen, that you already love more than life itself.
It was only a week or two after Doug and I arrived at our new home high on a mountain-top at Sky Ranch, Montana, that we learned I was pregnant. Pregnant with twins…
Having built two childrens rooms in our home (prior to becoming pregnant), one decorated for a boy and one for a girl, I knew that God has answered my prayers when I learned following my amniocentesis that my tummy held one of each…a healthy baby boy and a healthy baby girl! My pregnancy, all 33 weeks and 5 days of it was truly amazing, awe-inspiring. It took forever, but went so quickly. My only regret…I wish I had more photos.
And so I’ve been thrilled to have been asked to photograph women in their last stages of pregnancy, with their husbands, and sometimes, with the children already borne unto them. Love is a family and a growing family is love. So, please…alllow me to share with you just a little more Love at Sky Ranch, the love of a baby on the way…
by Susann
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