Julea and Baby Gracie

This is one of my dearest friends Julea. She is the most graceful pregnant woman I know. I've seen her thru 3 of her pregnancies now, and each time she amazes me. It's as if she's not even pregnant all the way to the end. You never hear from her the normal complaints that all of us women whine about. And when it's time to actually have the baby, her patience and trust in God is astounding.

This pregnancy was especially special though, because this is her first baby girl. She allowed me to come to her house and photograph Grace when she was still only 3 days old. We had a difficult time getting her to stay asleep for the photos, but got some really good portraits.