This summer has been so crazy that I have a massive backlog of photos to get through. This was one amazing evening in June-the sky was simply breathtaking! I don’t think I stopped shooting for 45 minutes and have so many photos from that night that I love. So far this is the only one I’ve had time to edit. And who knows when I’ll get to the rest. Hehe.
Little Lilly on day 6.
She is so sweet, I could just watch her sleep all day.
During the first 2 weeks of Kindergarten (yup, she’s in school this year!) Bella’s class has been doing a color a day. Here she is snapping green beans into a green bowl, wearing a green dress on green day. Note the beans sticking out of her apple cider slushy. That girl is constantly building, tying, stacking and connecting things. I find crazy, elaborate creations in her room all the time-hairbows connecting rubber snakes to sundresses that are tied around bedposts with a stuffed octopus hanging on for dear life-kinds of things. She’s a funny girl!
And a bit belated…the kid’s back to school photo.
Lilly’s first portrait, taken at about five days old.
This post is about a month overdue, but there’s something about having a sweet newborn in the house that seems to slow everything down. The newest member of the Profancik family arrived with much ado on July 22. Little Lillian (Lilly) was born via c-section after she decided to turn sideways after my water broke. She seemed to think her shoulder was the best part to come out first-crazy girl! It wasn’t the delivery I had planned and anyone who knows me, knows I was terrified of having a c-section. While I would choose a natural delivery over a c-section ANY day and I still think it could have been avoided (grrrr), I am grateful that my baby arrived safe and sound. That’s what really matters.
Lilly has been such a good baby. She is a good sleeper, great nurser and even though she sometimes has a gassy tummy, she still is an even tempered baby in spite of the fact that she is probably uncomfortable at times. She’s already gained over 5 lbs and is starting to smile and coo-LOVE it! She’s a rolly-polly little doll baby and we all adore her to pieces.
Life is good.
Well, our new baby girl should be here within the next couple of days. We were hoping for a completely natural birth, no meds of any sort and for the baby to decide to come when she wanted. However things don’t always go as planned. I have quite a bit more amniotic fluid then they consider normal and she’s not wanting to stay head down. I’ve had a few ultrasounds and they can’t find any serious reasons why I might have extra fluid and are chalking it up to a “who knows” cause. She seems happy, healthy and very active (I foresee another busy little girl living in our house soon 
. So all is good. But since she loves to flip sideways, breech, halfway head down-all in the course of one day, they are worried about cord prolapse should my water break. And the chance of my water breaking is higher then usual due to the excess fluid. So, I’ve agreed to be induced this Thursday at 8:30 am after we try some things to get her head down. After loosing a baby girl at this exact stage of pregnancy before we had Bella, it’s already hard stay calm. As much as I wanted the natural birth, I want this baby in my arms safe and sound. I’ll be nearly 39 weeks so she’s good good to go.
So, most likely sometime Thursday or early Friday we’ll be holding her! I would love your prayers and thoughts for an easy labor and delivery and healthy little girl.
And just as a heads up, this blog will likely be used a little differently over the next few months. I’ll be taking time off of work and while I’ll still take some sessions, the majority of my time is going to be spent with my kids over the next few months. As much as I adore my clients and adore photographing all the beautiful children I am blessed to meet, I am looking forward to this time with my own children. So the blog may become more of a place for my kid’s photos, my ramblings about our lives and such. I guess that’s where it all started and will be fun to do the same again. Oh and did I mention our house is for sale and we’re in the process of house hunting? I’m sure there will be posts on that too. So lots of changes ahead!
She grew up on a side of the road
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
She grew up good
She grew up slow
Like American honey
Steady as a preacher
Free as a weed
Couldn’t wait to get goin’
But wasn’t quite ready to leave
So innocent, pure and sweet
American honey
There’s a wild, wild whisper
Blowin’ in the wind
Callin’ out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothing’s sweeter than summertime
And American honey
I had so much fun teaching in Texas and the models were amazing! So cute and so easy to work with-the ladies out there did an incredible job getting them all lined up. My only regret is that we weren’t able to meet all the models due to some storms that blew in. But nonetheless, we had a blast! This is the son of the workshop host and I really wanted to take her boys home with me-they were so cute and so well behaved! More to come as I edit my way through them.
And the workshop itself was so much fun! We had a perfect group of 11 ladies, the location was awesome, the weather was gorgeous (except for a few hours one night) and the whole trip was so fun. Thank you, thank you to all who attended and to local ladies who made it so easy for us all to get around. I miss you all!
These will likely be the only Mini Sessions I will be offering this year so don’t miss your chance to to book a session at a mini price. Each session will last approximately 20 minutes and result in 10-15 images from which you may order. You will also receive one complimentary print with your session. The openings for these sessions tend to fill quickly so call or email to reserve your spot today!
Phone – 317.408.9033 Email – info@leahprofancik.com
Last week during a private mentorship I took Christian out for a fun session. I just love urban backgrounds with fun and funky colors for boys his age and we had a blast exploring my favorite spots with him in my hometown. I don’t know what happened to this kid of mine, but over the last year he went from hating being photographed to being my most cooperative model. He actually asks me to do sessions with him. And that big, sweet, dimpled grin of his just melts this momma’s heart…sigh. Okay, so I know I’m biased, but I just can’t help it.
And two from the country part of the shoot…
