Canton Newborn Photographer | Lillian

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New baby Lillian was in for her newborn session last fall. Mom requested lots of lavender, and she looked perfect in it!

• How did mom and dad meet?
  We met in college while attending Michigan State University. It was not love at first sight. We knew each other through mutual friends for about a year before even becoming friends. After a semester of friendship, we started dating the day before spring break in 2005. We were married in 2007.
• How did mom tell dad they were expecting?
  I had him pick up my progesterone prescription from the pharmacy on the way home from work. We were given a roughly 2% chance of being able to have another baby, so it was a complete surprise when I found out I was pregnant.
• What was the best/surprising/worst/most annoying thing being pregnant? (Dad can answer too 🙂 )
  I was surprised at how much more difficult this pregnancy was from the first. My first was twins that I carried to 38 weeks- and I loved being pregnant! I had morning sickness well into the second trimester and was much more uncomfortable this time around.
• Did you find out if you were having a boy/girl? What was mom and dad’s reactions?
  We were thrilled to be having another girl!
• List the possible baby names, and how did you narrow it down?
  We decided on her name while I was in labor waiting for my c-section to start. I had picked Lilliana earlier on, but he wasn’t sure. It turns out Lillian was a family name and we both liked that too, so we went with it.
• How did baby prep go? (Putting in the car seat, setting up the crib, stuff like that.)
  I think we were ready for the twins by 28 weeks. I was just putting Lillian’s swing together at 37 weeks. We were just much more relaxed this time- it’d all get done.
• How did labor and delivery go… and how did dad do?
  I was scheduled for a c-section on Wednesday, but I went into labor Monday morning. She was born Monday afternoon. Dad works at the hospital and sees c-sections all the time, he did fine.
• Did your baby look like what you expected?
  Before the twins were born, I had a dream about a baby with a head of dark hair. When they were born, they were almost bald and very blond. I remember being surprised, like the dream was supposed to have been real. Then when Lillian was born, it was like de ja vu. The way they held her up for me to see her, the lighting, and that head of dark hair. It was just like my dream 5 years ago.
• What were mom’s first thoughts when she saw her new baby? And dad?
  It was all a little surreal, like I still couldn’t believe (even after being miserable for 9 months) that we were really having another baby. I still look at her and can’t believe she’s ours.

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Carrie Bandy is an Canton newborn photographer also specializing in families and baby photography in the Canton, Ohio area including Akron and New Philadelphia, Ohio.