Hello all, I've been neglecting my blog for awhile. I've been super busy and just haven't had time to document all the recent photo shoots this year... I'm playing catch up now, now that I have some down time to spare. Another reason I've neglected my blog is because I was pregnant. I found out in mid December that I was expecting! So, this blog is going to be all about my 2nd pregnancy (hence the title). 

My little family and I were so thrilled of the news... but because we were going through a difficult time period, such as the loss of my father in law and my cousin,  I decided to keep the pregnancy within my family and circle of friends. As time went on, my growing belly wasn't a secret any more.. lol, I'm sure you've all seen some pictures of me on my Facebook page posing with my baby bump. If not, this blog will help remind you of it. By the way, the pictures I posted of myself on Facebook, looks nothing like me. I was caked with makeup and dolled up, which is not the norm for me. This pregnancy got me looking like a scrub, even my son Owen didn't recognize me with makeup on. When I do have it on, he'll think I am my twin sister (his Auntie).

Anyway, I wanted to take pictures of my son Owen to announce that we are expecting and to reveal the gender of his new sibling... check out some cute photos that I took of him...

Taken in late January 2016, The hidden announcement...

Getting family and friends hyped up for the gender reveal.. is it a boy or a girl?!

And... it's a BOY!!!! Owen's going to have a little baby brother!!!

Here's me 12 weeks pregnant with my little boy. This 2nd pregnancy was definitely different from when I was pregnant with Owen. I experienced a lot of morning sickness throughout the day and every day during my 1st trimester and into my early 2nd trimester, it was pretty brutal, at times my husband couldn't stand my constant mood swings. It's a good thing he has a lot of patience and knows how to 'handle' me when I'm at my worse. Thanks husband and he took these ones of me.

Here's me at 22 weeks. I wanted a life style maternity photo shoot in the heart of my own bedroom. My husband took these of me.

On mother's day back in May, the husband asked me what I wanted...I didn't want anything other than pictures of me with my son's... so we went out to Klode park in Whitefish Bay, WI to do a mini photo shoot. Again, the husband took these of us. I was 26 weeks pregnant here.

I bought a pretty maxi dress and wanted a few photos of me in it, so I made the husband take some nice photos of me at the Lighthouse in Windpoint, WI. I was 28 weeks pregnant here.

Here's me at 32 weeks pregnant. My niece took these ones of me, so sorry if its' a lil blurry. She has very little knowledge and is not an expert at touching my canon camera and lens. ;P

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Here's a family photo of me and my little growing family.

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I was taking pictures all the way up until I gave birth to my son at 37 weeks...  he decided to come early than his due date. That story will be documented on a different blog post. People called me crazy for still going out to do photo session's being big and pregnant in all, especially with the heat and humidity we've been having this summer... but that didn't stop me. I like what I do. I told myself, if I can balance my work flow and take my time, I can make it work.. and I did. I shot 7 wedding's in various degrees of weather ... I even traveled to Ohio to photograph a wedding! Anything is possible, and I am grateful and thankful that this baby let me do what I love to do.

That's all folks, thank you for reading and for all the congratulation's... baby and I are doing well!

Love,

Choua, Natural Bliss Photography