Tonight I am going to shake things up and do things a little differently.
Usually I won’t post a sneak peek until I have at least three images fully edited and ready to go. But not tonight!
This Sneak Peek is actually a pre-quel for a very special little angel baby named Mya. This morning I met up with Miss Mya and her parents, Rob and Julie, for a family-slash-child photo session. Due to my busy day post photo shoot, I haven’t had the time to edit but one very special image from Mya’s shoot. You see, Mya has a very special, and inspiring, story.
She was born with a heart murmur and ended up needing open heart surgery to repair the hole. She went in for said surgery on August 4, 2009. She was just a year, almost to the day, old. For unknown reasons, after she was given normal anesthesia she had a bad (bad really seems to be an understatement here…) reaction and went in to cardiac arrest. Thankfully, the wonderful staff at Children’s Hospital in Seattle succesfully resuscitated her and she was put on ECMO for a period of time. Due to the length of time she was in cardiac arrest, brain damage was a major concern. Long story short, MyaGirl pulled through it all even though she ended up having three seperate open-heart type surgeries on her little body in just a few weeks and at this point has zero (ZERO!!!! NONE! NADA!!!) evidence of brain damage. And boy, let me tell you, is she cute as a button and the apple of Rob and Julie’s eye.
Miraculous, right? Being with this little family this morning was good, just plain good. They are so happy and silly, and FULL of love. Rob and Julie did anything to get Mya to laugh, including some hilarious jig that Julie was doing behing me. It was kind of a cross between River Dance and a western line dance… Mya loved it! Anyway, after being with them I was able to go home and love my kids better, more fully. Not only did they give me the gift of being able to capture some memories for them, but they also gave me the gift of being more appreciative and FULL of love for my own kids. Thanks, guys.
When Julie, her mama, and I were discussing ideas for their session, she had something very specific in mind. So, I can’t take any creative credit for the shot below. This is all mama and daddy lovin’ on their little miracle girl. By the way, to read Mya’s story in full visit their blog: Mya’s full story here!
And now, the Sneak peek pre-quel:
Check back tomorrow evening for their full sneak peek!
