Teagan / The Woodlands TX Birth Photographer

Hospital birth photography has unfortunately been a casualty of COVID for now. Thankfully, we are fortunate enough to have the most amazing birth center here in The Woodlands that welcomes it.

The Addice has allowed a few of my clients a beautiful space where they can welcome their little one with family (including siblings!), and have a birth photographer like me there to document. I’m so grateful. It’s one of the most sacred honors to be asked to do this.

Clarissa contacted me several months ago regarding birth photography. We had already worked together for both big brother’s maternity and newborn session. I was overjoyed at being able to document the birth of this new little sibling!

I had checked my calendar to make sure I would be in town and available the weeks surrounding the due date, which happened to be early August. The last weekend in July, my family had an opportunity to join friends for a long weekend in the hill country. Knowing it was so close to the due date, I obviously stayed at home in The Woodlands…just in case.

Sure enough, as I was getting ready to head to another photo session Friday morning, I received a text from Clarissa saying that she was in early labor. I asked whether she felt like it was ok to go on to my session or just meet her at the birth center. She assured me that things wouldn’t move that fast and it was not necessary.

I went to the family photo session and texted her shortly after to let her know I was at home and waiting. A few minutes later, she texted me back saying her labor was getting more intense and they were going to head to the birth center. I told her I would be there in 20-30 minutes. She said, “Ok, no rush…we’re just loading up.”

About thirty minutes later I walked into a very quiet and dark birthing center. There was nobody around, so I waited a few minutes before going outside to take a quick picture from the outside….I always like to include that somewhere in the gallery. I thought that I might actually meet Clarissa and her husband outside as they were arriving.

After taking the picture I walked back inside to hear VERY loud labor sounds coming from a back room. Not wanting to burst in on an unsuspecting family in the throws of labor, I looked around for anyone to confirm. Seconds later I heard….”It’s a GIRL!!!” I ran into the room and immediately started shooting my camera off to capture those first few moments of Clarissa holding her baby girl.

Babies come whenever they want to. Even though things progressed SOO much faster than anyone expected (Clarissa had only arrived 10 minutes before Teagan made her debut!), I was able to get some many of those moments that otherwise would have been a blur. I ended up staying a few hours afterwards so we could also get big brother meeting his little sister…and cutting the cord!

So much to share from this beautiful day!