baby girl | austin home birth photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-03-28T12:53:43-05:00March 28th, 2010|Austin Photographer, Client Work|

I had the honor of photographing another home birth yesterday and there were not one, but two firsts for me. One, this is the very first birth I’ve photographed where the baby arrived on the actual due date! And, believe it or not, this is the first birth I’ve photographed where the family would be surprised by the gender, believe it or not. I had to really stop and think back through all the births I’ve photographed over the years and I do believe this is the first surprise baby. And surprised they were! I LOVED that moment of realizing that with 4 sons, they now have a daughter. This momma worked so hard for her baby, it was a […]

our girl | austin child photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-03-26T00:16:00-05:00March 26th, 2010|Austin Photographer, My Family|

these are for my mom. who *almost* never complains about never getting photos of the kids anymore. or that I rarely even send the ones I do take. or that she’s still waiting on me to proof all the photos from our trip to her house *last* summer. or that all the walls in her big, new house at the beach are blank and awaiting to be a life in motion gallery, just like her old house was. or that she was supposed to see the kids over spring break, but I took on too much work to be able to go. she certainly has more patience with me than I would if I were her. I know that she […]

some of our favorite people | austin family photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-03-25T19:49:54-05:00March 25th, 2010|Austin Photographer, Client Work, My Family|

I love….that our lives are so intertwined that when I go to look for a photo of one of them, I always have to stop and think about whether it’s mixed in with my family photos or in their “client” folder…..

I love….that my children and theirs are at their happiest when they are together, no matter what they are doing…..

I love…..the little girl giggles and the dress up and the play dates and the long girly telephone calls and the constant scheming to be together.

I love…..that they will grow up and never remember […]