Hot Mama...

No More Outdoor....

Well I knew it was going to happen. It's supposed to reach 101 today - wow that's hot, especially for a pregnant woman. Normally this time of year I cancel appointments when it's this hot just because I worry about the client sweating throughout the entire session. However, this year I have someone else to think about as well - baby Tidwell. I went to my doctor yesterday and everything is going just fine, but we are concerned about me being out in the heat. So as of today I am not scheduling anymore outdoor sessions. If you already have an outdoor session scheduled I will keep you on the book and if something should come up we may have to reschedule, but for now I am trying to keep those appointments. I'm only going to get bigger and it's probably not going to cool off any time soon. So it's in my best interest to stop pushing myself to do the outdoor sessions. Thank you for being understanding during my pregnancy. So many of you have called and asked about me and I really appreciate your concern. I will try to keep you posted as we count down to delivery day!

Baby "Bump" in the Road

Hey Everyone -

Just wanted to update everyone on my pregnancy. Last week (Thursday) my blood pressure became very low and I had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. Apparently I passed out and became unresponsive for about 15 minutes. It scared us all, but I'm ok now. I was admitted to Crestwood on Friday in Huntsville and several tests were run on my heart. Thank goodness all is well with me and the baby. He was fine the whole time - it was me they worried about. It was determined that I was severely dehydrated, had a sinus infection and my blood pressure bottomed out. So I am trying to drink more and rest. I've just been doing to much I guess - so I need to slow down.

Other than that episode everything else is fine. Just got to be better about hydrating myself and resting when I can. I'm sure most of you moms understand. I plan to get back to work on Wed. and see how that goes. Please be patient with me as I am trying to get caught up from being out for almost 6 days now. Call me if you have questions about orders or proofs. Hopefully I can get back on schedule by next week.

Thanks for your prayers
Jennifer

BEACH GET A WAY

Greetings from a refreshed photographer!

My family and I got a chance to get out of town and head south to Destin for a few days last week. We had a great time and of course I couldn't resist getting some pictures while we were there. My dad and my assistant Misti (also my brother's girlfriend) were able to get some maternity shots of me. I realize it's a little early to be making these pics, but I couldn't pass up the beach scene with my belly. Here are some shots of us. We attempted a jumping picture....haha! I had the camera set up on a tripod and we were trying to time it just right to jump. It didn't work quite as well as I hoped, but still fun!

Pregnancy Update: I am 26 weeks and feeling great. We are working on the nursery and getting the house ready for a little one. My doc says everything is moving along like normal. We have decided to call him Murphy Alan - Murphy(my maiden name) and Alan (in memory of Jason's dad) so it's a mix of our families. I love it! I will keep you all posted on my progress.

BRING YOUR LETTERS

A good friend of mine, Rebecca, had a neat idea for a picture. She took the name letters off the wall and brought them to the studio. I photographed each letter individually with each child in hopes of coming up with a really neat collage that spells out their name. Thanks Rebecca for the great idea and hopefully this will spark some imagination for future clients.

I love these kids, they are always so much fun and keep us on our toes!

Click on collage samples below to see larger image.

Katy and Chris's Wedding

OH HAPPY DAY(s)
Just wanted to share my fun weekend with everyone and posts some pics of the great time. My cousin Katy got married on Saturday to a wonderful guy we all love. They are a special couple and I was thrilled to be part of the day. We had a bridesmaid luncheon on Friday then rehearsal that night and then of course the wedding was Saturday. Lots of family and friends were there to support them and they had a beautiful day.

My husband Jason and I were in the wedding so I did not photograph this wedding. I did her bridal portrait and I took a few shots here and there at the wedding and other events. I wanted to enjoy the day and not be worried about pictures. A photography friend of mine, Alyson Clemons, shot the wedding. She's from Huntsville and did a great job - she's almost 5 months pregnant with twin girls (thanks Alyson!) The pictures should be posted in a few weeks - this is her website: http://www.erpbyalyson.com/ check her out sometime.

Katy and Chris,
We enjoyed your day so much and it was an honor to stand with you and witness this blessed occasion. Have fun on your honeymoon and we will see yall soon!

Here are some pictures from the weekend!

Practicing their first dance

NEW PANEL - MORE MODERN

Ok here goes my great idea for the new baby panel. Forget the days of just one picture from each session ( you know the tradtional panel with 3,6,9,and12 month picture) now you can have several pictures to show off from the sessions. My friend Ginger started this with her son Rhett when they came at the 3 month session and we just continued throughout the whole baby plan. At the end of the 4 sessions she had 4 collages that she hung all together on a wall and we call it the new and much improved baby panel. You can do it in color or black and white. It's up to you.

Basically each collage is a square 12x12 print with 9 pictures on each one. Just pick out your favorite 9 and we will design the first collage and then keep that same layout throughout the first year.

Each collage is $110.00 - so that's $440 over one year period - and a regular baby panel here runs $200-250 and it only has 4 images on it. I'm not saying I don't like the traditional panel, but if you are wanting to do something more unique and modern this is the way to go!

Circle of Life

Friends,

Just wanted to catch you all up on some things that have been going on in my life. First of all I wanted to pay tribute to wonderful man. On Monday the 14th, we lost my father-in-law to lung cancer. His grandchildren called him Pappy, he loved Alabama football and loved to fish. This picture we took at Christmas and is the only we have of the whole family (I was about 5 days pregnant, so that counts as the whole family) He has 3 children and 3 grandchildren, and of course one on the way. He had only been diagnosed 4 weeks prior to his death. We were all there with him when he passed away. Jason was able to say his goodbyes and hold his hand. We will miss you Pappy!

So this week has been especially hard and my schedule has obviously gotten behind. We got back in town Wednesday night and I had over 20 messages on the answering machine about orders and appointments. I apologize for not informing you, but it all just happened so fast. Anyway, I am back in the studio now and working hard to catch up. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

On another note - my pregnancy is going well. I've started to get a little tummy and just the last few days have felt flutters. We were fortunate enough to do an ultrasound at 16 weeks and found out that we are having a boy. We did it early in hopes of finding out to let Jason's dad know. God works wonders, because if we had waited till our next appointment in May it would have been too late to have those memories. I am so excited about this little boy. I can't wait to meet him and just get know his personality. I will keep you all posted as we continue down this path.

Please keep us in your prayers!

Jennifer