Living in a small town may be part of our personality around here, but that doesn’t mean we have to do all of our shopping online. I did some scrounging and found a few places that can become your favorite place to shop for your baby and growing children.

Choosing the location for your newborn session is personal and different for each client. Read about the different options and then start a conversation with your photographer to decide which is best for your family.

Start with YOUR Outfit: I know that I am guilty of planning and doing everything for everyone else and then completely forgetting to eat my own breakfast. I encourage you to start with your own outfit. Make it an elevated version of who you are.

Mini move quickly, keep things fun, and capture genuine smiles before anyone has a chance to get restless. It’s designed with wiggly little ones in mind, so you don’t have to worry if they won’t “last long.”

When it comes to booking a family session, there’s often a choice: a mini session or a full session. Minis are quick, simple, and serve a purpose, while a full session is entirely different. And sometimes, what a mom truly craves is not just a few quick snapshots, but the gift of time, space, and intention that a full session brings.

Let-Down – The let-down reflex is when the brain tells the body to release all of the milk from the breast. Usually this happens after the baby has been sucking on the breast. Let-down’s can also happen quite a bit in the early months while the mothers supply is being established. Some women can feel when they have a let-down while others do no

A rainbow baby is a baby born after a loss. Read about 6 ways your Eastern Oklahoma newborn photographer can honor your babies during your newborn portrait session

To the outside world, I have given up so much for this journey. The ability to wear “normal clothes,” a bra completely (because why bother?), the ability to leave my babies more than a few short hours, sleep, so many things….. But…

My advice to mothers exclusively pumping is that it is hard and time consuming but it brings you just as close to your baby as breastfeeding does.

“My son was in the NICU the first day, so I didn’t get the chance for the ‘golden hour’ of spending time with just us. When I tried to latch him, it was very difficult and it left me feeling frustrated - I almost gave up.”

Becoming a mom has been a challenging and exciting experience and I’ve learned that not everything goes according to plan. My number one focus is his health and happiness and I’m much better at that when I am healthy and happy too!

Learn about the 2023 Christmas sets in the studio! Inquire about outdoor sessions. There are 3 gorgeous sets in the studio this year! A living room set with gold accents, a winter wonderland set with stars and snowmen, and a timeless bed set perfect for those matching pajamas! You get access to all three when you book a mini with Miracle Kisses.

10 helpful tips for making the best trick or treat evening with your littles. From staying safe, to costume hacks.

At the beginning he was a good nurser now he loves it and wants to nurse all the time. It is probably the best feeling I have with him since his diagnosis and the fact the doctors are happy that I am nursing him helps a lot!

I love the bond that nursing creates between the baby and me. It's something I will always remember that is different from the bond anyone else shares with him.

I love that he holds my finger or onto my shirt when I nurse him. Or the infamous milk drunk sleep that he gets when he falls asleep after nursing.

Do what's best for you and your situation and don't let anyone tell you what you "should" be doing. If your baby is getting fed, getting the nutrients they need, that's all that matters. And be flexible and forgiving to yourself. Plans change, some days are easier than others, and things don't always go the way we imagine them going. It's all good momma, just keep going!

My how it was worth it. Despite feeling helpless because there was no actual way for me to get you to transfer milk (at first), feeling like I “wasn’t” breastfeeding because I was only pumping (lies!), wondering if it was time to call it quits and go to formula (absolutely nothing wrong with that).

I’ve had oversupply, forceful let down, engorgement and sore cracked nipples in the early days. I’ve navigated breastfeeding while baby is on oxygen, biting, recurring clogged ducts and mastitis. With my last two I’ve had mild DMER (dysphoric milk ejection reflex) which for me felt like extreme fullness/disgust for a minute prior to letdowns.

None of these things have discouraged me from continuing (stubborn, remember) and while it sounds like a lot of negative- for me the positive experience of breastfeeding FAR outshines the struggles. I love nursing!

I want to remember so many things about our breastfeeding journey, from the way she snuggles to fit in the crook of my body while we nurse to sleep, to the way she squishes her face into my boob when she is trying to have it just a little longer.

Your journey is beautiful no matter how short or long, with or without help. If you feel convicted to say something do it, share and normalize breastfeeding. I am not saying we need to run down the streets, baby on breast flailing burning bras, but if you don't want to cover up then don't and if you do that's perfectly fine to.