Guess how much I love you. Columbus Maternity Photography

Ashley. Maternity.

We started our photo session standing under the tree in the pouring rain trying to decide if outdoor photos were going to happen with the crazy weather.  I said, “Let’s give it a shot. Umbrella photos can be cute and we’ll just toss the umbrella to the side whenever we can.”

Then, just like that, the weather gods listened to Baby Kennedy’s little kicks and stopped the rain.  Thank you, Baby Kennedy!  We were able to capture some awesome maternity photos for Mommy and Daddy.

Cutest little pregnancy bump.  She’s 36 weeks here, friends!  I think every pregnant woman wants to look like this at 36 weeks!Ashley found this belt before she was pregnant.  Just as a fun belt.  I think it makes a great little bump accessory!  (PS – Dan, your arms look GREAT! :))They don’t know the gender yet so we couldn’t spell a name on her bump.  There’s a B-A-B-Y on the way!  Congrats, you too.  I’m so looking forward to sweet baby snuggles in a few short weeks.  XO!

Let’s hear some fun facts from the parents-to-be….

Tell us something fun or unique about your relationship.
We have had a busy yet exciting couple of years. Shortly after getting married in June of 2011, we moved to Columbus and started new jobs. We initially lived in an apartment while looking for a house. After looking at resales for the first year, we found that wasn’t for us, and we decided to build our first home. We found out the first of the year that we were expecting, and on Valentine’s Day of this year we got the keys to our house. With the little one on the way, we now had everything we needed to start our family.

Tell us how you found out you were expecting.
Even though we had been trying, when we found out we were pregnant it was still such a shock and couldn’t believe it at first. We were so excited and couldn’t wait to be parents. It couldn’t have been a more perfect time.

What’s your favorite thing about being pregnant? Least favorite?
Honestly this has been one of the most amazing experiences for us. We have been so blessed to have such a healthy pregnancy. We still get excited when we feel the baby move especially when the baby has hiccups. It is truly a miracle, and as each day passes the anticipation builds as we are that much closer to holding our little one.

If you know the gender/name and story behind the name and would like to share it, tell us.
We decided not to find out the gender of our baby. Therefore we have boy and girl names chosen.

Is there a nursery or shower theme you’d like to share?
Since we are not finding out the gender of our baby, we are holding off on a lot of our nursery decorations but definitely have ideas on what we would like to do for both. For our baby shower, we had a bee theme as in “what will I bee,” and it turned out really cute.

A baby is coming! What are you looking forward to the most?
We are most looking forward to finally meeting our precious little child and growing and learning together. We are so excited to find out if we will be blessed with a little boy or girl. We can’t wait to become parents and start our family.

How did you find Crystal Jo?
We found out about Crystal Jo through word of mouth and people in the area. We also checked out her blog and loved her work. She has been a pleasure to work with capturing such a special time in our lives. We can’t wait for her to capture the early life of our child growing up.