Haylee’s Maternity Session – Birmingham, Alabama

This post is very special to me (Courtney) because it is about one of my best friends in the whole world, Haylee.  Haylee and I grew up together and have been friends since we were 8; that means we’ve been friends for over 21 years!!  OMG!!  We transitioned from riding big wheels to bikes to driving cars together.  We played community softball and sold raffle tickets together.  We went from being New Kids on the Block-obsessed to listening to Smashing Pumpkins and Mazzy Star together.  We rolled houses and made prank calls together.  Together we went from adolescent crushes to teenage boyfriends to getting married.

And now Haylee is on to the next chapter in her life: motherhood.  I’m not there with her just yet, but it won’t be long.    She and her husband, Jeff, whom I adore, have been together since they were teenagers and I couldn’t be more excited about their new baby girl.

Zahra and I drove to Haylee’s town (my old hometown) of Trussville, AL and shot this maternity session for Haylee and Jeff.  I am so happy to have been able to document this special time in their lives.  Haylee, I love you so very dearly and I can’t wait to come back and see your precious baby girl!

Check out some pics of me and Haylee together when we were little girls:

Here is a picture of us counting red receipts for a school fundraising program.  3rd grade.

Here are a couple of pictures of us right before the N.K.O.T.B. concert.  Ooooh yeahhhh.  The other girl in this picture is Jennifer, my other childhood friend.  Jennifer is pregnant with her second child now, so be on the lookout for a blog post about her maternity session really soon.

And now check out some of our favorite shots from Haylee’s maternity session: