I was so delighted to meet Cara at work one day! It was way back when I was on night shift. I got pulled to work in her unit and we chatted all night long. Although it was years ago, I didn't forget her. I was so thrilled when she contacted me to photograph the newest member of her family, Eliza. Not only was I excited that she asked, but her other two children are just gorgeous! Her third baby was sure to be a beauty!

Although Eliza's story is a happy one, she came to this world after some heartache.

“Eliza was our 8th very wanted pregnancy and is our 3rd living child. I have a clotting disorder that has caused us a lot of issues in childbearing. It took us a while to really believe that we were going to get to hold Eliza in our arms because after losing our son at 20 weeks in 2015, we hadn’t really decided whether or not we would try one last time. Apparently, Eliza made that decision for us...and we were surprised! After 39 weeks of impatiently waiting, our third rainbow baby and final addition to our family arrived! Luke and Hannah, her two older siblings couldn’t be more excited and it has been such a joy to see our family grow to completion! We are thankful!”

Sure enough, Eliza is just as beautiful as expected! Take a look at this beautiful family of five below.