Photos That Tell the Story

Unbeknown to me and Jeremy, our family was growing concerned about our whereabouts. They knew the c-section would take about an hour and we'd been gone almost two. Tobey finally checked with a nurse and learned that we had been delayed by a more urgent c-section. She was told that we'd only just gone in a few minutes earlier. My Mom, Tobey and Shannon returned to busying themselves figuring that it would be at least another hour before they heard anything. My brother waited downstairs.




About that time Jeremy was walking to the nursery alongside a nurse as she carried Noah. It was hospital policy that hospital staff carry all newborns. She asked Jeremy if he had any family waiting. He said yes, so she immediately handed Noah to him and told him to stop and say hello to the family. He hadn't realized where he was and how close he was to the waiting room. He literally turned the corner to find himself in the waiting room. Mom, Tobey and Shannon saw him and jumped up in surprise. It was at this moment that Tobey thankfully grabbed her camera and took these photos.

My Mom can be a fairly stoic person, but in these pictures you see everything that she was feeling in that moment. Surprise, joy and relief. They're amazing photos that make me cry every time I see them.