I love photographing newborns and I love even more when there’s a great story involved!  What better thing to share on Valentine’s Day than a true love story?!  Little baby Stella’s love story started with adoption and it gave me goosebumps in the best way possible!

Stella’s parents, Robyn and Tim, had longed for, hoped, and prayed for a child for years.  They went through IVF with an egg donor after Robyn was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve which meant there were no eggs to make a baby.  Though they were devastated, the next move they chose was to go for an adoption.  

It was less than a year after they started the adoption process that Tim and Robyn’s adoption dreams suddenly evolved from wishing and hoping to reality.  Robyn was out to lunch with her work friends when the call came in from the woman at the adoption agency letting them know there was a baby at the hospital waiting for them!  She was told they had until early that evening to come get their baby.  They literally had mere hours from the moment they found out until the time they needed to pick her up from the hospital!  **Can we all just pause for a moment and think about the absolute insanity that must've ensued and the thoughts that raced through their minds?!  Talk about a whirlwind!!**  Robyn called Tim to tell him the life changing news and he thought she was joking.  When she made it very clear that she wasn’t, they sprang into action and went to get their baby.   

They went to the hospital to meet their baby girl and the baby’s biological parents (who, by the way, had hand picked Robyn and Tim to become this tiny brand new baby’s Mom and Dad!!).  They had just one question, “What are you naming her?” And just like that, Robyn and Tim became Mom and Dad to beautiful baby Stella! 

Tim is a huge Star Wars fan and they have light sabers as the night lights in the nursery!

Tim and Robyn are huge St. Louis Blues fans and have already started adorning Stella with the appropriate team colors.

Robyn and Tim are some seriously awesome people!  I mean, you guys, they woke up one day like it was just another day and suddenly hours later, they were parents.  Can you even fathom?!  Oh my gosh so cool!!  Robyn and Tim were very open about their story and I absolutely loved getting to hear all about their journey to becoming parents.  The greatest part is that their journey has just begun as a family of three and I think even the dog is adapting well despite the commotion :)

Congratulations, Robyn and Tim!  Stella is beautiful and you guys are absolute naturals!  Your journey to becoming Stella’s parents began as a love story long ago and it is one that I will never forget!