A loving mother of 3 beating hearts- her 4 month old son Declan, and two puppies.
A wife to her husband Matt, and a daughter and sister to two brothers.
There is something about Jen that makes me feel so at home whenever I am with her.
Her Motherhood session was filled with so much love and truths.
“Every moment is a new experience. Having only been a mother for a month now- I can honestly say that every moment holds a new chance to learn who my son actually is. From the way he expresses his emotions with his hands to how he listens and takes on the world through both his big blue eyes. His gentle soul speaks to me every time I feel emotional and shed a tear, whether it is because nursing is painful or because I am just exhausted, all I have to do is hold him in my arms, he will stop crying and look at me and comfort me with his deep and beautiful eyes. He reminds me that we are on this adventure together. Every moment, I feel closer to my baby boy and even more inseparable.”
“My mom forced us to go out a month after Declan was born because he was born on our anniversary . While we were out we were just wondering what Declan was doing. When it’s just the two of us there is so much more to talk about now. So much more to share. It’s important to have date night with your husband and we are so lucky that we have family to help us.”
“The most fun is those morning times when Matt and I are acting like completed idiots and he think it’s hilariousssss. He just cracks up. If you just be as silly as possible he loves it. It’s like the episode of friends where Phoebe runs in the park with Rachel with flailing arms, that’s what we look like on the mornings we dance. He’s like ‘Who are these goofballs? They’re hilarious.’“
“I want him to have memories of me doing what I love to do, and that’s being his Mother.”
“Yes, our relationship changed. There is just so many more emotions. He’s more emotional than me. He cries at all of Declan’s first. To his first giggles to the first time he rolled over. And I actually don’t cry as much because I went through childbirth haha! But, you can just tell how much Matt loves Declan and it melts my heart.”
“I never really thought about being a mother that much until I met Matt. We’ve been together since High School. I was a senior is high school and he was a sophomore in college. I think for us we’ve been together for so long we got to this point in our relationship that we wanted to start a family. While everyone else is at different points of their life in their relationships. Some are just getting engaged. Some are still single. It just made sense to us to start this next part of our lives. We’re young parents, but it’s exciting to know that we are still going to have a life after our babies too.”
“It’s funny when you’re a mom you are always on the move and you don’t even realize it until you sit down..’Whooooaaaa! I am really tired! I’m always up and down up and down to make you happy. But I don’t mind!’”
“We never get through movies anymore. Like, ever!”
“I learned early on that babies love patterns. Patterns created brain stimulation so thats what I tried to add as much pattern as I could.”
“I never really get to eat hot food anymore. Which is oooookay. It’s okay.”
“We love music. We just want to always have positive and happy energy for him.”
“I feel bad for the dogs. I use to run with both of the dogs. It’s hard to take them on runs now because I have a stroller.”
“I love his little smiles. He makes us work really hard to get giggles.”
“It’s hard to be your best self when he’s fussy, you know? You get frustrated and all you want to do is make him feel better.”
“I recently tried nursing while laying in bed- it has been a life saver! Both he and I can comfortable enjoy the experience and then cuddle in each others arms afterwards. I also love when he is alert and eager to see the world. He LOVES being next to windows and soaking in the light/ scenes from outside. I can see him pondering and questioning his surroundings in those moments. It’s beautiful.”
“I recently have been finding myself thinking a lot about Time. I feel like my time with Declan is never enough. Becoming a mother has completely shifted my prospective on my life goals. Before him I was always going forward. Working as hard as I could and positive that my hard work would pay off in the end, unsure of what the “end” would be. Now all I want is to slow down, and I am thinking more about the WHOLE image of my life. I don’t want to move forward, I want to be completely present in the NOW. I want to freeze the moment with every one of his giggles and cuddles. I know this is the reason why I am shifting my career to focus back on photography. This is the reason I studied photography in the first place, because it makes it possible for me to freeze and relive these types of memories. Time is fleeting…I want it to be as memorable for my family as possible.”- Mother Jenny
