Fresh Baby at Legacy Good Sam: Portland OR Newborn Photographer

 Fresh Baby newborn session with a baby girl named Belle at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.

B E L L E is: Fair. Lovely one. Sometimes used as an independent name associated with the French word belle, meaning beautiful.⁠
On July 23 the world welcomed the newest beautiful Belle, and I visited her family to document their Fresh Baby at Legacy Good Sam in Portland, Oregon.

The birth community here is so tight knit and strong, we all love getting the chance to support each other’s families. Belle’s mom and dad used local #youdoyoudoula, Doula Olivia. I couldn’t help but smile with pride hearing this first time family’s experience with labor support and to hear them speak so highly of a “coworker” of mine.

 Fresh Baby newborn session featuring a smiling baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.

Gah, this baby has the kindest eyes. I can’t help but think this isn’t her first round, what an old soul.

Polaroids featuring a family with a fresh newborn at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon. Birth parents, a mom and dad, holding and looking at their baby girl at their fresh baby newborn session at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon. Fresh baby brings big smiles and love from mom and dad celebrating their baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Mom and Dad's fingers gently caress their fresh baby girl's face at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.

Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible.⁠ Oh parenthood 🖤

Fresh baby feet and toes at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.

“Just keep taking those baby steps everyday. You think you’re not moving but when you look back you’ll realize how far you’ve come.” #soyen

A cesarean section mom rests after birth at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Post-birth nursing and latching with mom and a fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.

I could (and will, this whole week) go on and on about this little babe…and her latch. I visited this family a few weeks post-birth and as I walked up the driveway I could see through the window that mom was casually standing, looking out the window, and nursing like a pro. She could do a 🎤 drop with both hands holding up the nursing pillow and the babe 🖤⁠

New first time dad smiles at his fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.

I tell the #firsttimedad at our prenatal meeting that he is about to be knocked off his feet by the sheer magnitude of love he feels for his baby. It’s one of the sweetest things for me to witness – the goofy smile, how they hover so closely with a protective aura yet are the softest ball of mush.⁠

First time parents connect and hug post-birth at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Fresh baby newborn girl swaddled and sleeping at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Newborn family (mom, dad, and fresh baby) snuggle at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.First time (c-section) mom looks on at her fresh baby newborn girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.

This is a #csection mom. Birthing plans and the unaffected turns they can take do NOT define who we are a mother. The way we raise our children and love are the very definition of our motherhood.⁠

New first time dad holds his fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time dad's hands hold his fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time dad holds his fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time dad holds his fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Fresh baby newborn girl swaddled and awake at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Fresh baby newborn girl swaddled and awake at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Fresh baby newborn girl awake and crying in her diaper at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time dad watches his baby newborn girl as mom nurses at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time mom and newborn baby girl hold hands while nursing at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time dad watches on in the hospital room at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Post-birth nursing and latching with c-section mom and a fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Crystals and flowers make a birth altar at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Post-birth nursing and latching with c-section mom and a fresh baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Fresh baby feet and toes at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time mom watches dad hold their fresh newborn baby girl at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.New first time dad touches his baby newborn girl as mom nurses at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.Parent and baby bags packed for their hospital stay at Legacy Good Samaritan located in Portland Oregon.



Do you live in Oregon and would like to explore the opportunity of having your Fresh 48 or Fresh Baby at Legacy Good Sam
documented by Meg Ross Photography, a Portland Birth and Family Photographer?
I am happy to visit all hospitals, birth centers, and family homes immediately and up to 48 hours post-birth.
Reach out today and literally freeze this moment in time before it fades away.
As a fellow parent I understand how fleeting each milestone and memory can be, especially so fresh post-birth.

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    a bittersweet farewell…

    It is with a heavy heart that I announce the closure of Meg Ross Photography. After much reflection and consideration following the death of my husband and children's father, I have made the difficult decision to close my business. This decision was not made lightly, and it comes after a great deal of contemplation about healing from grief and how to best show up for my children..

     

    I want to express my deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for allowing me to be a part of your special moments. It has been an honor and a privilege to capture the beauty and emotion of childbirth for so many families. Your trust and support have meant the world to me, and I am truly grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of your lives.

     

    Hugs and oxytocin,
    Meg Ross

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