I am a caring, attentive professional and mom with over 20 years working with newborns, babies, children and families in different professional settings. Although I wouldn't be functioning as an RN in my position as Newborn Care Specialist, I do have a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and previous experience working as an RN in both the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units. I am also a professional newborn/family photographer. I have grown and sustained my photography business for over 17 years, with a very loyal client base. Many families of my high schoolers have been coming to me since their children were 7-10 days old. I have photographed hundreds of newborns in their first 2 weeks of life and thousands of children. I am very comfortable with calming and comforting newborns. Parents often ask for tips during the photography sessions and I’m happy to pass along my “secrets” of content babies. I've also completed and been certificated in the Newborn Care Specialist training course as well as other specialty training courses for the newborn care professional (resume available upon request).   I am infant CPR certified and fully vaccinated and boosted (most recent COVID booster and Flu October 2023)

See the “Philosophy” tab for more about my caregiver ideals and philosophies

 I am married and have  22 and 18 year old sons. We are a family of first responders/caregivers/public servants. Yes, those are my "babies" in the photo. It maaaay be time for a new photo. I look exactly the same though! Ha!!

 I'm a "not native but never leaving" Coloradoan since 2009 (Previously from St Louis and DO miss the Italian food, especially toasted ravioli)

I absolutely love this state and all of the outdoor recreation opportunities. When the weather is nice-ish, you will find me hiking, kayaking, running...slowly or doing "inclines" (though I haven't tackled the Manitou Incline yet!) I'm also a huge "theatre nerd" as my youngest was a professional actor in many productions throughout the front range when he was younger. I attend as many live performing arts events as I can. I also volunteer with Global Down Syndrome Foundation.