Birth stories are beautiful and messy and this one is no different. With that said, skip this post if you’re not so into the messy!

I don’t intend to be a mommy blogger but as I continue to morph my worlds of photography, apparel and life there’s no questioning that my new title of “mom” is pretty consuming for the time being. When I was pregnant one of my (many) late night google searches was “what to pack for the hospital” and I thought I would add my two cents on the subject as I found a few things on those google lists really helpful and a few things unnecessary.

Ryan Robert Fredericks was born July 18th, 2018 at 9:08am after a fairly quick labor and two and half hours of pushing! He was 7 pounds, 8 ounces and 20 1/8″ long.

if you’re here, you likely saw my instagram announcement that jessica fredericks photography is no longer just a side hustle but it’s now my everyday gig and i couldn’t be more excited (and slightly terrified, honestly)! photography has always been an interest of mine, starting with my canon point-and-shoot in college… there were very few parties/events […]

we have been living in san francisco for the past three years now and it has been an important part of our story. especially ocean beach where we were married at the cliff house just over two years ago. it’s now time for a new adventure! one that allows me to pursue photography full-time [more on […]