This is a photo of my 10 month (actually 10 1/2) pregnant wife, Danialle. Seven days later, our beautiful daughter, Adelaide, was born.

Knowing that Danialle could go into labor at any moment, I wanted one last opportunity to photograph my amazing wife’s progression. At sunrise, we grabbed some photo gear, jumped in the car, and made our way to Montrose beach, in Chicago. It was a very cold morning.

To me, this photograph captured the moment perfectly.

And the following photograph was taken after we finished the session and headed back to our car. The impetus for taking this photo was realizing, very soon, we would be joined by a third shadow.