Congratulations!

I first met this couple four years ago during my campaign for free pet sessions! I photographed two of their families dogs at the marina. Then I went back and photographed their families 2 Saint Bernard's plus a horse. I knew back then that they were amazing and here they are now..... starting a family of their own! Congratulations to both of you and we look forward to meeting your sweet little angel!

Holiday's are here!

Merry Christmas!! Well, maybe not yet. But it is coming fast upon us! Only 7 more weeks! You still have time to send something unique with personalized prints and cards.
Here at Catherine Bowser Photography we are very excited because we've been working on something BIG!! And we're ready to share it with you! We have created a whole new Holiday Special!
For only $10, you can come in for a special holiday themed, 15 minute mini session, and you'll receive one free 5x7 print a...s our gift to you!
We've also created an entirely new price list customized to accompany this special. So, you can order additional prints, cards and other creative gifts!
We are offering this Holiday Special for only a limited time. Sessions beginning Nov. 5th, to be held every Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat. except Nov. 21st. Sessions end Dec. 10th. All orders must be in as of 8pm on Dec. 10th.
Please call or email to reserve your spot or inquire for more details.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
613-324-8166
info@catherinebowserphotography.ca

Reaman-Duetta Family

This fall we had the pleasure of photographing this family for their very first Family Portraits! It was so great to be able to do this for them. And then to see all the beautiful portraits that we took.  We know they will treasure them forever. 

2 Weeks Later
It always feels so wonderful to see looks of delight and surprise from our clients as they view their images for the first time.
When you hear a mom say she might need Kleenex, you know you've reached your goal! You've created portraits that evoke emotions. Made us need Kleenex too.

Back To School!

Did you get you child's school pictures back? Excited? Looking for something a little... different? We're having our Back to School Promo on for one more day this Friday! Book your session now and get school pics to remember!
613-324-8166
info@catherinebowserphotography.ca

New Member of the team!

Catherine Bowser Photography is proud to welcome it's newest member, Nadine Jensen, to it's team. Nadine is passionate about photography and will be acting as an assistant to Catherine Bowser.
Our goal is to continue to create memorable and lasting impressions by capturing life's precious moments at every stage, through all seasons, that are worthy of sharing with the ones you love.

Road Trip!!!!

Is there anything better then taking a road trip with your family? Do you remember road trips from when you were a kid?

We're getting ready to take one all the way to Nova Scotia to see our wonderful family and have a bit of fun! But sometimes the drive out is not so fun....

"Are we there yet?"
"I have to go pee!"
"I'm hungry!"
"Why are we doing this anyways?"

And on and on and ON......

Well this trip I promised myself would be different! I am making my 7 going on 17 year old boy a bin that will definitely keep him entertained!

On the lid I will glue a flat large piece of Lego.... So inside the box will be some Lego of course!  Maybe a surprise kit as well.  Something that goes with our trip, sea animals, boats.... will figure that one out tomorrow!

He will also be able to use the lid to colour his colouring books, or play some of the other games.

Here is a wonderful site chalked full of fantastic games to play:

http://www.momsminivan.com/index.html

We want to buy Battleship for Nicholas to play, but as a trial, we are going to try the printable version.  In addition there is always good old Car Bingo! Plus I plan on printing out maps of where we are going and getting him a compass to learn how to navigate our way.

If all this fails I will have a few more ideas up my sleeve that I have found on Pinterest.  If you decide to search Pinterest, be careful not to get lost!

I hope this gives you ideas on how to enjoy your road trips (short or long).

See you all soon!

June Welcome Magazine

Packages and Pricing!

We have changed our pricing and made major revisions to our packages!

Send us a message to request our new Welcome Magazine!

Rockland Women's Show

Rockland Women's Show is coming again on Saturday June 11 from 9 - 4 at the Riverrock Inn! Be sure to stop by my booth! I will be offering mini ladies portrait sessions for $35 or $25 without the 5x7 print! See my flyer for details or drop by and say hi and sign up! PS I will be able to accept Visa, MC or AMEX as well as EFT on site!

Model Call....

I'm looking for a model for a cake smash..... however, you have to be an adult... yes you read right!!! I'm looking for an adult model to do a cake smash!!!


I hope to find at least one guinea pig..... Ummmm..... I mean...... fabulous volunteer from amoung you all...but if you feel one of your friends might be PERFECT for this, please forward on to them!

Email me to talk some more about this offer.

Thank you so much!

Rockland Women's Show

Two of my lovely subjects from the Women's Show.  Looking forward to the next one!

One More Day!!

It's almost here!  One more sleep until the Rockland Women's Show!!!

Don't forget to drop by....

Family Fall Sessions

I've been forgetting to post these for a while now, but I'm finally getting around to it!

Some wonderful images from a fantastic family's fall session with me!

Fantastic Fall Family Fun Session

Holiday Magic Mini's

NEW Digital File Price!

We have changed our pricing again!  Now with our create create your package, you can purchase:

    ~ All your fully edited low resolution files on USB for $500, or 

    ~ For $850, receive your fully edited High resolution files on USB with a beautiful wood box and as our special gift to you, 4 x 6 prints!

Halloween

With Halloween around the corner i was reminded of this spooktacular session I did with a very beautiful and talented lady!

The joys of Infertility

A local business owner and friend of mine Karen Stoyles from Nature Prenatal recently posted an article regarding the Ontario Government (article) paying for IVF.  This sparked an urge in me to tell my experience with IVF. In addition I will be adding a special discounts section on my website.  Please check to see what I will be offering to those who have gone through IVF.

My IVF Story

You're walking down the street you see a couple pushing a stroller with a little baby inside, and you just can't help but feel like crying. You sit there and you think, why can't that be us? Why is it so hard for us? Why are we hitting all these road blocks? Month after month, you try and try and try, and it's always negative. 

Then the doctor finally says, "ok, time for an intervention! Let's send you to the local Infertility clinic!.  But there's a waiting list.

"Oke dokey"

Several months go by then we finally see the specialist.

"We got to do a HSG x-ray, a laparoscopy, and a whole bunch of other tests, then we'll try IUI (Inter Uterine Insemination)." "Oke dokey"

Little do you know, that you are going to gain weight like crazy because of the wonderful hormones they give you, and the depression you're going to feel when month after month, you still get a negative....

Time for a mental and physical break!

Low and behold though, you are no longer in your 20's! You're not even in your low 30's! That extra weight from the Clomide is not falling off like it use to, and you know you're on a deadline to reach you're goal! So back to the doctor! 

"What's the next step?"

"IVF..... but we don't do that here. You have to go to Calgary or Burnaby or Ontario. Best clinic right now is Calgary."

"Oke Dokey"

"There's a waiting list"

"Nokey dokey, I'm not getting any younger.... I've got a deadline I'm fast approaching!"

"There's a cost too, big one"

"Well thank goodness hubby just got back from Afghanistan!  We got a little extra there, plus some savings, and RRSP's and some stocks."

So on the list we go and we wait, and wait and wait........

We get the call... We're on the list to wait to come in for the orientation to see if we qualify.

Orientation comes..... We pass the psychological tests (amazing that this point). We pass the general physical. Then we talk to the doctor - one of the doctors. He tells us the chances of it working.  They have to transfer 2 embryo's back into me. Any that are remaining can go into cryo-preservation for future attempts. 

We're on the waiting list.............. again ...............

We then get a call at the very end of August the are sending my drugs via courier.  I start them September 1st (I'm in Quebec visiting my parents getting home August 31st). 

September 1st arrives.... my husband has to inject me! I really, really want a baby, but I'm not to sure about him injecting me! We are lucky enough to have a friend who use to be a nurse. She comes over and demonstrates for him how to give the needle.  How easy it slides in. No issue's.  Slides right in..... Easy peasy!!!! The next day my husband is on his own to give it to me in my belly! I'm sure you've guessed what happened by now..... I'm surprised he didn't feel the need to jump and jab it in!!! OUCH!!! The good thing is, after that he realized how easy it slides in and there were no further jabs!

Weeks went by then we were off to Calgary for the eggs to be removed.... here was the most nerve wrecking part! Not the taking out of the eggs.  Yes there was a little bit of pain. But I was trying to get pregnant, which would lead to birth which is suppose to be painful as well... so it was worth it. The nerve wrecking part is the morning line-up for ultra sounds and blood work to see if your follicles are ready. Many couples, just like you, lining up, hoping all the stars will finally be lined up for them.... their lottery number will finally be called..... the rainbow will end on their doorstep!

And then, even more nerve wrecking, how many.....

19

9 viable

We had to have an additional procedure done ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection).

7 survived ICSI Process

4 survived to day 2

3 survived to day 3 - Transfer Day

So they transfer them in, and give you a lovely photo of you`re 8 cell embryos. Then into recovery, and then back to your hotel for the night. The next day you`re on your way home.....

With a blood test for pregnancy and more hormones. The next step is to wait.  The first day your period is due you have to go for your blood test and then wait for them to call. If it`s positive they send you for an ultra sound to see how many of the embryo`s took.

We were extremely lucky!  One round of IVF and it worked.  It doesn`t always. I was 39 when Nicholas was born.  My chances of another successful pregnancy coming to term dropped to 15%. 

The total cost at the end with hotels, meals, procedures, etc was around $15000.00. Alberta, at that time, did not cover any of it. My work benefits, covered some of my IUI medication costs but that was it. I`m sure this is a familiar to some of you who have gone through this. It is a long, costly process.  But in the end, the cost is a pittance compared to the miracle we are given.

 

 

Newborn Baby Love

Newborn Baby Love

Images of Maternity