I met this sweet little lady for NICU portraits when she was a little over one month old. I happened to run into one of her family members a few weeks prior, a girl who I just happened to know from my childhood. When I saw her in the NICU, I was very confused as to why she was there. Did she have a baby in the NICU? I knew she had some health issues, but did I completely miss the fact that she was pregnant? Well, I was relieved to find out that I had not been living under a rock after all. This was not her baby. She was just visiting. Then she told me Landry's story. I just knew I had to photograph this precious baby as soon as possible.

Here is Landry's story, as told by her dad.

"Landry Hope was born on November 15, 2016. Her gestational age was exactly 29 weeks. She weighed 2 pounds 11 ounces, and measured 15 inches in length. When the nurse asked us if we had settled on a name, we told her we had not. We knew we liked Landry for a girl because it is my mother-in-law's maiden name, but we had not settled on a middle name. We didn't even know if we were having a boy or a girl. So, we agreed on Landry and my wife, Marie, turned to me and said "what about Hope" for a middle name. She nailed it. We were full of hope that Landry would grow and things would be ok.

Tragically, my wife Marie, passed away one week after giving birth. The name Hope suddenly took on an entire new meaning for me and my entire family. We are incredibly grateful for the care that Landry received during her NICU stay. We were told that Landry would probably be in the NICU until somewhere around her due date of January 31st. Because of the incredible care she received in the NICU, she was able to come home on the 4th of January. She now weighs more than 7 pounds and is doing well."

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