Times are trying throughout the world right now. Friday the 13th is considered “bad luck.” Amidst the chaos, the sun continues to shine, spring flowers bloom and babies are born. On the thirteenth of Friday in the thick of the 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, Olivia Ruth Schultz made Kristi Judd and Ray Schultz first time parents last week. Weighing in at 6lbs 8oz and measuring 20 1/2 inches, Olivia's presence exceeds her size. Oliva's birth is the light in our darkness. The beauty among the thorns.

The world welcomes you with wide arms, darling Olivia. Congratulations to you, Kristi and Ray. Thank you so much for the opportunity of being your newborn's first portrait photographer.

Discover more images from this local New England photographer's baby photo session and order your own prints, canvases, and keepsakes here. ~Kim (Founder | Lead Family Portrait Photographer | Kimberly Hatch Photography | Westfield, MA photo studio | Western Mass.)

At five days young, Olivia Ruth....